Clinical Trial Assistant
- Milan
- Clinical Trial Support
- ICON Strategic Solutions
TA Business Partner
- Icon Strategic Solutions
About the role
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As a Clinical Trial Assistant you will be dedicated to one of our global pharmaceutical clients; with whom ICON shares a culture of innovation, flexibility and a common vision of bringing life-improving drugs to market. Leading by example, you can set the standard of excellence and enjoy a challenging career in our exclusive programs.
The Clinical Trial Assistant assists in the coordination and administration of the study activities from the start up to execution and close out, and within the Study Team to ensure quality and consistency of interventional study deliverables to time, cost and quality objectives. As a Clinical Trial Assistant you will have the opportunity to experience the full lifecycle of a project and genuinely contribute to drug development and improving patients’ lives.
What you will be doing:
- Trial Master File (TMF) creation and management
- Co-ordinate entry and maintain local data into study management systems including setting up new studies
- Ensure collection, review, track and provision of appropriate clinical documents to support regulatory submission
- Track and maintain adequate study related supplies in the office and facilitate their distribution to sites, including preparing and distributing Study File Binders and Site Initiation presentations/materials
- Process, reconcile, distribute and track essential documents and submit them to local archive in compliance with SOPs
- Complete tracking documentation as applicable including but not limited to spreadsheets, study and contract tracker
- Prepare and review site communication documents
- Set-up/maintain courier accounts and organize shipments
You are:
- Experience as a CTA, within the pharmaceutical industry or CRO or as Study Coordinator and Data Manager
- Excellent organization skills
- Ability to work well in a dynamic environment and able to prioritize and respond to changing needs of the business
- Strong IT skills
- Strong communication with the ability to multitask and work effectively under pressure
- Professional proficiency in English
Why ICON?
Our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.
Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture – one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.
ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know.
Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.
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At ICON, our employees are our greatest strength. That’s why we are committed to empowering you to live your best life, both inside and outside of work. Whether your ambition is lead a global team, become a deep scientific or technical expert, work in-house with our customers or gain experience in a variety of different ICON functions, we will support you in realising your full potential. See all locations Learn more about Our Culture at ICON
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