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Clinical Trial Manager

  1. Guangzhou
2025-121483
  1. ICON Strategic Solutions
  2. Clinical Trial Management

About the role

As a Clinical Trial Manger you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.


What you will be doing:

  • We are seeking an experienced Local Trial Manager to work as an integral part of our pharma client’s global study team. The key function of the Local Trial Manager is to provide operational country oversight and monitor progress of local activities of global studies by project managing a clinical team at a country level.

     

    Working throughout the lifecycle of the trial, from start-up through to database lock and closure activities, key responsibilities will include:

     

    • To manage the local execution of study activities, leading the local trial team of on-site monitors (Site Managers) and Clinical Trial Assistants; providing them with the necessary tools and training to collectively succeed as a team
    • To serve as the primary point of contact at a country level and report study progress to key stakeholders
    • To lead the feasibility and study start-up process; setting criteria for site selection and managing the site assessment process and proposing sites to the wider global study team
    • To provide expert input into, or even independently create key study plans
    • To develop and implement the use of local study tools (eg recruitment plans, risk management plans)
    • To track the reporting of SAEs
    • To maintain and update trial management systems (with the support of a Clinical Trial Assistant)
    • To plan and participate in investigator meetings
    • To review visit reports for completeness and adherence to the protocol and to identify site issues and trends
    • To collaborate with other study team members as well as investigators and other site staff to build strong working relationships

     

    A typical working day may include creating study documents, meeting with your team, sharing your expert local knowledge with other internal collaborates and even involvement with process improvement initiatives at a more global level. You will truly be a local study expert and will be expected to leverage your experience.


You are:

    • A proven track record within study management
    • An ability to combine creativity, leadership and experience to empower a team to succeed
    • Prior experience of budget forecasting, feasibility, study start up, on-site monitoring and site management
    • Confidence in your decision-making abilities
    • A working knowledge of a broad range of therapeutic areas
    • A BA or BS degree in a health or science related discipline
    • Fluency in English, Mandarin and Cantonese

What ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

  • Various annual leave entitlements
  • A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs
  • Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
  • Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being
  • Life assurance
  • Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others



Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON 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 through the form below.

https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations

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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