Clinical Trial Manager
- Netherlands
- ICON Strategic Solutions
- Clinical Trial Management
- Office Based, Remote
TA Business Partner
- Icon Strategic Solutions
About the role
We are hiring a Clinical Trial Manager, sponsor dedicated (Eindhoven area)
Position Summary:
The Clinical Trial Manager plays a key role in ensuring high-quality clinical study execution across all active clinical research initiatives. You will lead, support, and manage clinical studies to generate critical clinical evidence, aligned with business goals and regulatory compliance requirements. The role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams, effective use of clinical systems, and leadership in driving compliance, operational excellence, and strategic alignment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive adoption of compliant clinical study execution practices across active studies involving human subjects.
- Develop, update, and maintain policies and procedures for the Clinical Operations function.
- Lead the execution and management of clinical studies, ensuring delivery of high-quality data on time and within budget.
- Support, update, and manage the Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS) for effective study execution and reporting.
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting to the Daily Leadership Board via CTMS maintenance.
- Partner with Product Managers to ensure clinical projects are appropriately prioritized, budgeted, and resourced.
- Provide real-time feedback, coaching, and mentoring to team members to ensure effective team communication and growth.
- Conduct regular training to reinforce global clinical processes and address gaps in understanding.
- Manage audit requests, responses, and follow-up actions to ensure compliance and timely closure.
Qualifications:
- Education:
- BS/BA in a scientific or health-related discipline required.
- Advanced degree in a relevant field preferred.
- Experience:
- Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in clinical research as a CRA or Clinical Study Manager in pharmaceutical, medical device, or biologics industries.
- Experience with site assessment and monitoring is required.
- Demonstrated understanding of GCP, ISO, and FDA regulatory requirements for human subject research.
- Skills & Competencies:
- Strong organizational, communication, and cross-functional project leadership skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and shifting priorities in a global, virtual work environment.
- Proficiency in CTMS platforms and familiarity with audit and compliance processes.
- Self-motivated and capable of working both independently and collaboratively.
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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