Country Lead Monitor (9 month fixed term contract)

Location: Sydney, Australia. Home-based with expectation to attend Sydney office as required on ad hoc basis.

Full time, fixed term contract from 28 July - 30 April 2026.

As a Country Lead Monitor, you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.

You will be supporting a long-term partnership with one of the most established pharmaceutical companies in the industry. Within this program you will find a culture focused on teamwork and camaraderie; where every member plays an integral part. You will have the opportunity to work on breakthrough technologies in the areas of cardiovascular, oncology, women’s health, and cell & gene therapy. This is a challenging career path that will support your growth and professional development.​

What you will be doing:
You are the protocol knowledge expert and people come to you with when they have questions and your job is to ensure they are answered and any issues are resolved. You oversee and manage the country feasibility process, initiate the trials and manage study budgets.

• Responsible for ensuring country CRAs are trained appropriately on all aspects of the study and implementing and overseeing the Study Oversight Plan in their country which may include co-monitoring visits or coordinating Data Verification Initiatives
• Proactively identifies country related issues and develops the Country Corrective Action and Preventive Action Plans to ensure timely and sufficient resolution of country issues that may impact the compliance or quality of study data or activities.
• Responsible Country Monthly Report and proactively notifies the Local Head of Monitoring and Site Management, Manager of MSM, Manager of Country Clinical Trial Management and Study Lead Monitor (SLM) of any potential quality, safety or commitment issues with proposed solutions to ensure country involvement in the study remains consistent with country commitments with regards to all country timelines, enrollment and country study budget. 
• Manage the cross-functional Country Feasibility team and process, involving the local Monitoring and Site Management and local Medical organizations
• Ad Hoc Clinical Trial Management responsibilities and may support line management of existing staff

You are:

• Tertiary qualified in Life Sciences/Healthcare field
• Extensive local site monitoring experience in Australia
• 5+ years clinical project management experience
• Excellent communication skills

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.