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CRA Development Program (IHCRA)

  1. Montreal
JR136416
  1. Clinical Trial Support
  2. ICON Full Service & Corporate Support
  3. Office or Home

About the role

IHCRA – Académie des ARC

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

IHCRA – CRA Academy

IHCRA – Académie des ARC

Are you ready to take the next step in your clinical research journey? At ICON plc, we’re driven by a shared mission—to help shape the future of clinical development and improve patients’ lives around the world.
Êtes-vous prêt à franchir une nouvelle étape dans votre parcours en recherche clinique ? Chez ICON plc, nous sommes animés par une mission commune : contribuer à façonner l’avenir du développement clinique et améliorer la vie des patients à travers le monde.

Through our CRA Academy Program, we offer aspiring Clinical Research professionals the opportunity to grow into a Clinical Research Associate (CRA) role. As an In-House Clinical Research Associate (IHCRA), you’ll gain the experience, mentorship, and training needed to transition into an independent site monitoring CRA.
Grâce à notre programme de l’Académie des ARC, nous offrons aux professionnels en devenir de la recherche clinique la possibilité d’évoluer vers un rôle d’Attaché de Recherche Clinique (ARC). En tant qu’ARC en interne (IHCRA), vous acquerrez l’expérience, le mentorat et la formation nécessaires pour évoluer vers un poste d’ARC indépendant en charge du suivi des sites.

This is a home-based role that requires travel and offers exposure to world-class clinical operations, cutting-edge studies, and a collaborative team environment.
Ce poste est en télétravail, avec des déplacements requis, et offre une exposition à des opérations cliniques de classe mondiale, des études de pointe et un environnement d’équipe collaboratif.

What You Will Be Doing

Vos missions

  • Learning ICON’s SOPs, ICH-GCP guidelines, and global regulatory standards.
    Apprendre les procédures opératoires standard (SOP) d’ICON, les lignes directrices ICH-GCP et les normes réglementaires mondiales.

  • Serving as the primary point of contact for study sites and investigators.
    Être le point de contact principal pour les sites d’étude et les investigateurs.

  • Supporting investigator recruitment and site management activities.
    Soutenir le recrutement des investigateurs et les activités de gestion des sites.

  • Maintaining timelines and ensuring complete, accurate data entry in ICON systems.
    Respecter les délais et assurer une saisie de données complète et précise dans les systèmes ICON.

  • Managing communications with clinical sites regarding documentation, enrollment, and data queries.
    Gérer les communications avec les sites cliniques concernant la documentation, l’inclusion des patients et les requêtes de données.

  • Participating in study meetings, audits, and quality assurance activities.
    Participer aux réunions d’études, aux audits et aux activités d’assurance qualité.

  • Building strong relationships with internal teams, sites, and sponsors and maintaining confidentiality.
    Établir des relations solides avec les équipes internes, les sites et les promoteurs, tout en respectant la confidentialité.

  • Traveling as needed to support on-site or remote study needs.
    Voyager selon les besoins pour soutenir les études sur site ou à distance.

  • Other duties as assigned
    Autres tâches selon les besoins

Through the ICON CRA Academy, you’ll participate in a structured program that combines:
Grâce à l’Académie des ARC d’ICON, vous participerez à un programme structuré qui combine :

  • Virtual and instructor-led training
    Formation virtuelle et dirigée par un formateur

  • Hands-on field experience
    Expérience pratique sur le terrain

  • Continuous mentorship and performance assessment
    Accompagnement continu et évaluation de la performance

Upon successful completion, you’ll be assessed for movement to a CRA I position, where you’ll lead independent monitoring activities and play a key role in advancing clinical research globally.
À l’issue du programme, vous serez évalué pour passer au poste d’ARC I, où vous mènerez de manière autonome les activités de monitoring et jouerez un rôle clé dans l’avancement de la recherche clinique à l’échelle mondiale.

Your Profile

Votre profil

  • A bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) in a life science, health, or clinical field.
    Diplôme universitaire (ou équivalent international) en sciences de la vie, santé ou domaine clinique.

  • 18+ months of experience as a Study Coordinator or Clinical Research Nurse.
    Plus de 18 mois d’expérience en tant que coordinateur d’étude ou infirmier(ère) en recherche clinique.

  • 1+ years experience with Oncology trials preferred
    Minimum 1 an d’expérience dans des essais en oncologie (préféré)

  • At least 12 months of experience supporting clinical
    Au moins 12 mois d’expérience en soutien aux études cliniques

  • Strong understanding of ICH-GCP and local regulatory guidelines.
    Solide compréhension des lignes directrices ICH-GCP et des réglementations locales.

  • Willingness and ability to travel 50–80% (drive and fly).
    Volonté et capacité à voyager entre 50 et 80 % du temps (en voiture et en avion).

  • Ability to lift up to 25 lbs as needed.
    Capacité à soulever jusqu’à 11 kg si nécessaire.

  • Must be legally authorized to work in Canada (no visa sponsorship available now or in the future).
    Doit être légalement autorisé à travailler au Canada (aucune possibilité de parrainage de visa, maintenant ou à l’avenir).

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 maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
  • Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized 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, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

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, color, 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 or submit a request here

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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