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Clinical Research Associate

Pharma Company in the region of Amsterdam (NL)

Are you driven by the pursuit of clinical excellence and patient safety? Do you bring expertise in clinical trial monitoring and a collaborative approach to working with investigative sites? If so, we invite you to apply for the role of Clinical Research Associate—an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a company dedicated to defeating serious chronic diseases.

About the Role

As a Clinical Research Associate (CRA), you will be a key contributor in the execution and oversight of clinical trials in the Netherlands. Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting initiation, monitoring, and close-out visits to ensure compliance with clinical protocols, ICH-GCP, regulatory guidelines, local ethics regulations, and SOPs.

• Establishing and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with investigative sites to ensure patient safety, regulatory compliance, and high-quality data collection.

• Developing and implementing subject recruitment and retention strategies, tracking enrollment metrics, and addressing site challenges proactively.

• Collaborating closely with cross-functional study teams to communicate site progress and escalate critical issues in a timely manner.

• Overseeing drug accountability, including reconciliation and verification of proper storage, and maintaining the Investigator Trial Master File (ITMF).

• Supporting sponsor and regulatory audits by preparing sites and assisting trial staff throughout the audit process.

• Managing operational aspects of clinical studies such as site/vendor selection, budget planning, and adherence to protocol timelines.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, nursing, or a related field.

• Minimum 1-2 years of clinical research experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector.

• At least 1 year of on-site monitoring experience as a Clinical Research Associate.

• Solid knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines and clinical trial regulations in the Netherlands.

Preferred:

• CRA/Monitoring training certification.

• Bilingual in English and Dutch.

• Ability to work independently and effectively manage priorities in a cross-functional, international team setting.

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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