Global Trial Manager/ Study Lead

Global Trial Manager

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.

Job title - Global Trial Manager

Location - Bulgaria, Poland, Spain, UK

Fully sponsor dedicated

Working fully embedded within one of the top 5 Pharmaceutical companies, you will be responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and successful completion of clinical trials, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and regulatory guidelines. As a leader in our research department, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage site relationships, and provide strategic guidance to drive the successful delivery of clinical trial outcomes.

What you will be doing:

• Plan and manage all aspects of clinical trials, ensuring adherence to timelines, budget, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish and implement clinical trial protocols and procedures.
• Build and manage strong relationships with trial investigators and stakeholders.
• Ensure all trials are conducted in compliance with local, national, and international regulations and ethical guidelines.
• Problem-solve and make critical decisions regarding trial design, vendor selection, and risk management.

You must have the following:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Nursing, or a related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in clinical trial operations.
• Experience with outsourced clinical trials is preferred.
• Experience in clinical development and global setting.
• Involvement in cross functional, international clinical trials; demonstrated capabilities in supporting operational aspects of clinical trial related activities
• Excellent communication, organization and tracking skills
• Proven ability to work independently or in a team setting, to meet goals by managing compliance, budget, study milestones and key components to clinical trials.
• Experience in risk management, sponsor audits and health authority inspections, root cause analyses and mitigation strategies as well as Corrective Actions
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead cross functional team meetings
• Experience forming cross-functional collaborations; strong interpersonal skills
• Supports a culture of continual improvement and innovation; promotes knowledge sharing

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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