Lead Analytical Monitor

Lead Analytical Monitor

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 Overview
The Associate Monitoring/Lead (AM) role supports centralized monitoring activities to enhance site performance and data quality across clinical trials. The AM works closely with Site Managers (SMs) by reviewing trial data, identifying early risk indicators, and providing actionable insights. This role is ideal for candidates who are analytical, tech-savvy, collaborative, and confident in influencing without authority

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct ongoing centralized data review to identify trends, risks, and quality gaps.

• Translate data insights into clear, prescriptive recommendations for Site Managers with expected timelines.

• Enable SMs by taking on analytic workload, allowing them to focus more on site engagement.

• Communicate findings proactively and collaborate closely with SMs to support decision-making.

• Build strong working relationships and manage occasional pushback with confidence and professionalism.

• Leverage cross-functional data sources—avoid duplication and integrate insights from other teams.

• Use BI tools (e.g., Spotfire) and adapt to evolving AI-driven systems.

• Support efficient execution of monitoring plans across multiple therapeutic areas.

Experience :

• 4+ years of experience in CRO/clinical research with strong expertise in data analytics, data visualization tools, and a solid understanding of clinical trial site operations.

Technical Skills

• Strong data analysis capability with understanding of ICH-GCP and RBQM/RBM/QbD principles.

• Ability to identify patterns, risk signals, and operational issues in clinical trial data.

• Familiarity with BI and visualization tools (Spotfire, Power BI); openness to learn AI-based systems.

• Strong statistical thinking (Advanced level preferred).

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Data-driven, critical thinker with curiosity and creativity.

• Confident and able to influence SMs; strong relationship-building capability.

• Comfortable interpreting diverse data sources, not just own reviews.

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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