Senior Clinical Trial Manager
- Madrid
- ICON Strategic Solutions
- Clinical Trial Management
- Remote
Principal Talent Acquisition Business Partner
- Icon Strategic Solutions
About the role
Senior CTM Home based Spain
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.
We are currently seeking a Senior Clinical Trial Manager to join our diverse and dynamic team. As the Senior Clinical Trial Manager, you will hold a crucial role in ensuring the successful delivery of all clinical aspects of the studies. Your expertise and leadership will be instrumental in managing the clinical portion of the budget, developing effective monitoring plans, and driving enrollment to meet project objectives. Moreover, you will liaise with stakeholders, identify and mitigate risks, and provide comprehensive reporting on all clinical activities.
What you will be doing:
- Budget Oversight Oversee the clinical portion of the budget to ensure efficient resource allocation.
- Ensuring Effective Study Oversight: Develop monitoring plans and tools, ensuring effective study oversight.
- Optimizing Performance: Train and mentor Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) to optimize their performance.
- Timely Study Start-Up & Enrollment: Drive enrollment and lead study start-up activities, adhering to timelines.
- Improving Study Integrity Review trip reports and implement corrective and preventative action plans when necessary.
Building Productive Relationships: Foster productive relationships with Sponsors, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
Your profile:
- A minimum of 4+ years of experience in a Clinical Trial Management position at a CRO or Pharmaceutical Organization.
- Bachelor's degree in health, life sciences, or other relevant fields of study.
- At least 10+ years of relevant experience in clinical trial management.
- Preferred: 2+ years of monitoring experience.
- Experience in managing complex or global trials is advantageous.
- Preferred: Experience in managing all trial components from start-up to database lock.
- Preferred: Experience in coaching/mentoring other CTMs, leading a team of CTMs, and participating in departmental initiatives.
- Fluency in English (reading, writing, speaking).
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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At ICON, our employees are our greatest strength. That’s why we are committed to empowering you to live your best life, both inside and outside of work. Whether your ambition is lead a global team, become a deep scientific or technical expert, work in-house with our customers or gain experience in a variety of different ICON functions, we will support you in realising your full potential. Learn more about Our Culture at ICON
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