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Site Activation Lead

  1. Mexico
2025-118376
  1. Study Start Up
  2. ICON Strategic Solutions

About the role

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We are currently seeking a Site Activation Lead to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Site Activation Lead at ICON, you will advance clinical trial start-up activities by understanding client objectives and assisting in the development of the plan for country and site distribution. We pride ourselves on our amazing company culture, where we work as one team to achieve industry-leading results.


What you will be doing:

  • Lead clinical trial start-up activities, understanding client objectives and assisting in the development of plans for country and site distribution.
  • Oversee day-to-day delivery of all aspects of site activation in assigned projects, ensuring adherence to sponsor timelines, expectations, and compliance with ICON/client KPIs, SOPs, and regulatory standards.
  • Ensure that each project has a comprehensive site activation plan, conducting studies effectively in accordance with the plan.
  • Lead sponsor initiatives such as kick-off meetings, bid defenses, project updates, status calls, and other key communications.
    • Utilize project management skills to optimize performance and collaboration, ensuring successful study outcomes

You are:

  • Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in life sciences.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Clinical Research environment, focusing on Start-Up experience.
  • Strong project management skills, with a deep understanding of regulatory and submission processes in various countries.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
  • Proven ability to work efficiently to tight deadlines and manage multiple prioritie


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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