Site Selection Lead

Site Selection Lead - Sofia, Bulgaria - home or office based

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 Site Selection Lead to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Site Selection Lead at ICON, you will guide strategy and oversight for identifying and recommending investigator sites for assigned studies. You will balance data-driven analysis with operational insight to support reliable and efficient trial delivery.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Leading site selection planning for assigned studies, working closely with feasibility, medical, and operations teams.
• Analysing data sources, historical performance, and feasibility inputs to inform site lists and recommendations.
• Coordinating outreach and qualification activities to assess site interest, capabilities, and fit with protocol requirements.
• Presenting site recommendations and rationale to sponsors and internal stakeholders, incorporating feedback into final decisions.
• Monitoring early performance to validate selection assumptions and recommending adjustments where needed.
• Supporting the development of tools, criteria, and processes that enhance consistency and efficiency in site selection.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, healthcare, or a related field, or equivalent clinical research experience.
• Substantial experience in site selection, feasibility, or clinical operations.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with performance data and feasibility outputs.
• Good understanding of global site and country dynamics, including regulatory and operational factors.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional input and manage multiple studies simultaneously.

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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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