Site Selection Specialist

Site Selection Specialist - internal - US - remote

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 Specialist to join our diverse and dynamic team.
As a Site Selection Specialist at ICON, you will play a key role in identifying, assessing, and engaging study sites and investigators for clinical trial participation. Your efforts will directly contribute to the successful planning and execution of global clinical trials by ensuring high-quality site selection and feasibility assessments.

What You Will Be Doing

• Collaborating with Site Selection Leads to align with project goals and ensure timely, high-quality site identification and engagement

• Identifying potential study investigators/sites through databases, local intelligence, and other resources, ensuring proper data management and quality checks

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with investigators, sites, and networks across assigned regions or therapeutic areas

• Conducting phone selection visits and collecting country-specific data to support site feasibility and decision-making

• Ensuring data accuracy and completeness in all relevant systems to support continuous knowledge building and informed site selection

• Collaborating cross-functionally with Study Start Up, CRA Management, and other stakeholders to gather site-level insights and support data-driven decisions

• Tracking investigator feedback and documenting reasons for site selection or de-selection in compliance with applicable procedures and regulations

• Supporting new team members and contributing to a culture of continuous process improvement and excellence

• Acting as a country-level expert on healthcare settings, standard of care, and site capabilities to guide strategic site outreach

• Ensuring regulatory and confidentiality standards are upheld throughout all site interactions and data handling

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in a life science or related field

• 3+ years of experience in a clinical research environment

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage with internal and external stakeholders

• Good judgment and decision-making capabilities, with attention to detail and data quality

• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools and relevant data systems

• Fluency in English is required; additional language proficiency are an advantage

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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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