Site Specialist II

Site Specialist II-Tokyo Osaka-Office Hybrid

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 Specialist II to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Site Specialist II at ICON, you will independently manage a range of site support activities, acting as a key operational contact for sites and contributing to efficient study start-up and maintenance.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Coordinating site-level document collection, review, and maintenance, ensuring accuracy and compliance for assigned sites or studies.
• Acting as an operational liaison for site staff on documentation, systems, and process-related questions.
• Maintaining up-to-date site status, metrics, and key milestones in clinical trial management tools.
• Supporting planning and logistics for site meetings, investigator meetings, and monitoring visits.
• Identifying opportunities to streamline site workflows and contributing to process improvement initiatives.
• Providing guidance to Site Specialist I or junior colleagues, sharing best practices and supporting their development.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, healthcare, business, or a related field, or equivalent clinical research experience.
• Relevant experience in site support, clinical administration, or similar roles within CRO, pharma, or healthcare.
• Good understanding of clinical trial processes, GCP, and site documentation requirements.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple sites and priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proactive, service-focused mindset.
• Comfort working independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

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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