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Study Start Up Associate II - Contracts Negotiation

  1. Frankfurt
JR134709
  1. Study Start Up
  2. ICON Full Service & Corporate Support
  3. Office or Home

About the role

Study Start Up Associate II - Frankfurt, Germany - 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 Study Start Up Associate II to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Study Start Up Associate II at ICON, you will play a pivotal role in leading the initiation of clinical trials, ensuring the successful negotiation and on-going maintenance of clinical trial agreements, complex amendments, and other ancillary agreements with study sites.

What you will be doing

  • Drafts, reviews, negotiates, and finalizes clinical trial agreements, complex amendments, and other ancillary agreements with study sites using critical thinking, available tools/systems/documents, historical data, and adheres to departmental and/or client quality check requirements in a manner that protects ICON’s fundamental interests and is consistent with ICON’s rules, procedures, and policies.
  • Maintains consistent communication with study sites and internal stakeholders in alignment with site contracts department and client requirements.
  • Tracks progress of site contracts agreements and related documents regularly in required ICON and client systems.
  • Proactively identifies and raises risks, while also, suggesting mitigation plans to established study milestones and planned site contracts timelines.
  • Files contractual documents as per department, ICON, and client requirements.
  • Attends and participates in study team project calls, as applicable.
  • Works cross functionally with internal stakeholders in support of timely site start up and maintenance for the conduct of clinical trials including accurate forecast of contract execution timelines.
  • Reviews site contracts for completeness and accuracy and ensures adherence to department and client requirements, corrects documents, and files changes to contracts.
  • Completes all required project, client, department, and ICON trainings on time and adheres to the applicable SOPs, processes and procedures.

What you need:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Experience in contract negotiations
  • Demonstrates professionalism in conducting daily activities.
  • Exhibits extensive competency in Microsoft Office Suite applications (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
  • Fluency in German and English language is a must.
  • Completes tasks independently on time and in an efficient manner.
  • Ability to mentor and train other site contracts team members as needed.
  • Demonstrates effective time management skills and has ability to prioritize multiple tasks with management guidance and oversight.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Great interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Confidence in dealing with external and internal clients.

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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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