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Study Start Up Manager

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JR153329
  1. ICON Strategic Solutions (FSP)
  2. Clinical Trial Management
  3. Remote or Office

About the role

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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.

Job title - Study Start Up Manager

Location - UK (remote)

Fully sponsor dedicated

Working fully embedded within a growing program via ICON, you will take ownership of end-to-end study start-up activities, ensuring timelines, quality standards, and regulatory requirements are met. Working at the heart of cross-functional teams, you’ll be instrumental in bringing innovative studies to life efficiently and compliantly.

What you’ll be responsible for:

  • Leading the study start-up strategy and execution for assigned trials

  • Managing site activation timelines, milestones, and deliverables

  • Partnering with regulatory, clinical, and external stakeholders to ensure smooth start-up processes

  • Overseeing site selection, feasibility, and activation activities

  • Identifying risks and proactively implementing solutions to keep studies on track

  • Ensuring compliance with all local and global regulatory requirements

What we’re looking for:

  • Solid experience in clinical operations and study start-up within a CRO or pharma environment

  • Full right to work in the UK

  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

  • A proactive, solution-focused mindset with high attention to detail

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, global environment

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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