Clinical Trial Manager

TW-FSP-CTM (Contract related)-Client office based with flexible WFH

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 Clinical Trial Manager (Contract related) to join our diverse and dynamic team at ICON Plc. In this critical role, you will be responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and successful completion of clinical trials, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and regulatory guidelines. As a leader in our research department, you will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, manage site relationships, and provide strategic guidance to drive the successful delivery of clinical trial outcomes.

• Own country and site-level budgets, including forecasting, negotiating, and finalizing Clinical Trial Research Agreements (CTRAs).
• Oversee research-related payments, tracking, reconciliation, and financial system entries.
• Ensure compliance with anti‑corruption requirements (e.g., FCPA) and vendor screening processes.

• Ensure delivery of all country-level commitments, timelines, and quality targets.
• Support development of local SOPs and quality processes.
• Oversee contract workers, local vendors, and site-related activities where applicable.

• Work closely with clinical operations teams, quality management, finance, medical, legal, PV, and other internal stakeholders to ensure alignment and milestone achievement.
• Coordinate with regional operations to align country timelines and deliverables.

• Manage logistics for clinical and ancillary supplies, import/export, destruction, filing, archiving, and insurance processes.
• Ensure accurate and timely updates across clinical, regulatory, safety, and financial systems.
• Proactively identify risks, resolve operational issues, and implement process improvements.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Life Sciences, Healthcare, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of clinical research associate experience.
• At least 1 year Clinical Trial Management experience or SSU project management experience
• Strong track record in clinical project management and cross-functional coordination.
• Thorough knowledge of local regulatory environment, ethics requirements, and approval processes.
• Expertise with clinical, regulatory, and financial systems and metrics.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple protocols simultaneously and work effectively in virtual, matrix environments.
• Fluent in English and the local language.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and demonstrated leadership behaviors:
• Ethics & Integrity
• Customer Focus
• Results Orientation
• Collaboration

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, Life Works, 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.

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