Site Activation Lead

About the role

As a Site Activation Lead at ICON, you will advance clinical trial start-up activities by understanding client objectives and assist in the development of the plan for country and site distribution. You will manage day-to-day site start-up and activation activities, supporting your team to deliver quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Clinical Operations teams and TAU partners to improve overall study start-up metrics and implement processes.
• Provide guidance, oversight, and mentoring to the FSP Site Start-Up team, delivering activities to support Clinical Programs, including data and methodologies for protocol study start-up, country and site selection, study start-up planning, and modeling.
• Create country-specific ICFs based on the Master ICF provided.
• Ensure standards are applied to the site start-up process across project portfolios and support continuous improvement activities while developing the process.
• Guide the collection and analysis of all data to influence study start-up timelines.
• Leverage leading industry tools and data sources to provide data on start-up timelines and performance (data quality, start-up cycle time) to assist project teams with study initiation timeline forecasting.
• Agree to deliverables on a site-level basis with the internal team and monitor adherence to these. Promptly recognize and improve potential delays, and escalate non-performance.
• Lead the internal FSP site start-up team, using the appropriate team members to help implement the Start-Up Project Plan.
• Drive delivery of all sponsor and CRO supported sites that are "Ready To Enroll" to the Start-Up Project Plan. Resolve escalated issues identified by the site start-up team in partnership with the Study Manager.

Requirements

• BS degree or international equivalent in a life science.
• 4 or more years of experience in Clinical Operations, Project Management, study start-up, and trial optimization with evidence of increasing responsibility within a pharmaceutical company, CRO, or relevant industry vendor.
• At least 2 years of direct responsibility in site activation and managing the study start-up processes of clinical research studies at a sponsor or CRO.
• Experience and knowledge with country-level ICF creation and requirements.
• Proficiency with software models and database structures.
• Global SSU experience preferred.
• Ability to explain data and facilitate decision-making processes to be data-driven.
• Expertise in principles driving country/site start-up and study start-up strategies.

Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.

Benefits

ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.

• Competitive base salary and performance-related incentives.
• Health and wellbeing programs including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable.
• Retirement and pension plans.
• Life assurance and disability coverage.
• Employee assistance programs and wellbeing resources.
• Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways.

Benefits may vary depending on role and location.

Pay

$100k - $120k / year