Study Start-Up Lead
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Job Description
Study Start-Up Lead coordinating global clinical trial activation for ICON, a clinical research organisation. Managing documents, submissions, vendors, budgets, and site readiness to accelerate patient access to medicines.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute SSU insights to the trial Operational Execution Plan and align the SSU plan and strategy with the Study Leader/Clinical Trial Team
- Configure and ensure trial-specific set-up of SSU systems, including eTMF, CTMS, milestones, tasks, vendors, translations, countries, enrollment, contracting, budgeting, and ICF tools
- Prepare global SSU planning and lead the SSU Team from kick-off through completion of study start-up
- Ensure timely collection and eTMF filing of global trial-level documents for health authority and Ethics Committee submissions and site activation
- Support the Vendor Program Manager with global vendor activation and health authority submission documents
- Ensure global Protocol and ICF templates are ready for country use, including translations
- Direct investigator grant planning, fair-market-value assessment, and country site budget and contract template readiness
- Maintain global accountability for study start-up TMF timelines, accuracy, quality, and inspection readiness
Requirements:
- Must have the right to work in the UK, Spain, Poland, or Bulgaria
- Relevant experience in a similar role, ideally within a senior SSU role
- Experience working within the Clinical Research, Biotech, or Pharmaceutical industry
- Ability to start a new role within 4–8 weeks is highly advantageous
Benefits:
- Competitive base salary and performance related incentives
- Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
- Retirement and pension plans
- Life assurance and disability coverage
- Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
- Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways














