Senior Clinical Trial Manager

ICON Clinical Research; España; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave entitlements

Health insurance options

Competitive retirement planning

Global Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

ICON Strategic Solutions is seeking a Senior Clinical Trial Manager in Spain to oversee and optimize clinical trial operations across programs. You will lead a team, coordinate study start-up, monitor progress, and drive enrollment while managing budgets and timelines.

The role requires robust experience in clinical trial management, strong leadership, and the ability to mentor CTMs. Travel up to 25% is expected, with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes for sponsors and patients alike.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a Clinical Trial Management position
• Bachelor's degree in health, life sciences, or other relevant field
• At least 10+ years of relevant experience in clinical trial management
• Preferred: 2+ years of monitoring experience
• Experience in managing complex/global trials is advantageous
• Preferred: experience in coaching/mentoring CTMs and leading a team
• Willingness to travel approx. 25%

Responsibilities

• Coordinate clinical trial management delivery and resolve issues
• Develop monitoring plans and tools for effective study oversight
• Train and mentor CRAs to optimize performance
• Drive enrollment and lead start-up activities within timelines
• Build relationships with Sponsors, vendors, and cross-functional teams

Skills

Clinical trial management

Team leadership

Mentoring

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in health, life sciences, or related field

Job description

Senior Clinical Trial Manager

At ICON Strategic Solutions, you will work in a sponsor-dedicated model, supported by ICON’s global expertise.

As the world’s largest FSP organisation, with over 90 sponsor partnerships, we offer stability, career development and a collaborative environment where your work contributes to the development of treatments that benefit patients worldwide.

As a Senior Clinical Trial Manager at ICON, you will manage clinical trial operations activities, supporting your team and stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes across our clinical programmes.

What You Will Do:

Your focus will be on coordinating clinical trial management delivery, resolving issues, and developing team capability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Budget Oversight Oversee the clinical portion of the budget to ensure efficient resource allocation.

• Ensuring Effective Study Oversight: Develop monitoring plans and tools, ensuring effective study oversight.

• Optimizing Performance: Train and mentor Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) to optimize their performance.

• Timely Study Start-Up & Enrollment: Drive enrollment and lead study start-up activities, adhering to timelines.

• Improving Study Integrity Review trip reports and implement corrective and preventative action plans when necessary.Building Productive Relationships: Foster productive relationships with Sponsors, vendors, and cross-functional teams.

Your Profile:

You will have solid clinical trial management experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.

Required qualifications and experience:

• A minimum of 4+ years of experience in a Clinical Trial Management position at a CRO or Pharmaceutical Organization.

• Bachelor's degree in health, life sciences, or other relevant fields of study.

• At least 10+ years of relevant experience in clinical trial management.

• Preferred: 2+ years of monitoring experience.

• Experience in managing complex or global trials is advantageous.

• Preferred: Experience in managing all trial components from start-up to database lock.

• Preferred: Experience in coaching/mentoring other CTMs, leading a team of CTMs, and participating in departmental initiatives.

• Willingness to travel as required (approximately 25%)

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.

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 (https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations)