CRA

ICON Strategic Solutions; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement planning

Global EAP LifeWorks

Job summary

ICON Strategic Solutions seeks a Clinical Research Associate (UK) to join our sponsor-dedicated monitoring team. This home-based role supports ICON’s global clinical trial operations, delivering high-quality monitoring across our programmes while working closely with investigators and study teams.

You will monitor studies, set up visits, manage site documentation, and contribute to safety and data quality. Travel to hospital sites in the UK is expected around 40%, and a valid driving licence is

Qualifications

• Knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines and ability to review and evaluate medical data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Good social skills enabling outreach to external site staff and timely query resolution.
• Willingness to travel to hospital sites in the UK (approx. 40%) and hold a driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical trial monitoring to a high standard, coordinating activities for setting up and monitoring a study, and maintaining study documentation.
• Run sponsor-generated queries efficiently and support study cost efficiency; assist in preparing and reviewing study documents and feasibility studies as required.
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, investigators, and site staff.
• Ensure patient safety by adhering to ICON's procedures, protocols, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

ICH-GCP knowledge

English communication

Stakeholder relationships

Travel readiness

Education

University degree in medicine, science, or equivalent

Job description

Clinical Research Associate UK

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 UK home-based CRA at ICON, you will contribute to our clinical trial operations function, working collaboratively to deliver high-quality monitoring outcomes across our clinical programmes.

What You Will Do

Your role will involve delivering clinical trial monitoring work to a high standard, working closely with your team and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Working independently and actively to coordinate all activities for setting up and monitoring a study, completing accurate study status reports and maintaining study documentation
• Running sponsor generated queries efficiently and taking responsibility for study cost efficiency; you will also participate in the preparation and review of study documentation and feasibility studies for new proposals as required.
• Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, clinical investigators, and site staff.
• Ensure patient safety by ensuring compliance with ICON's procedures, protocols, and regulatory requirements.

Your Profile

You will bring relevant UK-based clinical trial monitoring experience, along with the following qualifications and skills.

Required Qualifications And Experience

• University degree in medicine, science, or equivalent
• Knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines and the expertise to review and evaluate medical data
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English
• Good social skills (and comfortable with forging strong professional relationships with external site staff) enabling you to deal with queries in a timely manner
• Willingness to travel to hospital sites in the UK as required (approximately 40%), and holding a driving licence

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