CRA II/Sr CRA - Sponsor Dedicated

ICON Strategic Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Health insurance

Retirement planning

LifeWorks support

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Job summary

ICON Strategic Solutions is seeking a Senior Clinical Research Associate based in the UK to lead monitoring activities on complex trials, ensuring adherence to study protocols, GCP, and regulatory requirements. You’ll oversee multiple sites and mentor junior CRAs.

The role emphasizes quality improvement, cross-functional collaboration, site staff training, and strong data integrity. Travel up to 60% is expected to support trial conduct and site performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific or healthcare field.
• Extensive experience as a Clinical Research Associate with strong regulatory knowledge.
• Ability to manage multiple sites and projects concurrently with strong organization.
• Expertise in monitoring practices, data integrity, and site management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; travel up to ~60%.

Responsibilities

• Monitor clinical trial sites to ensure adherence to study protocols, regulatory requirements and GCP.
• Conduct site visits to assess performance, resolve issues and support trial execution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely data collection and reporting.
• Provide training and guidance to site staff to maintain high trial conduct standards.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with site personnel and stakeholders for smooth operations.

Skills

Clinical trial monitoring

Site management

Data integrity

Regulatory knowledge (GCP)

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a scientific/healthcare field

Tools

Clinical trial software

Job description

Sr CRA

Job title - CRA (open to CRA2 and/or Sr CRA level candidates)

Location - Must be based in the UK

Fully sponsor dedicated

What You Will Do

You will lead on clinical trial monitoring tasks requiring technical depth, with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Monitoring clinical trial sites to ensure adherence to study protocols, regulatory requirements, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards.
• Conducting site visits to assess site performance, resolve issues, and provide support to ensure successful trial execution.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and accurate data collection and reporting.
• Providing training and guidance to site staff and other CRAs to maintain high standards of clinical trial conduct.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with site personnel and stakeholders to facilitate smooth trial operations.

Your Profile

You will have a strong foundation in clinical trial monitoring, with the experience to work independently and guide others.

Required Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline or healthcare-related field
• Extensive experience as a Clinical Research Associate, with a strong understanding of clinical trial processes and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to manage multiple sites and projects simultaneously, with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Expertise in monitoring practices, data integrity, and site management, with proficiency in relevant clinical trial software and tools.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and drive compliance within a complex environment.
• Willingness to travel as required (approximately 60%)

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.

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Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless - there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.