Global Trial Manager

ICON; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare intelligence organization is seeking a skilled Global Trial Manager to manage clinical studies. The ideal candidate will have extensive clinical research experience, particularly in biotech or pharmaceutical settings. Responsibilities include managing study budgets and timelines, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and overseeing research vendors. This full-time role offers a strong salary package and a structured onboarding process. Remote work is available within the UK.

Benefits

Strong salary package

Full-time permanent contract

Structured onboarding

Qualifications

• 7 years experience in life sciences or medically related field.
• 4 years of clinical research experience in biotech, pharmaceutical, or CRO.
• Experience overseeing external clinical research vendors.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage clinical studies conducted by the global development team.
• Lead cross-functional clinical study team.
• Oversee global insourcing/outsourcing partner deliverables.
• Manage study-level budgets and timelines.

Skills

Project management

Planning and management skills

Risk management

Team collaboration

Education

BA/BS/BSc or RN

Job description

Overview

ICON’s FSP group is recruiting a handful of additional UK-based Global Trial Managers to augment their existing GTM team and manage a diverse range of client protocols. You will be partnered with an innovative global biotechnology company focused on areas of unmet medical need, with the ambition to reduce the social and economic burden of disease in today’s society.

Ideal profile

• Ideal profile: Candidates with experience managing international commercial clinical studies within a CRO or pharmaceutical setting.
• Can you demonstrate strong planning and management skills to meet study deliverables and budgets in a global setting?

This is a superb opportunity to leverage your global trial management expertise while working in a supportive, close-knit environment.

• One remote interview will be required.
• Comprehensive group-based training will be provided during the first four weeks of your tenure.
• Candidates with immediate availability or a short notice period will be viewed favourably.

The role

• Planning and management of clinical studies conducted by global development team through the leadership of the cross-functional clinical study team
• Contributing to study-level risk assessments
• Leading and continually review risk mitigation activities to ensure study delivery to plan
• Identifying and resolving issues at a global level
• Collaborating with Regional Clinical Trial Manager to ensure country level study delivery aligned with global delivery plans
• Overseeing global insourcing/outsourcing partner deliverables to the required standards
• Managing study-level budget and timelines
• Leading global study-level documentation and required tool and systems set-up
• Leading development and implementation of global Drug Supply Plan

What is required

• BA/BS/BSc or RN
• Ideally 7 years work experience in life sciences or medically related field, including 4 years ideally of bio-pharmaceutical clinical research experience obtained working on clinical trials in a biotech, pharmaceutical or CRO company
• Previous clinical study management/clinical project management as a study manager/clinical project manager
• Experience in overseeing external clinical research vendors (CROs, central labs, imaging vendors, etc.) highly preferred
• Project management experience including oversight of study deliverables, budgets, and timelines
• Experience collaborating and leading cross-functional teams (team/matrix environment)
• Knowledge of project risk management assessment and mitigation approaches

What is offered

• Solid structured on-boarding
• Full-time and permanent contract of employment with us seconded to one single sponsor
• Homebased in the UK/England
• Strong Salary package (including car allowance)

Why Join?

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations.

With our patients at the centre of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.

Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.

Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture – one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.

At ICON, our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best-in-class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.