Clinical Research Associate

ICON Clinical Research; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ICON Clinical Research is seeking a Clinical Research Associate I to support monitoring activities across the Central and Mid-West regions from our Chicago-area operations. You will work with investigators and site staff to ensure high-quality trial data and patient safety, delivering monitoring visits and maintaining study documentation.

Ideal candidates have a university degree in medicine or science, knowledge of ICH-GCP, excellent English communication, and willingness to travel about 60%.

Qualifications

• University degree in medicine, science, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines and ability to evaluate medical data.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Willingness to travel approximately 60%.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical trial monitoring work to a high standard.
• Coordinate setup and monitoring activities; maintain study documentation.
• Review sponsor-generated queries and support cost efficiency.
• Develop and maintain relationships with investigators and site staff and ensure patient safety.

Skills

ICH-GCP guidelines

English communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

University degree in medicine or science

Job description

Clinical Research Associate- Central/Mid-West

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 CRA I at ICON, you will contribute to our clinical trial operations function, working collaboratively to deliver high-quality 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 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 enabling you to deal with queries in a timely manner

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