Clinical Trial Liaison: Investigator Engagement & Strategy (Texas)

ICON; Texas; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing programmes

Retirement and pension plans

Career development opportunities

Job summary

ICON Strategic Solutions seeks a Clinical Trial Liaison in Texas to design and analyze clinical trials, interpret complex medical data, and advance innovative therapies in a sponsor-dedicated model. This role emphasizes investigator engagement, enrollment strategy, and collaboration across Medical, Clinical, and Study Delivery teams.

You will lead site-level strategy, ensure enrollment momentum, and drive operational excellence while maintaining familiarity with local treatment paradigms and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; strong preference for scientific, clinical, or health-related fields.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in clinical research or pharmaceutical industry with experience directly interacting with or working with HCPs and clinical sites.
• Open to up to 60-80% travel during peak times (travel will vary).
• Cardio Metabolic experience required.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the full spectrum of investigator engagement from identification and qualification through enrollment, and support database lock, and study closeout
• Serve as a clinical trial scientific ambassador, ensuring investigators deeply understand protocol intent, scientific rationale, and patient eligibility requirements
• Develop and sustain strategic, high-trust relationships with investigators that span trials and therapeutic areas
• Influence enrollment by co-creating tailored recruitment strategies aligned with site capabilities, patient population realities, and study objectives
• Proactively find opportunities to reach new patients, accelerate enrollment and increase impact at priority sites, including for example, novel site models, community-based research initiatives etc
• Capture and elevate critical insights from sites to optimize feasibility, protocol design, and study conduct
• Lead site-level strategy and risk planning to ensure strong and predictable enrollment and data delivery
• Leverage performance metrics to anticipate issues, intervene decisively, and maintain momentum toward clinical milestones
• Drive inspection readiness as a continuous discipline across sites
• Collaborate across functions and with vendor partners to resolve operational barriers, ensuring delivery with speed and quality
• Maintain advanced understanding of local treatment paradigms and standard of care to influence strategic country/site selection and protocol localization
• Provide oversight and quality assurance for vendor monitoring, escalating risks proactively
• Where applicable, lead end-to-end management of Post-Marketing Safety Studies in compliance with local regulations
• Cultivate a portfolio of strategically aligned, high-impact investigators who consistently prioritize client trials
• Enable an exceptional investigator experience by being a responsive, knowledgeable, and valued scientific partner
• Collaborate cross-functionally (e.g., Medical, Clinical, Study Delivery) to align on trial and site priorities, troubleshooting challenges with urgency and creativity
• Conduct data-informed site prospecting and prioritization, contributing to trial competitiveness and regional strategic execution
• Maintain scientific fluency and therapeutic expertise to lead meaningful, solutions-focused discussions with site personnel
• Act as a key liaison between field teams, vendors, and investigators, ensuring alignment, shared purpose, and continuous knowledge transfer
• Partner closely with field team colleagues to elevate the investigator and site experience, ensuring seamless collaboration and improving enrollment outcomes and Investigator relationships

Skills

Clinical research experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

ICON Strategic Solutions seeks a Clinical Trial Liaison in Texas to design and analyze clinical trials, interpret complex medical data, and advance innovative therapies in a sponsor-dedicated model. This role emphasizes investigator engagement, enrollment strategy, and collaboration across Medical, Clinical, and Study Delivery teams.

You will lead site-level strategy, ensure enrollment momentum, and drive operational excellence while maintaining familiarity with local treatment paradigms and