Manager, FSA (Feasibility Site Activation)

ICON Clinical Research; Center Square (PA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Health insurance

Retirement planning

Employee assistance

Life assurance

Job summary

ICON is seeking a Manager, Feasibility and Site Activation (FSA) to lead teams delivering feasibility assessments and site activation for global clinical trials. You will coordinate start-up activities, resolve issues, and enhance team capability while ensuring timelines and quality are met.

The role emphasizes resourcing, regulatory coordination, and collaboration with business development and operations to deliver robust FSA input for proposals and client meetings.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in clinical research with a focus on feasibility, site selection, and study start-up.
• Proven ability to manage projects or teams in fast-paced, matrixed environments.
• Strong analytical and planning skills with interpretation of feasibility data and metrics.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, including customer-facing experience.
• Continuous improvement mindset focused on quality, predictability, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Manage FSA project teams to deliver country and site feasibility, start-up strategies, and activation activities.
• Oversee resourcing, utilization, forecasting and headcount control for operational and financial success.
• Coordinate essential documents, regulatory submissions, and contract/start-up packages for studies.
• Review feasibility data, assumptions, risks, and develop mitigation plans and reliable start-up forecasts.
• Collaborate with BD and operations to support proposals and client meetings with FSA input.
• Monitor feasibility and site activation performance metrics and drive improvements.
• Provide coaching and development opportunities to FSA staff.

Skills

Clinical research

Feasibility

Site selection

Study start-up

Project leadership

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences/healthcare/business

Job description

Manager, FSA

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.

As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.

Job Advert Posting

As a Manager, Feasibility and Site Activation (FSA) at ICON, you will lead teams responsible for delivering high-quality feasibility assessments and efficient site activation for global clinical trials.

What You Will Do:

Your focus will be on coordinating site start-up and activation delivery, resolving issues, and developing team capability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing FSA project teams to deliver country and site feasibility, start-up strategies, and activation activities in line with timelines and quality expectations.
• Accountable for resourcing, utilization, forecasting and headcount control, to ensure staffing levels are conducive to operational and financial success.
• Overseeing the coordination of essential documents, regulatory and ethics submissions, and contract/start-up packages for assigned studies.
• Reviewing feasibility data, assumptions, and risks, and partnering with stakeholders to develop mitigation plans and realistic start-up forecasts.
• Collaborating with business development and operational teams to support proposals, bid defences, and customer meetings with robust FSA input.
• Monitoring performance metrics for feasibility and site activation, identifying trends and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Providing coaching, feedback, and development opportunities to FSA staff, fostering a culture of accountability and collaboration.

Your Profile:

You will have solid site start-up and activation experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, healthcare, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience in clinical research with a strong focus on feasibility, site selection, and study start-up.
• Proven ability to manage projects or teams in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Strong analytical and planning skills, with experience interpreting feasibility data and operational metrics.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including customer-facing experience.
• Continuous improvement mindset, with a focus on quality, predictability, and operational excellence.
• Willingness to travel as required (minimal).

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)