Clinical Trial Liaison

Job title: Clinical Trial Liaison

About the Role Clinical Trial Liaison at ICON leads investigator engagement and trial delivery across oncology programs, acting as a scientific ambassador and cross-functional collaborator to optimize enrollment, protocol execution, and site partnerships. You will drive enrollment strategies, site relationships, and inspection readiness while coordinating with vendors and medical teams to ensure study milestones are met.

What You'll Do

• Manage the full spectrum of investigator engagement: identification, qualification, enrollment, and support through database lock and study closeout.
• Serve as a clinical trial scientific ambassador; ensure investigators understand protocol intent, rationale, and eligibility.
• Develop enduring, strategic relationships with investigators across trials and therapeutic areas.
• Influence enrollment by co-creating tailored recruitment strategies aligned with site capabilities, patient populations, and objectives.
• Proactively identify opportunities to reach new patients and accelerate enrollment at priority sites, including novel site models or community-based research.
• Capture and elevate insights from sites to optimize feasibility, protocol design, and study conduct.
• Lead site-level strategy and risk planning for enrollment and data delivery; use metrics to anticipate issues and maintain momentum.
• Drive inspection readiness across sites; ensure compliance and readiness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to resolve operational barriers with speed and quality.
• Maintain understanding of local treatment paradigms to influence country/site selection and protocol localization.
• Provide oversight/QA for vendor monitoring; escalate risks proactively.
• Where applicable, lead end-to-end management of Post-Marketing Safety Studies in compliance with local regulations.
• Cultivate a portfolio of high-impact investigators; enable exceptional investigator experience as scientific partner.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align on trial/site priorities; troubleshoot challenges with urgency.
• Conduct data-informed site prospecting to support trial competitiveness and regional execution.
• Maintain scientific fluency to lead meaningful discussions with site personnel.
• Act as liaison between field teams, vendors, and investigators; ensure alignment and knowledge transfer.
• Partner with field colleagues to elevate investigator and site experience and improve enrollment outcomes.

What We're Looking For

• 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 HCPs and clinical sites.
• Open to up to 60-80% travel during peak times (travel will vary).
• Oncology experience required (Breast/Gyn experience preferred).
• Location: OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, FL (candidates in these states encouraged to apply).

Nice to Have

• Breast/Gyn oncology experience preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

• competitive salary with a range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.
• Various annual leave entitlements; health insurance offerings; competitive retirement planning.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme LifeWorks with 24-hour access to a global network of professionals.
• Life assurance; flexible country-specific optional benefits (childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, etc).
• Visit our careers site to read more about ICON benefits.