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Senior Study Start Up Associate

ICON
Kuala Lumpur
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Senior Study Start Up Associate

Location

Kuala Lumpur

Reference: JR161557

Categories

Study Start Up

Business Area

ICON Strategic Solutions (FSP)

Remote Working

Remote

About the role

Senior Study Start Up Associate in Malaysia

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 Manager, Study Start Up at ICON, you will lead and oversee the start-up activities for clinical trials, ensuring that all processes are completed efficiently and in compliance with regulatory requirements.

What You Will Do:

You will manage day-to-day site start-up and activation activities, supporting your team to deliver quality outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Managing and overseeing the end-to-end study start-up process, including site identification, feasibility, regulatory submissions, and site activation.
  • Leading a team of study start-up professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure high performance and successful project delivery.
  • Collaborating with sponsors, clinical operations, and regulatory teams to ensure compliance with local and global regulations and timelines for clinical trial initiation.
  • Monitoring study start-up metrics, timelines, and budgets to ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope.
  • Identifying potential risks and challenges in the start-up process and implementing strategies to mitigate delays or issues.
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives to optimize the study start-up process and enhance overall efficiency.

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 a relevant scientific discipline or healthcare-related field
  • Extensive experience in clinical trial study start-up, with a strong understanding of global regulatory requirements and clinical operations.
  • Proven leadership skills, with experience managing and mentoring teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple studies and priorities simultaneously.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with sponsors and internal teams.
  • Experience with process optimization and implementing best practices in study start-up activities.
  • Willingness to travel as required (approximately 25%)

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 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

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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