About this role
About the Role
ICON is seeking a Site Specialist II to join our Site Activation team at ICON in Chennai, India. This role supports start-up, maintenance, and contract management activities for clinical trial sites, enabling timely and compliant activation and ongoing site operations on a global basis. What You'll Do
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Supporting Study Start-Up activities, including review of essential documents, green light process management, and site activation readiness.
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Handling maintenance tasks such as customization of site-specific Informed Consent Forms (ICFs), coordination of translations, EC/IRB submissions, and documentation in eTMF systems.
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Assisting in the contract process, including understanding site contract workflows, managing contract amendments, participating in negotiations, and ensuring finalization of executed agreements.
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Collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure timelines are met and compliance is maintained.
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Communicating clearly and confidently with both internal and external teams, demonstrating excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Working flexible hours to support global operations. What We're Looking For
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Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, business, or a related field.
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3+ years of experience and solid understanding of study start-up processes, maintenance activities, and contract management in clinical trials.
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Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail.
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Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal—with the ability to liaise effectively across global teams.
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Familiarity with ICF customization, translation workflows, IRB/EC submission processes, and contract negotiations is highly desirable.
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Willingness to work flexible shifts to align with global team needs. Nice to Have
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Familiarity with ICF customization, translation workflows, IRB/EC submission processes, and contract negotiations is highly desirable. Compensation & Benefits
ICON offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance, including:
- Various annual leave entitlements
- Health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs
- Competitive retirement planning offerings
- 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, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others)
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.