Site Selection Lead

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ICON plc

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1990

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

ICON plc is a global provider of clinical, consulting, and commercial services across various sectors in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. They offer a wide range of clinical solutions, including decentralised clinical trials, cardiac safety solutions, early clinical laboratories, and medical imaging. ICON also provides technology solutions that support drug development from early phases to post-marketing. Their therapeutic expertise spans cardiovascular, oncology, internal medicine, and more, with a strong focus on transformative therapies like cell and gene therapies and biosimilars. ICON is recognized as a leading Contract Research Organisation (CRO), regularly providing thought leadership and contributing to industry publications and events. Their services are tailored to optimize clinical trials, offer regulatory intelligence, and deliver real-world evidence through robust data analysis and patient-centric solutions.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all site selection activities across assigned clinical studies • Lead end-to-end site selection strategy with cross-functional teams, sponsors, and country feasibility managers • Develop and implement protocol-specific site selection criteria, site profiles, questionnaires, ranking methodologies, and recruitment strategies • Collaborate with Study Start-Up and Project Management teams to deliver site activation milestones, including FPI, on time and within budget • Oversee site outreach activities, including leadership, training, performance management, and mentorship for site selection team members • Conduct site due diligence, feasibility assessments, and risk evaluations • Monitor study budgets, timelines, resource utilization, and key performance metrics • Track, report, and provide strategic recommendations to sponsors and project teams • Maintain accurate and complete feasibility, recruitment, and site selection documentation in applicable systems • Prepare and deliver client presentations, support business development efforts, and provide strategic expertise on site and country selection planning • Travel approximately 15% domestically and/or internationally

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of site selection and/or feasibility experience at a clinical research site, CRO, or sponsor company • Ability to interpret clinical trial protocols and translate study requirements into site selection criteria, feasibility assessments, and site-specific operational needs • Strong understanding of ICH-GCP guidelines, FDA/EMA regulations, and clinical research requirements • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills evaluating site performance, feasibility data, and recruitment projections • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills • Ability to present recommendations and build relationships with sponsors, investigators, and internal stakeholders • Bachelor's degree in life sciences or another related field • Legal right to work in the United States

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary and performance related incentives • Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable • Retirement and pension plans • Life assurance and disability coverage • Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources • Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways