ICON plc

Project Manager

ICON plc

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Bangalore • 🇮🇳 India

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Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

  • Driving site activation: Leading and managing the successful activation of sites from identification to IP release across multiple countries and projects.
  • Study start-up planning: Developing, implementing, and overseeing Study Start-Up Plans, including integration into the Project Management Plan and alignment with sponsor expectations.
  • Stakeholder collaboration: Acting as the primary point of contact for sponsors and internal teams including Regulatory, Contracts, CTMs, and Site ID, ensuring transparency and alignment across functions.
  • Regulatory & ethics submissions: Overseeing submissions to Regulatory Authorities, Ethics Committees (ECs), and other relevant bodies, ensuring timely and high-quality execution.
  • ICF and document review: Managing the development, finalization, and review of Master and Country-Specific Subject Information Sheets/Informed Consent Forms (SIS/ICFs), as well as EU Clinical Trial Application forms (where applicable).
  • Contract & budget management: Coordinating site contract and budget negotiations, tracking site activation costs, identifying out-of-scope activities, and supporting change order processes.
  • Timeline management: Forecasting and tracking study timelines and deliverables, identifying potential roadblocks, and implementing proactive mitigation strategies.
  • Team leadership: Leading cross-functional SSU teams across regions, mentoring junior staff, and contributing to team development and training initiatives.
  • Reporting & communication: Preparing and delivering study metrics and regular updates to internal and external stakeholders, supporting client meetings and bid defenses.
  • Quality & compliance: Ensuring compliance with ICON SOPs, ICH-GCP, and local regulatory requirements, with responsibility for documentation accuracy and audit readiness.

Requirements

  • Minimum 8 years of experience in Study Start-Up activities, including global project oversight.
  • Strong knowledge of EUCTR, ICH/GCP, and global regulatory requirements for site activation.
  • Experience managing budgets, contracts, and timelines across multiple global studies.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills with a proven ability to work cross-functionally.
  • Hands-on experience coordinating with global and regional teams to ensure on-time site initiation.
  • Previous client-facing experience including Bid Defense and Kick-Off Meetings is preferred.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and maintain attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
  • 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, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised 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, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
Study Start-Up planningRegulatory submissionsBudget managementContract negotiationTimeline managementDocument reviewProject ManagementStakeholder collaborationQuality complianceAudit readiness
Soft skills
LeadershipCommunicationOrganizational skillsCross-functional teamworkAttention to detailMentoringClient-facing experienceProactive problem-solvingTime managementAdaptability