Senior Clinical Trial Manager

ICON plc

Senior Clinical Trial Manager responsible for trial delivery and managing Local Trial Management processes for ICON plc. Collaboration with internal partners and external stakeholders to streamline communication and ensure trial excellence.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Senior LTM role will be accountable/responsible for ensuring top-quality end-to-end trial delivery at a country level, managing the consistency of Local Trial Management duties and processes.
The Senior LTM will serve as the country-level single point of contact on the study for internal partners.
They are site aligned E2E partner to streamline communication across cross functional stakeholders throughout trial lifecycles.
Serves as the primary point of communication for sites, facilitating internal client teaming to drive issue resolution.
Intimately understands site operational model and owns relationships with critical site stakeholders to provide a voice for the site to the client's teams.
Principal Local Operations Manager: trial aligned member of CFTT for USA-level accountability, serves as “quarterback” for Local Operations Managers and representing a single voice to the global team.
The Sr LTM will manage and oversee the following throughout the study: Central IRB and other local vendors.
Execution of local milestones from feasibility through study close out.
Resourcing of country-level roles, including support with transitions, in collaboration and agreement with the study Functional Manager (FM).
Inspection Readiness and AQR at the country level.
Close collaboration with the assigned Local Trial Manager(s) (LTMs), Lead Site Manager (LSM), Site Managers (SMs), Clinical Trial Associates (CTAs), and Site Contract Managers (SCMs) to outline accountabilities/responsibilities and provide support and training, where necessary.
Efficient communication with the Clinical Trial Managers (CTMs), Clinical Operations and the Global Trial Leader (GTL) to oversee trial excellence.
Country level ad hoc meetings during any phase of the study that are needed to address unexpected circumstances that might impact country or study level deliverables.
Close partnership with the study FM to provide updates, discuss hurdles, timelines/resources, and potential risks, and assist with documentation that may be required by leadership.
Autonomy with execution of local trial management services.
Depth of knowledge with local trial management services.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BA/BS degree.
Degree in a health or science related field.
3 - 5+ years of trial end to end management experience.
Start-up & Database Locks/Cleaning experience preferred.
Solid Tumor and/or Hematology Oncology experience required.
Strong working knowledge of ICH-GCP, company standard operating procedures, local laws and regulations, assigned protocols and associated protocol specific procedures.
Strong IT skills in appropriate software and company systems.
Willingness to travel with occasional overnight stay away from home according to business needs.
Proficient in speaking and writing the country language and English.
Good written and oral communication skills as appropriate.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

trial managementstart-up experiencedatabase locksdata cleaningSolid Tumor experienceHematology Oncology experienceICH-GCPlocal laws and regulationsprotocol specific proceduresclinical trial management

Soft Skills

communication skillsissue resolutioncollaborationteamworkautonomyproblem-solvingorganizational skillsleadershipadaptabilityinterpersonal skills