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ICON plc

Vendor Manager

ICON plc

Vendor Manager at ICON ensuring quality in clinical trial vendor management and data integrity. Providing technical expertise and leading vendor set-up for clinical research projects.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeMadrid • 🇪🇸 SpainSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Your focus will be on leading study-level vendor set-up and readiness activities for assigned vendor categories and ensure vendor deliverables are established to support study start-up and key milestones.
  • Provide technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: Central Lab, eCOA, Medical Imaging, ECG, Home Health Care, Patient Recruitment & Retention, Adjudication.
  • Provide vendor management expertise to Clinical Study Team for study level vendor strategy and selection support, including defining vendor requirements and evaluating proposals in partnership with Procurement.
  • Translate the protocol requirements into vendor-facing requirements and specifications, ensuring alignment of vendor deliverables with study timelines and milestones.
  • Ensure vendor set-up documentation is controlled and filed appropriately (e.g. version control and required repository /eTMF filing of vendor-related documents, as applicable).
  • Identify gaps and drive continuous improvement of tools, processes and reporting that strengthen and standardize the study team-vendor interface.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • A minimum of 4+ years of experience in a Clinical Trial Management position at a CRO or Pharmaceutical Organization.
  • Bachelor's degree in health, life sciences, or other relevant fields of study.
  • At least 7+ years of relevant experience in clinical trial management.
  • Broad clinical research experience (e.g. biotech, pharmaceutical or CRO environment) including experience working in Clinical Research Vendors (CROs, central labs, imaging vendors, eCOA providers etc.).
  • Understanding of clinical development process and clinical trial operations.
  • Knowledge of vendor oversight principles in clinical trials (documentation discipline, quality expectations).

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 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

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Hard Skills & Tools
vendor managementclinical trial managementprotocol requirements translationvendor set-up documentationversion controlcontinuous improvementclinical researchvendor oversight principlesquality expectationsdocumentation discipline
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillstechnical expertisecollaboration