# Manager of Study Start Up

**Company**: ICON Strategic Solutions
**Location**: Blue Bell
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

At ICON Strategic Solutions, you will work in a sponsor-dedicated model, supported by ICON's global expertise.

As the world's largest FSP organisation, with over 90 sponsor partnerships, we offer stability, career development and a collaborative environment where your work contributes to the development of treatments that benefit patients worldwide.

As a Manager, Study Start Up at ICON, you will lead and oversee the start-up activities for clinical trials, ensuring that all processes are completed efficiently and in compliance with regulatory requirements.

**Responsibilities**

You will manage day-to-day site start-up and activation activities, supporting your team to deliver quality outcomes. Key responsibilities include:

- Managing and overseeing the end-to-end study start-up process, including site identification, feasibility, regulatory submissions, and site activation.

- Leading a team of study start-up professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure high performance and successful project delivery.

- Collaborating with sponsors, clinical operations, and regulatory teams to ensure compliance with local and global regulations and timelines for clinical trial initiation.

- Monitoring study start-up metrics, timelines, and budgets to ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope.

- Identifying potential risks and challenges in the start-up process and implementing strategies to mitigate delays or issues.

- Driving continuous improvement initiatives to optimize the study start-up process and enhance overall efficiency.

**Your Profile**

You will have solid site start-up and activation experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team. Required qualifications and experience:

- Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline or healthcare-related field

- Extensive experience in clinical trial study start-up, with a strong understanding of global regulatory requirements and clinical operations.

- Proven leadership skills, with experience managing and mentoring teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

- Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple studies and priorities simultaneously.

- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with sponsors and internal teams.

- Experience with process optimisation and implementing best practices in study start-up activities.

- Willingness to travel as required (approximately 25%)

**Rewards & Benefits**

ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.

Benefits may include:

- 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

## Skills

### Required
- clinical trial study start-up
- global regulatory requirements
- clinical operations
- leadership skills
- project management
- communication skills
- process optimisation

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