Clinical QA Manager

Clinical QA manager

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

As a Clinical QA Manager at ICON, you will be is responsible for ensuring robust oversight of clinical trial compliance at the country and site level. This role applies a risk-based approach to proactively identify, evaluate,
and manage compliance risks, ensuring adherence to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), company procedures, and regulatory requirements. The role partners closely with country, regional and global stakeholders to safeguard
patient safety, data integrity, and inspection readiness.

What You Will Do:

Your focus will be on coordinating clinical quality assurance and compliance delivery, resolving issues, and developing team capability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing quality assurance strategies and processes to support clinical trial activities.

• Conducting quality assessments and audits to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and guidelines.

• Collaborating with project teams to identify and address quality issues and implement corrective actions as needed.

• Providing guidance and support to staff regarding quality assurance policies, procedures, and best practices.

• Contributing to the development and maintenance of quality management systems and documentation.

Your Profile:

You will have solid quality assurance and compliance experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in quality assurance within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or CRO industry.

• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and guidelines governing clinical trials (e.g., ICH-GCP, FDA regulations).

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve quality issues effectively.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

• Willingness to travel as required (approximately 35%)

What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• 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, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized 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, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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