Key Facts

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Full time

English

Hard Skills

Hematology Oncology Clinical Trial Management Systems Calendar Management Global Project Management Pharmacovigilance Budget Management Web Administration Regulatory Compliance Project Management Vendor Management Stakeholder Communications DOT (Department Of Transportation) Inspections Clinical Trial Management Systems Risk Management Clinical System Operations Clinical Trials Compliance Management Social Influences

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Communication
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Multitasking
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Detail Oriented

ICON plc

Pharmaceuticals

About ICON plc

Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. We do this by delivering best in class information, solutions and performance, with an unyielding focus on quality at all times. We offer a full range of consulting, development and commercialisation services from a global network of offices in 53 countries. We focus our innovation on the factors that are critical to our clients – reducing time to market, reducing cost, and increasing quality – and our global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas.

Company type: XLarge

Industry: Pharmaceuticals

Founded: 2018

Company size: 10001

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Job description

Local Trial Manager (Home‑Based) – Australia | Embedded Sponsor Model

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

Local Trial Manager – Australia (Home‑Based | Embedded Model)

Location: Home‑based anywhere in Australia

As a Local Trial Manager (LTM), you will join the world’s largest and most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence. This role sits within a fully embedded model supporting a leading global pharmaceutical organisation, working on complex and high‑profile clinical trials.

You will partner closely with local study stakeholders, taking full accountability for the end‑to‑end delivery of clinical trials within Australia, with a strong focus on quality, compliance, and execution excellence.

What You Will Be Doing

Provide local leadership and oversight for clinical trials from start‑up through to close‑out in accordance with ICH‑GCP, local regulations, and company SOPs
Act as the primary local trial lead, ensuring successful country and site‑level delivery aligned with the global project plan
Deliver proactive study risk management across Australian studies, identifying, mitigating, and escalating risks appropriately
Lead and influence a regional matrix team, driving performance, accountability, and timely execution of study milestones
Partner closely with clinical operations, regulatory, safety, and vendors to ensure delivery on time and within budget
Maintain TMF quality, completeness, and inspection readiness

What You Bring

Tertiary qualification in Life Sciences, Healthcare, or a related discipline
Recent and demonstrated clinical trial leadership experience in Australia, operating in a PM / CTM / LTM‑type capacity within pharma/ biotech or CRO
Strong Oncology and/or Hematology experience, ideally as CTM/ PM across complex, multi‑site trials
Proven ability to work autonomously, manage multiple priorities, and drive delivery in a fast‑paced environment
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills
High attention to detail with a strong quality and compliance mindset

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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, 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.

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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