Home Based - Mexico
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 Senior Manager, Site Activation at ICON, you will lead and oversee the global site activation process for clinical trials, ensuring timely site identification, feasibility, and activation.
What You Will Do:
You will oversee site start-up and activation operations, balancing quality, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.
Key responsibilities include:
Leading the global site activation process, including site identification, feasibility, site contracting, and initiation activities, to ensure timely and compliant study start-up.
Managing a team of site activation professionals, providing leadership, mentorship, and ensuring high performance and adherence to timelines.
Collaborating with clinical operations, project management, regulatory teams, and sponsors to align on site activation objectives and priorities.
Monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) related to site activation timelines, identifying potential bottlenecks, and implementing corrective actions.
Ensuring that site activation processes comply with regulatory standards, including GCP, ICH guidelines, and local regulatory requirements.
Driving process improvements to optimize the site activation process, enhance efficiency, and reduce timelines for study start-up.
Providing strategic guidance on risk management and mitigation strategies for site activation activities across multiple clinical trials.
Your Profile:




You will have a strong background in site start-up and activation, with proven management experience and a commitment to quality delivery.
Required qualifications and experience:
Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline or healthcare-related field
Extensive experience in clinical trial site activation, with a strong understanding of global regulatory requirements and clinical operations.
Proven leadership skills, with experience managing and developing high-performing teams in a fast-paced environment.
Strong project management skills, including experience managing timelines, budgets, and resources for clinical trial start-up activities.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with sponsors and cross-functional teams.
Proficiency in clinical trial management systems (CTMS) and site activation tools.
Knowledge of risk management strategies and experience in resolving challenges related to site activation in clinical trials.
Willingness to travel as required (approximately 30%)
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.
General 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.
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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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