Site Specialist

Site Specialist II - India, Chennai - Office with Flex
ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.
As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.
We are currently seeking a Site Specialist II to join our high-performing and collaborative Site Activation team at ICON. As a Site Specialist II, you will play a critical role in the start-up, maintenance, and contract management activities for clinical trial sites. This is an exciting opportunity to work across essential site-level functions that support the timely and compliant activation and maintenance of clinical sites globally.
What You Will Be Doing
Supporting Study Start-Up activities, including review of essential documents, green light process management, and site activation readiness.
Handling maintenance tasks such as customization of site-specific Informed Consent Forms (ICFs), coordination of translations, EC/IRB submissions, and documentation in eTMF systems.
Assisting in the contract process, including understanding site contract workflows, managing contract amendments, participating in negotiations, and ensuring finalization of executed agreements.
Collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure timelines are met and compliance is maintained.
Communicating clearly and confidently with both internal and external teams, demonstrating excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Working flexible hours to support global operations.
Your Profile
Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, business, or a related field.
3+ years of experience and solid understanding of study start-up processes, maintenance activities, and contract management in clinical trials.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal—with the ability to liaise effectively across global teams.
Familiarity with ICF customization, translation workflows, IRB/EC submission processes, and contract negotiations is highly desirable.
Willingness to work flexible shifts to align with global team needs.
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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