ICON
Study Start Up Associate II
Madrid
- Remote
- Full-time
- Location
- Posted 27 Jul 2026
As a Study Start Up Associate II at ICON, you will lead the initiation of clinical trials, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and contribute to... Study Start Up Associate II job in Spain, Madrid | ICON JUMP TO CONTENT Manage your application Shortlist 0 Search Careers in ICON Careers We encourage our people to seize the opportunity to bring flexibility, innovation and determination to every situation. By doing this, our people build exciting and rewarding careers, deliver results to help bring life-changing medicines and devices to market and maintain ICON’s success as an industry leader. View jobs at ICON About Icon Overview of Service Lines Job Categories ICON Full Service Full Service Full-service roles offer the opportunity to work on projects and programmes on behalf of the world’s most innovative pharma, biotech and medical device companies. 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Study Start Up Associate Home based Spain 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 Study Start Up Associate II at ICON, you will lead the initiation of clinical trials, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and contribute to the advancement of innovative treatments and therapies. What You Will Do: You will contribute to site start-up and activation activities, taking responsibility for your deliverables and working collaboratively. Key responsibilities include: Work directly with assigned sites on all site related essential document collection and review. Partner with internal Study Startup team, CROs, Clinical Operations teams, and TAU partners to improve overall SSU metrics and deliver processes. Ensure standards are applied to the SSU processes across projects. Review site essential documents for start up including but not limited to: ICF, FDF, 1572, CVs etc Promptly recognize and improve potential site activation delays and escalate to appropriate team members. Track all actions and communications with sites to ensure timelines are achieved for studies and sites assigned. Support resolving escalated issues identified by the CROs and Clinical Operations teams in partnership with the internal Study Startup team. Review and provide feedback to management on site performance metrics. Ensure accuracy and completeness of the eTMF for assigned sites during start up Your Profile: You will bring relevant site start-up and activation experience, along with the following qualifications and skills. Required qualifications and experience: BS degree or international equivalent 2 or more years of experience in clinical research Site Start Up within a pharmaceutical company, CRO or relevant industry vendor. Ability to explain data to facilitate decision making processes to be data driven. Knowledge and understanding of clinical study protocols and essential documents Strong organizational skills, decision making, communication and negotiation skills Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. 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. 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