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ICON Clinical Research Clinical Project Manager in Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico. Hybrid.
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.
Hybrid work model based in Mexico City (Benito Juárez), with on-site presence required once per week.
As a CPM at ICON, you will oversee and drive the site activation process for clinical trials.
What You Will Do:
You will oversee site start-up and activation workstreams, ensuring deliverables meet quality and timeline expectations.
Key responsibilities include:
Act as Study Lead / Clinical Project Manager, owning the end-to-end delivery of clinical trials from Site Start-Up (SSU) through study execution.
Leading and managing the end-to-end site activation process, including site identification, feasibility assessments, contract negotiations, and regulatory submissions.
Serve as the bridge between study start-up and study conduct, ensuring a seamless transition from activation to full study execution.
Oversee and coordinate global cross-functional teams (e.g., SSU, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Site Payments, Vendors) to ensure alignment and timely delivery of milestones.
Drive patient recruitment strategies, site performance, and enrollment progress, including feasibility and country/site selection.
Oversee sample collection processes and ensure compliance with protocol and operational requirements.
Monitor study progress, proactively identify risks or bottlenecks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure on-time delivery.
Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to team members, fostering a high-performance and collaborative environment.
Maintain strong communication with internal stakeholders and external partners, including investigators and vendors.
Lead studies across multiple regions, including Canada and Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Chile, and Panama).
Your Profile:
You will have solid site start-up and activation experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team.
Required qualifications and experience:
Bachelor's degree in life sciences, clinical research, or a related field.
Extensive experience in site activation, clinical trial start-up, or project management within the clinical research industry.
Proven experience acting as a Study Lead or CPM, managing the full scope of a clinical study across multiple countries.
Strong experience managing study budgets, contracts, and financial oversight.
Demonstrated ability to lead global and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, matrix environment.
Solid understanding of regulatory, feasibility, patient recruitment, and site management processes.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, identify risks, and drive solutions proactively
Strong knowledge of regulatory and contractual requirements for clinical site activation.
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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, 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 (https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits) 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 (https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations)
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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