Global Study Associate Director

Clinical Project Manager 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. Global Study Associate Director (Cardiovascular Clinical Trials)

Location:
France (Home-Based) Our client is seeking an experienced Global Study Associate Director (GSAD) to lead the delivery of global cardiovascular and cardiometabolic clinical trials. This is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving study execution, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring studies are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Key Responsibilities
• Lead global study teams to deliver cardiovascular clinical trials across the study lifecycle.
• Drive study timelines, budgets, quality objectives, and key milestones.
• Serve as the primary operational contact for study teams, CROs, and external partners.
• Oversee outsourced activities, ensuring effective vendor management and study oversight.
• Lead study planning, risk management, issue resolution, and escalation activities.
• Ensure TMF quality and inspection readiness.
• Manage study budgets, forecasting, and operational reporting.
• Support audits, regulatory inspections, and process improvement initiatives. Requirements
• Degree in Life Sciences, Clinical Research, or a related field.
• Significant global experience within pharmaceutical or biotechnology clinical development.
• Proven experience leading global clinical studies and cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of ICH-GCP, clinical trial regulations, and study management principles.
• Experience managing study budgets, vendors, timelines, and operational risks.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and organisational skills.
• Experience supporting cardiovascular or cardiometabolic clinical trials is highly desirable. Preferred Qualifications
• Advanced degree (Master's, PhD, or equivalent).
• Project Management certification.
• Experience delivering large-scale global studies across multiple phases of development.
• Previous involvement in cardiovascular outcomes studies or late-phase cardiovascular trials would be advantageous. Why Apply? This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading organisation and play a key role in the delivery of innovative cardiovascular clinical development programmes, helping advance therapies that could improve outcomes for patients worldwide. 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. Are you a current ICON Employee? Please click here to apply