Clinical Site Associate, Office Based, Paris
ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.
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Clinical Site Associate (CSA)
We are currently seeking a Clinical Site Associate (CSA) to join our diverse and dynamic team. As an CSA at ICON, you will play a pivotal role in supporting clinical trial operations by ensuring site compliance, documentation accuracy, and readiness for audits and inspections.
This role is initially office-based in Paris, France and will develop into a travelling CRA role upon promotion, which is expected in under a year. In this position, you will gain hands-on experience and build your skills toward a CRA role, working closely with experienced CRAs and clinical trial teams.
What you will be doing
Provide clinical site support & oversight
Manage site-level communications in French and English
Coordinate site trainings and systems access
Support site readiness activities including pre/post site visit tasks
Follow-up on action items
Document management, maintaining the Trial Master File (TMF)
Your profile
Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field, such as life sciences or healthcare
Previous hands-on experience in clinical research (e.g. 6–18 months), ideally within a CRO, sponsor, or hospital setting, with exposure to clinical trial activities such as site coordination, documentation management, or study support
Strong organizational and communication skills including fluency in French and English
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
Knowledge of ICH-GCP and clinical trial regulations
Based in the Paris area or willing to relocate
Applicants must already hold the right to work in France. We are unable to sponsor visas for this role.
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Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.
Rewards & Benefits
ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.
Benefits may include:
Benefits may vary depending on role and location.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
Inclusion and Accessibility
ICON is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know or submit a request here
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Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. We do this by delivering best in class information, solutions and performance, with an unyielding focus on quality at all times.
We offer a full range of consulting, development and commercialisation services from a global network of offices in 53 countries. We focus our innovation on the factors that are critical to our clients – reducing time to market, reducing cost, and increasing quality – and our global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas.