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Team Lead, Site Operations (Oncology)
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
This role is with Accellacare, part of ICON's clinical research network, where you’ll play a key role in transforming the clinical trial experience for patients and sponsors alike. Our global site network is designed with one goal in mind: to deliver better access, greater efficiency, and improved outcomes in clinical research.
Title: Team Lead, Site Operations
Location: Accellacare- Duly(DuPage) 1100 W. 31st Street, Suite 400, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515, USA
We are currently seeking a Team Lead, Site Operations to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Team Lead, Site Operations at Accellacare, you will lead a team responsible for supporting site-facing activities across clinical studies, ensuring consistent, high-quality operational delivery.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Supervising a team of site operations staff (e.g., Research Coordinators, Research Nurses), overseeing daily workloads and priorities.
- Ensuring timely and accurate completion of site start-up, maintenance, and close-out tasks in line with SOPs and study plans.
- Monitoring site operations metrics and contributing to actions that improve efficiency and site experience.
- Collaborating with project management, monitoring, and other functions to resolve site-related issues.
- Supporting training, development, and performance management of team members.
- Contributing to the enhancement of site operations processes, tools, and documentation.
Your Profile:
- Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, healthcare, business, or a related field, or equivalent clinical research experience.
- Experience in Oncology Research
- Experience in site operations, site support, or clinical operations, with prior lead or mentoring responsibilities preferred.
- Good understanding of clinical trial processes, GCP, and site documentation requirements.
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple studies and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborative, solution-oriented mindset with focus on quality and customer service.
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 Program, TELUS Health, 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.
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