.Senior Site Activation LeadICON 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.We are currently seeking Senior Site Activation Lead to join our diverse and dynamic team. The Site Activation Lead is responsible for ensuring the successful and timely activation of investigative sites to ensure that sites are activated in line with the study timelines and client expectation. The Site Activation Lead provides oversight for activities associated with substantial amendments as required. The Site Activation Lead is the functional representative of the Study Start Up department at the project team level.What You Will Be Doing:Prepare/contribute to client and project specific site activation strategy and site activation plan and work cross-functionally to ensure that the sites and countries chosen optimize opportunities for successful delivery of the project for the benefit of the client and of ICON.Ensure adequate oversight of project in terms of timely delivery of key timelines and that the impact of missed deliverables is understood by all key stakeholders.Attends client calls, where required and ensures that both the interests of the client and of ICON are robustly defended.Solicits the engagement and the contribution of key study stakeholders to ensure optimum performance and cross-collaboration.Creates and maintains an environment of "trusted partner" which allows successful delivery of site activation through clear and open dialogue and use of "best practice" communication.Invokes lessons learned and defines and uses other strategies/tools as required to assure optimized delivery and client satisfaction.Support sales preparation materials and calls including bid-defense and study kick-off meetings where required.Oversees day to day delivery of all aspects of site activation in the projects assigned.Ensures that each project has a site activation plan and that the study is being conducted in accordance with that plan and in an effective manner which meets sponsor timelines and expectations and is in compliance with ICON/client KPIs, ICON/client SOPs, reporting norms, appropriate regulations and ICON's quality standards.Ensure that tasks associated with substantial amendments during the site activation and maintenance phase of the clinical trial are being coordinated and reported to a high standard and to the client satisfaction.Ensure effective resource planning and allocation within projects assigned.Works with relevant management to ensure effective utilization and recovery of site activation resources within projects assigned and that those resources are budgeted and contracted.Effectively embrace and foster change with respect to process improvement initiatives across site activation