Clinical Research Lead Associate – Learning/Training

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Assist Learning Strategy Project Leads in overseeing timelines, milestones, and deliverables for various simultaneous global initiatives.

• Keep project plans, trackers, and status reports updated; highlight risks, dependencies, and delays.

• Organize and lead team check-ins; document minutes, decisions, and action items; follow up to ensure completion.

• Manage the intake and prioritization of learning requests.

• Organize logistics for global training programs, including scheduling, invitations, registrations, attendance, and follow-up.

• Aid in the recruitment, onboarding, and scheduling of learning facilitators and certified coaches.

• Monitor curriculum assets, versions, and ownership.

• Facilitate field-based learning activities such as CRL observations and feedback.

• Plan and oversee logistics for team meetings and global in-person sessions, including agendas, travel arrangements, venues, budgets, materials, and post-meeting summaries.

• Organize virtual sessions and recurring calls, including setting up Teams, recording, and distributing materials.

• Create meeting materials, presentations, and summaries.

• Draft, format, and circulate team communications, newsletters, and announcements.

• Assist in change management activities related to learning and technology implementations.

• Act as a point of contact for routine inquiries from IE colleagues.

• Maintain SharePoint sites, Teams channels, and shared folders.

• Support the storage, sharing, and reuse of training resources.

• Help with the LMS and other learning technologies, including uploading materials and generating reports.

• Identify opportunities to standardize or automate repetitive administrative processes.

• Assist with vendor engagement, purchase requests, purchase orders, invoice tracking, and deliverable coordination.

• Monitor team budgets and forecasts and prepare basic financial reports.

• Ensure compliance with policies, training requirements, and document management standards.

• Manage calendars, schedule across global time zones, and coordinate meetings.

• Process expense reports and perform other administrative tasks.

• Onboard new team members and contractors, providing access, systems, and introductory materials.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or an associate's degree with equivalent relevant experience.

• At least 2 years of experience in project coordination or project management within clinical trials.

• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools (Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Employment with ICON is contingent upon possessing the legal right to work in the country where the position is located.

• Comfort with learning new technologies, including AI-enabled and CRM tools, and assisting others in their adoption.

• Ability to work independently, anticipate needs, and follow through with minimal supervision.

• Capability to develop project plans for site-level learning initiatives.

• Strong organizational skills, with a keen attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and deadlines.

• Familiarity with learning and development processes, learning management systems, or training operations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary along with performance-related incentives.

• Health and wellbeing programs, including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable.

• Retirement and pension plans.

• Life assurance and disability coverage.

• Employee assistance programs and wellbeing resources.

• Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways.

• Up to 10% travel.