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.

As a Clinical Research Associate you will be accountable for performance and compliance for assigned protocols and sites in the Netherlands. You will work for one single client, a global pharmaceutical company located in the greater Amsterdam region. A company dedicated to be an innovative, research driven biopharma, with a stable pipeline of innovative products.

ICON has a large and dedicated team of Clinical Trial Assistants, Clinical Research Associates, Clinical Trial Managers,.... working at this sponsor, so you will feel part of ICON and the sponsor very quickly! You will also have a dedicated line manager that will support you in your function and your future career.

A Typical Day in the Life of a CRA

As a Clinical Research Associate (CRA), no two days are ever the same:

• Under the oversight of the CRA Manager, you are responsible for ensuring that clinical trials are conducted in compliance with ICH-GCP guidelines, local country regulations, sponsor policies, quality standards, and adverse event reporting requirements.
• You act as the primary point of contact and site manager for your assigned clinical trial sites, maintaining oversight throughout all phases of the study. This includes building strong relationships with site staff, providing guidance, and ensuring protocol compliance at every stage.
• Your day might start with reviewing site documentation and preparing for a monitoring visit. During the visit, you verify that data is being accurately and promptly reported, address any protocol deviations, and resolve outstanding queries. You meticulously document findings in a monitoring report and plan the next visit to ensure continued compliance and progress.
• Beyond monitoring, you play a strategic role in site management—identifying, selecting, initiating, and eventually closing out study sites. You’re also involved in safety oversight, ensuring timely and accurate reporting of adverse events.
• In addition to site-level activities, you contribute to internal meetings and project workstreams, often serving as a subject matter expert (SME) on monitoring processes and systems. Your experience makes you a valuable resource to newer colleagues, and you take pride in mentoring and sharing best practices.
• You are also proactive in expanding the clinical research footprint—scouting for potential new sites, assessing their feasibility, and helping bring them on board.

You are:

Every day, you balance scientific rigor with practical coordination, attention to detail with big-picture thinking, and independent work with team collaboration—ensuring the success of the studies and, ultimately, the well-being of patients.

• By preference you hold a Master degree iin biomedical sciences or a bachelor in a paramedical field. You discovered that working in a lab is not your cup of tea and have affinity with clinical research
• First working experience in clinical research monitoring (at least 1 year of experience). Of course, we also welcome more experienced candidates and adapt the role in function of your experience.
• Communicative skills in Dutch and English
• Heart for clinical research and for your assigned studies/sites
• You love to communicate with different stakeholder and love to encourage people, drive them and being the point of contact for your studies

Why ICON?

• Homebased contract with the option to come to the clients' office or ICON office
• Varied job with endless developing opportunities and training
• Dedicated line manager as of the first day!
• Flexibility work-life
• Competitive salary package with company car

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 maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised 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, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others

Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits

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, colour, 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 through the form below.

https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations

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.