I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at ICON (New York, NY)
Interview
Contacted by HR via email to set up an initial phone interview scheduled via webex (no video, just audio). On the day/time of interview he never joined the meeting or sent an email about what happened, etc, but after my second time of following up he apologized and rescheduled. Phone interview lasted about 15 min and just basic HR-level questions about my background and interest in the position. I was originally interviewing for a Site Activation Lead but after seeing my experience with consent reviews, I was kind of transferred over to the Study Start Up Associate (SSUA) - informed consent forms role. They sent me an assessment via email to complete (reviewing practice consent form and writing portions of another practice consent form) which took me several hours to complete. After returning the assessment I didn't hear anything back for a week so I followed up and he said the team was impressed with assessment and wanted to schedule an official web ex interview which was scheduled about a month later. It was a video interview (they could see me, I couldn't see them) with manager and director and lasted about 1.5 hours. Both of them were very nice and started out asking about my background and experience reviewing consent forms, negotiating language, working across study teams, etc. Asked how I prioritize and manage deadlines and what I would tell someone who needed something done late on a Friday and I had other deadlines to complete first. The language barrier was not as challenging as I thought and they were very understanding and casual, not trying to catch you off guard or anything. They did go over my assessment results which I was not expecting, but was nice to see what I got wrong/right. I sent a f/u email to HR the next day saying thank you, etc, and didn't hear anything back for about 1.5 weeks, didn't get final offer for 2 weeks. Process took 3 months total, if you don't hear anything follow up with them!
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ICON (Ciudad de Mexico) in Nov 2025
Interview
Excelente proceso, todo muy fácil y rápido. La reclutados fue rapidísima en contactarme y agendar entrevista con los managers. Los managers fueron muy accesibles y respondieron todas mis preguntas. Me encantó el proceso con ICON y estoy muy feliz de mi decisión en unirme.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at ICON (Warsaw, Masovia) in Apr 2024
Interview
I was referred by my friend and the process was smooth because the recruiter avoided standard recruitment questions but asked me about my professional experience instead. When one opening was closed or I wasn’t chosen, the recruiter was trying to find another job position for me.
Panel Interview with 4-5 managers. Typical interview questions. Must have clinical research knowledge. There are 2 rounds of interviews with an online assessment that you get 3 days to complete.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your understanding of the start-up phase of clinical research.