Fairly straight forward interview with a CV run through followed by some scenario/ competency based questions. Friendly and effective interviewer. Asked good follow up questions where required. No problems or curveball.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you discovered there was a missing ICF at site during a monitoring visit?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at ICON (Blue Bell, PA)
Interview
panel of two line managers asking you questions about being a cra. behavioral and circumstantial. they also ask you to talk about your background and to walk them through your resume or experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if you found an unreported SAE while on site?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ICON (Montreal, QC) in Aug 2025
Interview
Amazing ICON recruiter. Very friendly and professional interview process. Second interview was with two nice people from the Clinical team. The whole process took about two weeks. In general, the process interview was very professional and respectful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do I manage priority ? Give an exemple in a CRA daily life.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at ICON (Johannesburg)
Interview
1st interview with the recruiter, second with ops manager and 3rd one with the sponsor team. The interview with the sponsor is not too in depth and focuses on technical questions.
Senior CRA applicants have rated the interview process at ICON with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior CRA roles take an average of 58 days to get hired, when considering 20 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at ICON overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at ICON as a Senior CRA according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Drug test: 18%
Group panel interview: 16%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 9%
One on one interview: 9%
Presentation: 7%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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