Brian Mallon is executive vice president of Sites, Patients & Study Start Up at ICON. Based in Dublin, he brings more than 15 years of experience at ICON, where he has held a range of senior leadership roles across legal, procurement, and commercialisation. Prior to his current role, Mallon led ICON’s Commercialisation & Outcomes division, overseeing global teams in Real World Solutions, Medical Device & Diagnostic Research, and Patient Centred Services. He is known for building high-performing teams and driving innovation across operational functions that support the delivery of clinical trials.
Study startup delays persist due to multiple factors, with improved performance increasingly tied to aligning feasibility and activation planning with real-world site capacity, maintaining early momentum, and reducing operational friction through clearer coordination and enabling technologies.
