Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer
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Job description
We are currently seeking a Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer to join our diverse and dynamic team. As a Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer at ICON, you will play a key role in designing and developing clinical data solutions, ensuring the efficient handling, analysis, and reporting of complex clinical trial data. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive data-driven insights that support the advancement of cutting-edge therapies and innovative clinical research.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Lead the design, development, and validation of clinical data programming solutions across CDMS, data ingestion, and analytics systems
- Oversee the end-to-end SDLC, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and scalable data deliverables
- Act as the primary programming contact during study setup and delivery, collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Program and review datasets, data transfers, and analytics outputs, ensuring data quality, integrity, and consistency
- Identify and mitigate data and project risks, supporting timely and accurate study delivery
- Serve as Programmer Lead for studies, overseeing programming deliverables and providing technical direction
- Mentor junior programmers and support knowledge sharing and best practices
Requirements
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in computer science, biostatistics, data science, or a related field
- Strong experience in clinical data programming with SAS, R, or Python
- In-depth knowledge of CDMS/EDC systems, data validation, and clinical trial processes
- Understanding of CDISC standards (SDTM, ADaM) and SDLC
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Benefits & conditions
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 maximize 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.