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# Principal R Programmer

- **Company:** IQVIA
- **Location:** Durham, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $98,200.0 - $273,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Clinical Data Management, Computer Programming, Data Cleansing, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, R (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Markdown, SAS (Software), Information Technology
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.healthjobsnationwide.com/node/15420742/apply-external

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Math, Stats, Computer Science or similar
 * 5+ years of industrial experience
 * Must have advanced R programming skills, including tidyverse, ggplot2, Markdown, Quarto, Shiny, etc. Python and/or SAS programming skills are a plus, but not required.
 * Knowledge of CDISC standards (SEND, SDTM, and ADaM) is required.
 * Desire to work in clinical PK/PD - knowledge and experience of PK/PD concepts and related programming is highly desirable.
 * Experience visualizing/presenting data for internal stakeholders or clients
 * Capable of implementing more advanced modeling and statistical procedures as requested by study team.
 * Strong understanding of clinical trial data and extremely hands on in data manipulations, analysis, and reporting/modeling of analysis results. Including handling of data issues and uncleaned data.
 * Professional attitude, self-motivated, logical thinking
 * Excellent attention to detail
 * Strong organization skills and ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously while achieving quality standards and meeting deadlines
 * Good verbal and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams
 * Ability to problem solve and develop innovative approaches along with a drive to learn and master new techniques and technologies

## Description

Join a sponsor-dedicated team, progressing with in-house study activities over the years. Experienced R programmer needed to provide technical expertise for clinical PK/PD department to meet internal and external needs., * Data preparation and cleaning:

 + Cleaning and transforming raw clinical trial data from various sources to ensure accuracy and consistency for PK/PD analysis.
 * Programming PK/PD analyses:
 + Writing R or Rmarkdown code to perform descriptive analysis of PK/PD data and statistical analysis of exposure-response relationships.
 * Data visualization:
 + Creating clear and informative graphs and tables to effectively communicate PK/PD findings.
 * CDISC compliance:
 + Ensuring data is formatted according to CDISC standards for regulatory submissions
 * Validation and quality control:
 + Performing thorough validation checks on programming code and analysis results to maintain data integrity.
 * Identifies problems and develops tools that increase the efficiency and capacity of the Clinical PK/PD Programming group.


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