ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.
As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients and suppliers.
As a Senior Clinical Data Science Programmer at ICON, you will develop and implement programming solutions to support the analysis and reporting of clinical trial data.
What You Will Do:
Your experience in clinical data science will be key in delivering high-quality outcomes and mentoring colleagues.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing, validating, and maintaining programming solutions for data analysis and reporting in clinical trials.
- Collaborating with clinical data scientists and biostatisticians to ensure the integration of programming solutions into the overall data management process.
- Overseeing the generation of statistical datasets, tables, listings, and figures to support regulatory submissions and study reports.
- Providing guidance on programming best practices, coding standards, and data quality control measures.
- Staying updated on advancements in programming languages and data management tools to enhance operational efficiencies.
Your Profile:
You will have a strong foundation in clinical data science, with the experience to work independently and guide others.
Required qualifications and experience:
- Bachelor's degree in life sciences, computer science, or a related discipline
- Extensive experience in programming for clinical trials, with proficiency in languages such as SAS, R, or Python.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills, with a commitment to delivering high-quality results.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse teams and influence outcomes.
Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.
Rewards & Benefits
ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.
Benefits may include:
- Competitive base salary and performance related incentives
- Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
- Retirement and pension plans
- Life assurance and disability coverage
- Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
- Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways
Benefits may vary depending on role and location.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
Inclusion and Accessibility
ICON is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know or submit a request here.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in life sciences, computer science, or related discipline
- Extensive experience programming for clinical trials
- Proficiency in SAS, R, or Python
- Experience generating statistical datasets, tables, listings, and figures for regulatory submissions
- Experience developing, validating, and maintaining programming solutions for data analysis and reporting
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Legal right to work in the country where the role is based
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off and flexibility provisions are positioned as a meaningful part of the total package, including vacation/annual leave and flexible work scheduling. Flexibility is sometimes cited as helping offset long hours in certain roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement and savings support is presented as a core component of the benefits package, including offerings such as pension arrangements in some locations and a U.S. 401(k) plan with company match. Financial planning resources are also emphasized as part of broader security benefits.
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What We Do
Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. We do this by delivering best in class information, solutions and performance, with an unyielding focus on quality at all times. We offer a full range of consulting, development and commercialisation services from a global network of offices in 53 countries. We focus our innovation on the factors that are critical to our clients – reducing time to market, reducing cost, and increasing quality – and our global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas.
