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.
We have an incredible opportunity for a Principal Clinical Data Science Lead to join ICON’s Full-Service IOD Clinical Data Science team. The Principal Clinical Data Science Lead (Principal CDSL) leads and serves as the primary contact for end-to-end data review activities performed on clinical trials. They are accountable for achieving clinical data science deliverables on-time, with high-quality, and to agreed financial metrics. The Principal CDSL will serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external team members regarding clinical data review activities and lead these data review activities to ensure delivery of data fit for analysis. They will provide input into clinical system development activities and clinical risk management activities.
Locations: remote or hybrid
- Mexico
- Colombia
- United States
What you will be doing:
- Develops and oversees timeliness of clinical data science activities during the life cycle of studies as it relates to data review and data delivery milestones
- Participates in Sponsor and/or third-party audits
- Forecasts budget, hours, and resourcing for clinical data review activities
- Performs analytic review as defined in the scope of work and functional plans focusing on errors that matter or have a meaningful impact on the safety of the subject or interpretation of the final analysis
- Accountable for the development of planning documents related to data review, data analytics, and data deliverables
- Establishes approach and leads resources to achieve operational and strategic plans
- Travel (approximately 15%) domestic and/or international
Your profile:
- 8+ years of clinical data management experience in a clinical research organization or pharmaceutical company
- 2+ years of experience working in a clinical research organization (CRO)
- Experience with all steps within the data science lifecycle and most major data science study tasks, with proficiency in at least one Clinical Data Management system required (e.g., Rave, Inform, Oracle Clinical, OCRDC, UX EDC)
- Strong project management skills with experience leading multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- Budget and timeline management experience
- Data Analytic and Data Validation experience
- Established Mentor and/or SME experience
- Bachelor’s degree or local equivalent
- Equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience may be considered in place of the education and experience stated above. All employees must read, write, and speak fluent English and host country language.
* Please submit all applications in English *
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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
- 8+ years of clinical data management experience in a clinical research organization or pharmaceutical company
- At least 2 years of experience working in a clinical research organization
- Experience across the clinical data science lifecycle and major clinical data science study tasks
- Proficiency in at least one clinical data management system, such as Rave, Inform, Oracle Clinical, OCRDC, or UX EDC
- Strong project management skills, including leading multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- Budget and timeline management experience
- Data analytics and data validation experience
- Established mentor or subject matter expert experience
- Bachelor's degree or local equivalent
- Fluent English and host-country language proficiency
- Legal right to work in the country where the role is based
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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.
