Clinical Data Science Programmer

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

What you will be doing:

• Responsible for translating clinical study team needs into specifications and aggregating clinical data sources, derivations and algorithms using SAS and/or Python/SQL as input into report solutions to monitor safety, risk, and quality tolerance limits (QTLs) and compliance in support of Risk Management Central Monitoring analytical risk-based monitoring (ARBM).
• Serve as a primary report delivery contact for key stakeholders including risk based central monitoring, data management, clinical study team members, clinical scientists, and physicians. 
• Accountable for planning and execution of study specific reporting activities across portfolio within area of responsibility. 
• Proactively engage in project team meetings, lead, and organize meetings to develop detailed plans and as applicable. 
• Analyze data sources, design, and execute data reports, visualizations through understanding and translation of business requirements. 
• Provide hands on SAS and/or Python /SQL programming, data manipulation for all aspects of data quality and clinical safety review reports in Spotfire and other reporting solutions.
• Connect with user community to identify areas of opportunity where technical solutions that may drive a competitive
• Inspire new and creative ways to meet data review objectives through proactive identification of gaps, inefficiencies in current processes and projects recommending opportunities for improvement. 
• Partner and lend contributions to the development of reporting prototypes for new solutions as applicable. 
• Conceptualize new strategies that contribute to the improvement of existing reporting solutions. 
• Support and train end users for implementation of reports, including development and execution of training material and process documentation. 
• Maintain knowledge of current industry trends and technologies relative to data reporting and data review to leverage where appropriate to optimize functional capability/efficiency.

You possess:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher and/or equivalent in computer science, data science/data engineering, mathematics, or another relevant scientific field (or equivalent theoretical/technical depth). Cumulative experiences in other relative industries such as Data Sciences roles will also be considered.
• Clinical programming experience and experience working on a clinical trial. 
• Statistical programming experience is a plus. 
• Expert knowledge of SAS programming and clinical programming practices including data source transformation and algorithmic derivations. R, Python and SQL experience a plus. 
• Experience in using tools intended for report writing, analytics, visualizations, or dashboard creation such as Spotfire, Tableau, Qlik, JReview, Business Objects, Oracle BI or Crystal Reports a plus. 
• Experience working in highly diverse teams within clinical research; cross-functional, global, multiregional.
• Project management skills. 
• Highly organized with excellent written and verbal communication. 

What ICON can offer you:

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 maximise 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

Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits

At ICON, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.

https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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