Data Scientist

Data Scientist - Office with Flex - Dublin, Ireland

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.

Responsibilities

The data scientist must combine extensive data analytical, artificial intelligence (especially machine learning) and visualization expertise, a strong scientific perspective and a focus on delivering data-driven solutions to the business. Working within a dedicated data and analytics team, s/he will have a natural interest in exploring a wide range of datasets to solve problems and build new solutions that make ICON a leading player in this space. Depending on team and project requirements at any given time, our data scientists engage in one or more of the following activities:

• Use a combination of local and cloud tools to analyse, cleanse and transform different types of data and content for consumption by AI and machine learning models.
• Use the most appropriate data modelling/machine learning principles and tools to design, explore and build scalable data solutions, potentially from source systems through to the presentation layer.
• Where required, develop data and software solutions to deliver a robust and automated deployment of AI/ML services for everyday business use.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to understand the operational challenges and goals and to then explore, design and build appropriate data solutions to meet those goals and alleviate the business challenge.
• Collaborate with software engineers and other IT professionals to understand the capabilities and constraints around security, data governance and technology infrastructure to ensure that AI solutions are scalable, automatable, cost efficient and secure and that they comply with data policies and regulations.
• Work to differentiate ICON from competitors by exploring and developing solutions that drive meaningful outcomes for customers.
• Monitor and be aware of trends in technology, data sciences and business practice in the pharmaceutical industry, and provide advice and recommendations on emerging AI/ML trends and applications.
• Work to deliver maximum customer value for minimum cost.
• Undertake other reasonably related duties as may be assigned from time to time.
• Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which centre around our commitment to people, clients and performance.
• As a member of staff, the employee is expected to embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.

Requirements

• Ability to translate a business problem into an analytical problem that can be solved with data and machine learning.
• Experience in the use of machine learning, artificial neural networks, natural language processing and robotic process automation.
• Good knowledge of statistics and statistical analysis.
• Experience with a wide range of data storage technologies and architectures, including data warehouses, data lakes, graph databases, NoSQL and clustering and experience working with structured data, semi-structured data and unstructured data.
• Advanced skills in data wrangling, analysis and visualisation.
• Mature software engineering skills, including primary code development, code optimisation and workflow and deployment scripting.
• Good knowledge of cloud services, including serverless computing services and machine learning tools.
• Degree in a relevant IT or natural sciences discipline.

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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 maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized 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, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. 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 or submit a request here

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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