Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer
- India
- ICON Strategic Solutions
- Biometrics Portfolio
- Home-Based
TA Business Partner
- Icon Strategic Solutions
About the role
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.
Job Title: Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer [ Data Anonymization]
Location : Bangalore/ Remote
What you will be doing:
- Strong programming skills (preferably in SAS) within the pharmaceutical industry.
- It involves evaluating data sharing requests, defining and implementing programming to anonymize clinical data, and publishing it to the Vivli platform
- Familiarity with clinical data standards, especially CDISC, SDTM, and ADaM.
- Ability to work independently and handle anonymization activities for external sharing.
- Attention to detail, curiosity, flexibility, and strong collaboration skills.
- Experience in external data sharing and knowledge of platforms like Vivli.
You are:
- Any Life science Graduate
- Prior pharma or CRO industry experience working on global clinical studies and projects or global process and system initiatives
- Prior experience with systems and processes that include an end-to-end data flow and the transformation of data in support of data review and/or data cleaning
- Minimum 7+ years of experience required
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, 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.
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.
Impactful work. Meaningful careers. Quality rewards.
At ICON, our employees are our greatest strength. That’s why we are committed to empowering you to live your best life, both inside and outside of work. Whether your ambition is lead a global team, become a deep scientific or technical expert, work in-house with our customers or gain experience in a variety of different ICON functions, we will support you in realising your full potential. See all locations Learn more about Our Culture at ICON
Day in the life

Teaser label
A Day In The LifeContent type
BlogsPublish date
04/21/2023
Summary
From Clinical Trial Assistant to Clinical Operations Manager, Adrienne Purdy shares her journey.Tell us about you role and what you do at ICON? I have been at ICON since 2013 and I have been growing
by
Adrienne Purdy
Similar jobs at ICON
Salary
Location
Bangalore
Department
Biometrics Roles
Location
Bangalore
Business Area
ICON Strategic Solutions
Job Categories
Biometrics Portfolio
Job Type
Permanent
Description
ICON plc continues to drive efficiencies through the standardization of data management practices. This role supports the creation and maintenance of content in the Data Standards Catalog under guided
Reference
2025-120621
Expiry date
01/01/0001
Author
Abhisikta MishraAuthor
Abhisikta MishraSalary
Location
Bangalore
Department
Biometrics Roles
Location
Bangalore
Business Area
ICON Strategic Solutions
Job Categories
Biometrics Portfolio
Job Type
Permanent
Description
The role defines and facilitates the participant data journey, identifying participant data sources, transport methods, ingestion to client's ecosystem and mitigating potential challenges to ensure un
Reference
2025-120625
Expiry date
01/01/0001
Author
Abhisikta MishraAuthor
Abhisikta MishraSalary
Location
Bengaluru
Department
Biometrics Roles
Location
Bengaluru
Business Area
ICON Strategic Solutions
Job Categories
Biometrics Portfolio
Job Type
Permanent
Description
As a (job title) you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.
Reference
2025-120628
Expiry date
01/01/0001
Author
Abhisikta MishraAuthor
Abhisikta MishraSalary
Location
Bengaluru
Department
Biometrics Roles
Location
Bengaluru
Business Area
ICON Strategic Solutions
Job Categories
Biometrics Portfolio
Job Type
Permanent
Description
The role defines and facilitates the participant data journey, identifying participant data sources, transport methods, ingestion to client's ecosystem and mitigating potential challenges to ensure un
Reference
2025-120619
Expiry date
01/01/0001
Author
Abhisikta MishraAuthor
Abhisikta MishraSalary
Location
Bangalore
Department
Biometrics Roles
Location
Bangalore
Business Area
ICON Strategic Solutions
Job Categories
Biometrics Portfolio
Job Type
Permanent
Description
The Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer will be responsible for effectively supporting the Global Development Data Management organization by creating and maintaining a global library of standard da
Reference
2025-120622
Expiry date
01/01/0001
Author
Abhisikta MishraAuthor
Abhisikta MishraSalary
Location
Bengaluru
Department
Biometrics Roles
Location
Bengaluru
Business Area
ICON Strategic Solutions
Job Categories
Biometrics Portfolio
Job Type
Permanent
Description
The Senior Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer will play a critical role in Clinical Development through ensuring the delivery of appropriately structured external data, including but not limited to
Reference
2025-120620
Expiry date
01/01/0001
Author
Abhisikta MishraAuthor
Abhisikta Mishra