Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer

As a Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer to support our Global Development Data Management team by developing and maintaining standard and custom clinical data reports and tools across multiple platforms. This role is critical to ensuring high data quality, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence in clinical data oversight.

What you will be doing:

• Develop, test, and maintain global standard and custom clinical data review reports and dashboards across platforms such as JReview, Spotfire, SAS, and SQL.
• Translate clinical study team needs into actionable report specifications, including patient profiles, reconciliation reports, and metrics tracking.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to support integrated data review (CRF, eCOA, biomarker data) and ensure compliance with clinical data standards.
• Contribute to internal process documentation (SOPs, working procedures) and manage metadata definitions within the MDR system.
• Deliver role-based training and provide innovative, scalable reporting solutions to enhance data management oversight and compliance tracking.

You are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Biology, Data Management, or a related scientific/analytic field.
• 5–8 years of experience in clinical data management within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Proficiency in SQL and scripting, with hands-on experience in JReview, Spotfire, SAS, and other reporting/analytics platforms (e.g., Tableau, Qlik).
• Solid understanding of FDA/ICH guidelines, drug development processes, and data compliance standards for computerized systems in clinical trials.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work cross-functionally in a matrixed environment.

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.