Principal Clinical Data Science Lead

Principal Clinical Data Science Lead - Mexico & Colombia

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.

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 (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: home-based OR hybrid

• Mexico
• Colombia

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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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.

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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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