Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organizations.
With our patients at the center of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.
Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.

Primary Responsibilities

• Acts as the primary point of contact for complex development related questions by the project team.

• Functions as a lead for all responsibilities of the role.

• Serves as the lead for one or more projects and actively participates in client meetings and audits.

• Functions as a lead to develop and support other Developers with complex screen dynamic programming and custom programs.

• Leads the development of materials for the bid defense process and client demonstrations.

• Increases the knowledge of the global Data Operations group through presentations and preparation of training materials.

• Functions as a lead in the organization, creation, and oversight for the administration of training and mentoring for junior levels.

• May independently supervise several individuals and acts in place of the functional manager during an absence.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Reviews the design and assembly of eCRFs. 

• Reviews and comments on Edit Check Specifications (ECS) and copies and makes modifications to library edit checks when required.

• Responsible for the programming of dynamic eCRF functionality and edit checks according to defined specifications. 

• Responsible for development of custom programs and Data Validation Outputs (DVO) and review of the developed outputs to ensure they meet the agreed specifications.  

• Reviews Data Transfer Specifications (DTS) and provides constructive feedback. Creates and maintains external data handling instructions and import program specifications. Receives and manages regular imports of data, including blinded and unblinded data.

• Contributes to the management of trial deliverables and project scope. Tracks and communicates project development status and worked units to the project team and functional management.

• Actively participates in internal meetings and provides constructive feedback to peers, team leads and managers, and functional management. 

• Responsible for raw data transfers out of the CDMS.

• Advanced knowledge of the requirements, capabilities, and limitations of up to two or more clinical data management systems and system administration role for at least one clinical data management system

• Advanced knowledge of pharmaceutical environments and clinical data management systems

Requirements :

8 years of relevant experience years of relevant experience

Custom function programming experience is mandatory.

Benefits of Working in ICON:
Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture – one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.

At ICON, our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.

ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and 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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