Principal R Programmer

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

What you will be doing:

• Data preparation and cleaning:
  • Cleaning and transforming raw clinical trial data from various sources to ensure accuracy and consistency for PK/PD analysis.
• Programming PK/PD analyses:
  • Writing R or Rmarkdown code to perform descriptive analysis of PK/PD data and statistical analysis of exposure-response relationships.
• Data visualization:
  • Creating clear and informative graphs and tables to effectively communicate PK/PD findings.
• CDISC compliance:
  • Ensuring data is formatted according to CDISC standards for regulatory submissions
• Validation and quality control:
  • Performing thorough validation checks on programming code and analysis results to maintain data integrity.
• Identifies problems and develops tools that increase the efficiency and capacity of the Clinical PK/PD Programming group.
• Provide trainings to fellow programmers on industrial guidances, new or enhanced features of software tools that are relevant or applicable to job function above.

You are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Math, Stats, Computer Science or similar
• 7+ years of industrial experience
• Must have advanced R programming skills, including tidyverse, ggplot2, Markdown, Quarto, Shiny, etc. Python and/or SAS programming skills are a plus, but not required.
• Knowledge of CDISC standards (SEND, SDTM, and ADaM) is required.
• Desire to work in clinical PK/PD – knowledge and experience of PK/PD concepts and related programming is highly desirable.
• Experience visualizing/presenting data for internal stakeholders or clients
• Capable of implementing more advanced modeling and statistical procedures as requested by study team.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial data and extremely hands on in data manipulations, analysis, and reporting/modeling of analysis results. Including handling of data issues and uncleaned data.
• Professional attitude, self-motivated, logical thinking
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong organization skills and ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously while achieving quality standards and meeting deadlines
• Good verbal and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams
• Ability to problem solve and develop innovative approaches along with a drive to learn and master new techniques and technologies

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, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. 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 through the form below.

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.