R Shiny Application Developer

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.

• Develop data analysis solutions for complex business problems in collaboration with biostatisticians and statistical programmers, using tools such as R Shiny or Python-based web applications.
• Ensure technical validity, compliance to the sponsor's standards, SOPs and regulatory requirements.
• Test, debug and optimize applications to ensure that they work as expected, using both manual and automated testing techniques and provide documentation as per the sponsor's guidance.
• Develop and maintain deployment and configuration instructions and ensure performance, security, and scalability of deployed applications.
• Provide technical support to junior level programmers on day-to-day assigned activities. 
• Ensure efficient communication with the sponsor team.
• Work with the FSP leader to plan resources and timelines. 
• Alert on challenges and manage changes in project plans. 

• Bachelor or Master of Science degree or equivalent in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Life Science, or related field. 
• at least 6 years of programming experience (3+ for R, R Shiny) in analyzing and visualizing clinical trial data in the pharmaceutical industry, producing deliverables for submission.
• Advanced statistical computing software skills (e.g., SAS, R and R Shiny Framework) in a clinical data environment across multiple therapeutic areas, thorough understanding of relational databases and their correlation to submission-ready database structure (CDISC data structure requirements).
• Demonstrated programming experience and proficiency with R, R Shiny, tidyverse packages and R Markdown in building advanced R packages and modular Shiny apps (or other development stack).
• Excellent knowledge of Good Programming Practices and CDISC standards.
• Ability to perform, coordinate and oversee the preparation, execution, reporting and documentation of all programming deliverables of a project, with minimal supervision.  
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to work as part of a global team. 

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, colour, 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.

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