Senior Clinical Data Science Lead
- South Africa, UK
- ICON Strategic Solutions
- Biometrics Portfolio
- Remote

Talent Acquisition Business Partner
- Icon Strategic Solutions
About the role
ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations. With our patients at the centre 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.
What you will be doing:
- Tapping into your technical and clinical expertise, performing scientific data review with focus on complex indication and therapy related elements of the study
- Involved in study related activities from the protocol design stage onwards, providing input into the study specific and/or indication specific data collection tools.
- Close partnership with study physician(s) and study scientist(s) in order to establish, align and confirm scientific clinical data review expectations for assigned trial(s).
- Reviews content and integration requirements for eCRF and other data collection tools
- Reviews (complex) scientific study data, manages queries and holds discussions with relevant stakeholders. Involvement in other review activities (e.g., Coding, SAE reconciliation) is possible.
- Leads and attends meetings as appropriate.
- Establishes conventions and quality expectations for clinical data.
- Works in collaboration with the study physicians, study scientists, global data managers, statisticians and other stakeholders
- Identifies and communicates lessons learned and best practices.
You posses:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in a health/scientific discipline
- 5+ years of Clinical Data Management experience
- Robust experience with EDC (E.g. Medidata Rave) and use of Data Review tools such as J‐Review
- Deep understanding of drug development
- Strong technical skills, including experience working with using Microsoft Excel functionality
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
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.
Impactful work. Meaningful careers. Quality rewards.
At ICON, our employees are our greatest strength. That’s why we are committed to empowering you to live your best life, both inside and outside of work. Whether your ambition is lead a global team, become a deep scientific or technical expert, work in-house with our customers or gain experience in a variety of different ICON functions, we will support you in realising your full potential. See all locations Learn more about Our Culture at ICON
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