Senior Statistical Programmer

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.

What you will be doing:

The Senior Statistical Programmer provides support to the lead programmer and study team on all programming activities according to the study requirements and the timelines. This role contributes to studies in various therapeutical areas and all clinical trial phases. The incumbent implements and executes the programming and project standard under minimal supervision of the lead programmer and manager to support ongoing clinical studies and requests for study report, regulatory submission, and ad hoc/post hoc analysis. Maintains programming documentations such as study tracker, code, logs, and outputs in a regulated environment. The incumbent will work closely with partnering functions and external functional service providers. The incumbent may participate in and contribute to department goals and SME topics.

• Provide programming support within multiple studies/projects in various study activities with timely and high-quality programming deliverables in assigned tasks and projects
• Demonstrate company values by demonstrating excellence, competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, ownership, and accountability
• Participate in cross-functional collaborations to support the study conduct and reporting activities.
• Create and maintain the programming specification and other documentation in in accordance with SOPs/Guidance/WI/process to ensure traceability and regulatory compliance
• Understand the scope of work, estimate the timelines and communication to the study team and/or management.
• Participate and contribute towards department goals and SME topics 

You are:

MS. (BS) in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Life Science, or related discipline with  8 plus years of programming experience preferably in processing clinical trial data in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical or health related industry. SAS Certification desirable.

Required Skills

• Proficiency in SAS programming skills in a clinical data environment. Knowledge of other programming languages such as R, Python etc. is a plus.
• Good knowledge of pharmaceutical clinical development (i.e., understanding of statistical concepts, techniques, and clinical trial principles).
• Ability to work on global interdisciplinary teams. Good organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills. Positive attitude, team player and growth mindset

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

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, 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 or submit a request here.

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.