Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer

🕒 September 9

🇮🇳 India – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

📊 Data Scientist

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ICON plc

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1990

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

ICON plc is a global provider of clinical, consulting, and commercial services across various sectors in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. They offer a wide range of clinical solutions, including decentralised clinical trials, cardiac safety solutions, early clinical laboratories, and medical imaging. ICON also provides technology solutions that support drug development from early phases to post-marketing. Their therapeutic expertise spans cardiovascular, oncology, internal medicine, and more, with a strong focus on transformative therapies like cell and gene therapies and biosimilars. ICON is recognized as a leading Contract Research Organisation (CRO), regularly providing thought leadership and contributing to industry publications and events. Their services are tailored to optimize clinical trials, offer regulatory intelligence, and deliver real-world evidence through robust data analysis and patient-centric solutions.

📋 Description

• Manage day-to-day clinical data science activities • Support the team to deliver quality outcomes • Lead the design, development, and validation of data science programming solutions for clinical trials • Collaborate with biostatisticians, data managers, and clinical teams to develop data specifications and analysis plans • Program and validate datasets, tables, listings, and figures (TLFs) according to study requirements • Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of clinical data through quality control and validation checks • Mentor and guide junior programmers • Provide technical leadership within the data science programming team

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, computer science, or a related discipline • 7+ years of experience • Must have experience in Rave/Veeva • Should have experience in SAS/JReview • Extensive experience in clinical data programming • Proficiency in SAS, R, or other relevant programming languages • In-depth knowledge of clinical trial data structures • Knowledge of CDISC standards (SDTM, ADaM) • Knowledge of regulatory requirements • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Excellent communication and leadership skills • Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously • Willingness to travel as required (approximately 10%) • Legal right to work in the country where the role is based

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary and performance related incentives • Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable • Retirement and pension plans • Life assurance and disability coverage • Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources • Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways