Data Standards Engineer

IQVIA; Zaventem; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA is seeking an experienced professional to lead end-to-end design aligned with CDISC standards, SDTM and ADaM, and regulatory guidance. You will partner with statisticians and programming teams to build global tools, train clients, and mentor colleagues in CDISC governance and best practices.

The role emphasizes leadership in standard adoption, tool development, and ensuring submissions meet FDA guidance while advancing the industry through IQVIA initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor level degree in CS, statistics or related field.
• Hands-on CDISC SDTM and ADaM experience required.
• Experience with CDISC, HL7 or Transcelerate standards helpful.
• Strong communication skills and mentoring ability expected.

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end design of client standards and study specs aligned to CDISC.
• Support clients and IQVIA in CDISC standards through training and mentorship.
• Partner with project statisticians to build global tools for CDISC use.
• Lead implementation of productivity tools to improve compliance and timeliness.
• Mentor teams in technology and systems like metadata repositories.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Macro/subroutine development

SAS programming

Multiple programming languages

Education

Bachelor's Degree in computer science, statistics, or related

Tools

CDISC SDTM/ADaM

Job description

Job Summary

This position is responsible for the development of the end-to-end design of client standards and study specifications that align to the CDISC standards and regulatory agency guidance’s.

Job Responsibilities

• Support clients and IQVIA as an authority in the use of CDISC Standards through communication, collaboration, training, and mentorship.
• Partner with project statisticians and programming teams to develop global tools to support project programming needs in the use of CDISC Standards
• Lead the implementation of productivity tools for IQVIA and clients which improve compliance, efficiencies, and timeliness of deliverables to clients.
• Provide training and mentorship for the use of technology and systems, such as metadata repositories, to support IQVIA and client’s in their use.
• Assures that work delivered to clients meet minimum submission requirements as defined by FDA Guidance Documents and other regulatory guidance.
• Guide clients in their use of CDISC standards through governance teams.
• Monitors regulatory authority and standards organization sites for updates and informs IQVIA leadership of updates.
• Work on other IQVIA initiatives as a CDISC representative.
• Interact with various CDISC sanctioned teams in the development of standards.
• Represent IQVIA in the industry as a leader in the use of Standards and Automation
• Support leadership in the development of processes and tools which enable CDISC compliance.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, statistics, or a related area
• Experience with CDISC Standards, specifically SDTM and ADaM
• Experience on industry team involved in standards such as CDISC, HL7, or Transcelerate.
• Strong communication skills
• 10 years SAS programming experience or other related programming language experience preferred. Knowledge of macro or subroutine development is expected.
• Knowledge and experience in two or more programming languages such as SAS, R, Python, Julia, C#, Java, or other language
• Relevant statistical programming experience with pharmaceutical clinical trial data preferred
• Experience in mentoring and developing others in the use of CDISC standards

Experience In Submissions To Regulatory Authority Preferred

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

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