Senior Clinical Data & EDC Programmer (Remote)

KCR Placement; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ICON plc, a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation, seeks a Principal Clinical Data & EDC Programmer to lead CDMS programming, eCRF checks, and analytics for trials. Remote or hybrid work across the Americas is supported while maintaining data integrity and efficiency.

You will mentor programmers, develop vendor data handling programs, and collaborate with data managers, statisticians, and PMs to ensure seamless integration of programming across study teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with EDC programming (Medidata Rave and/or Veeva).
• Proficiency with SQL and/or SAS for vendor data imports or DM reconciliation.
• Experience leading studies, training, and mentoring junior programmers.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Attention to detail and high-quality results.
• Experience with R and Python (preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, and maintain programming solutions for CDMS/EDC systems and analytics in clinical trials.
• Create data transfer programs and data validation outputs.
• Collaborate with data managers, project managers, and biostatisticians to integrate programming solutions.
• Serve as primary contact during study set up and maintenance for system programming questions.
• Mentor and train other programmers; share knowledge via presentations and training materials.
• Lead innovations in analytical techniques, automation, and process improvements.

Skills

EDC programming

SQL

SAS

Python

R

Leadership

Training & mentoring

Problem solving

Communication

Bid defense

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Medidata Rave

Veeva

SQL

SAS

Python

R

Job description

ICON plc, a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation, seeks a Principal Clinical Data & EDC Programmer to lead CDMS programming, eCRF checks, and analytics for trials. Remote or hybrid work across the Americas is supported while maintaining data integrity and efficiency.

You will mentor programmers, develop vendor data handling programs, and collaborate with data managers, statisticians, and PMs to ensure seamless integration of programming across study teams.