Intern – Clinical Data Engineer, South Africa (Bloemfontein)

Parexel; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 78,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Parexel in Bloemfontein is seeking ambitious recent graduates for a paid 12-month Internship as Clinical Data Engineer. You will work under close supervision on electronic data activities, with structured learning and mentorship.

The role covers programming offline listings, trend analysis, SAS data handling, data ingestion and reconciliation of third-party data, with adherence to ICH-GCP and SOPs. Office-based in Bloemfontein starting January 2027.

Qualifications

• Final Year IT/CS/DS student or Honours degree holder in IT/CS/DS.
• Experience with data analysis and programming concepts is beneficial.
• Familiarity with SAS or similar data tools is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Programming offline listings and custom reports for data insights.
• Handle missing values and read raw data files to create data structures.
• Maintain first-time quality on all deliverables and ensure traceability.
• Document deviations and communicate results to project teams.
• Collaborate with global teams under supervision.

Skills

Data analysis

Programming

SAS

Documentation

Education

Final Year IT/CS/DS student

Honours degree in IT/CS/DS

Job description

We are looking for ambitious recent graduates who are ready to take their first step into the professional world. This paid 12-month internship is designed to provide meaningful experience, structured learning, mentorship, and exposure to real projects that will help you grow both personally and professionally.

This is an opportunity for an Clinical Data Engineer internship. The Intern Clinical Data Engineer works with close supervision to support various activities related to electronic data, and/or the application of computer and communication technologies. General areas of responsibility include programming offline listings, trend analysis, data review, ingestion, and reconciliation of third party data. All tasks should be performed in accordance with corporate quality standards, SOPs/Work Instructions/Guidelines, ICH-GCP and/or other international regulatory requirements.

General Areas Of Responsibility Also Include:

• Programming of offline listings and custom reports to allow better insights to all external data.
• Handling Missing Values, reading raw data files, creating data structures, handling programming errors, accessing, and managing data, appending, and concatenating SAS datasets.
• Accountable for first time quality on all deliverables.
• Maintain all supporting documentation for studies in accordance with SOPs/Guidelines/Work Instructions to ensure traceability and regulatory compliance. This includes the documentation of any deviations and dissemination of these to the rest of the project teams.
• Work with global teams.

Requirements:

• Final Year (Under-Grad Degree) or Honor Degree students in Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science.

Please note - this Internship starts January 2027 and is office based in Bloemfontein