Senior Clinical Data Science Lead (Sponsor Dedicated)

ICON; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Clinical Data Science Lead to perform scientific data reviews and collaborate on clinical studies. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a health/scientific discipline and over 5 years of Clinical Data Management experience. This role offers competitive compensation and a variety of health insurance and retirement planning options.

Benefits

Various annual leave entitlements

Health insurance offerings

Competitive retirement planning

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible optional benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Clinical Data Management experience.
• Robust experience with EDC systems.
• Deep understanding of drug development processes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct scientific data reviews for clinical studies.
• Collaborate with study physicians and scientists on data collection tools.
• Manage queries and discussions on scientific study data.

Skills

Clinical Data Management experience

Experience with EDC (e.g., Medidata Rave)

Strong technical skills with Microsoft Excel

Excellent written and oral communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a health/scientific discipline

Tools

Data Review tools (e.g., J-Review)

Job description

Overview

Senior Clinical Data Science Lead (Sponsor Dedicated)

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.

Senior Clinical Data Science Lead (Advanced Clinical Data Manager) – Sponsor Dedicated – South Africa

Clinical Data Management Expertise. The CDM will perform scientific (complex) clinical data review in close collaboration with the Study Responsible Physicians (SRP) and Study Responsible Scientists (SRS).

What you will be doing:

• Tapping into your technical and clinical expertise, performing scientific data review with focus on complex indication and therapy related elements of the study
• Involved in study related activities from the protocol design stage onwards, providing input into the study specific and/or indication specific data collection tools.
• Close partnership with study physician(s) and study scientist(s) in order to establish, align and confirm scientific clinical data review expectations for assigned trial(s).
• Reviews content and integration requirements for eCRF and other data collection tools
• Reviews (complex) scientific study data, manages queries and holds discussions with relevant stakeholders. Involvement in other review activities (e.g., Coding, SAE reconciliation) is possible.
• Leads and attends meetings as appropriate.
• Establishes conventions and quality expectations for clinical data.
• Works in collaboration with the study physicians, study scientists, global data managers, statisticians and other stakeholders
• Identifies and communicates lessons learned and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in a health/scientific discipline
• 5+ years of Clinical Data Management experience
• Robust experience with EDC (e.g., Medidata Rave) and use of Data Review tools such as J-Review
• Deep understanding of drug development
• Strong technical skills, including experience working with using Microsoft Excel functionality
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

What ICON can offer you

• 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, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of 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 site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates and are committed to a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know.

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.

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