Senior Clinical Data Science Programmer — Lead Data Solutions

ICON Clinical Research; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave entitlements

Health insurance options

Retirement planning

Job summary

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation seeking a Senior Clinical Data Science Programmer to join the Clinical Systems team. Lead design, development and delivery of clinical data solutions for global trials, guiding study builds and complex system enhancements.

You will mentor junior programmers and collaborate with customers and technology partners to ensure high-quality, compliant deliverables across the clinical trial lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Life Sciences or related discipline.
• Significant experience in Clinical Data Science, Clinical Systems or Clinical Programming.
• Strong experience with clinical databases, data integration, analytics or data review platforms.
• Experience using programming languages such as R, Python, SQL.
• Understanding of clinical trial processes, data standards and regulatory expectations.
• Experience working directly with customers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication and project coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure and maintain clinical data systems and study databases.
• Develop programming solutions for data ingestion, validation, extraction and reporting.
• Create data review, risk management and analytical outputs for study oversight.
• Translate business requirements into scalable clinical system solutions.
• Act as technical lead across study builds and complex enhancements.
• Support customer engagements and provide SME on clinical data technologies.
• Ensure high-quality delivery following SDLC, validation and QC processes.
• Mentor junior programmers and contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

R

Python

SQL

Clinical data systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Life Sciences or related discipline

Job description

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation seeking a Senior Clinical Data Science Programmer to join the Clinical Systems team. Lead design, development and delivery of clinical data solutions for global trials, guiding study builds and complex system enhancements.

You will mentor junior programmers and collaborate with customers and technology partners to ensure high-quality, compliant deliverables across the clinical trial lifecycle.