Senior Clinical Data Scientist | R Shiny Dashboards

ICON Clinical Research; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Various annual leave entitlements

Health insurance offerings for you and

Competitive retirement planning

Global Employee Assistance Programme (

Life assurance

Flexible country-specific benefits

Job summary

ICON Strategic Solutions seeks a Senior Clinical Data Scientist to design and deploy R Shiny applications for monitoring, data review and evidence generation in a sponsor-dedicated setup. You’ll transform complex clinical datasets into accessible insights and collaborate closely with statisticians, data managers and clinicians to advance trials.

You will implement scalable, well-documented solutions, leverage CDISC standards, and contribute to best practices across teams while supporting

Qualifications

• Around 5+ years of relevant experience in statistical programming, clinical data analysis or evidence generation.
• Strong hands-on experience with R and R Shiny, including app development and interactive dashboards.
• Knowledge of CDISC SDTM and ADaM is valuable and regulatory standards familiarity.
• Experience with clinical or healthcare data and real-world evidence is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop engaging R Shiny apps, dashboards and visualisations for study monitoring and data review.
• Translate complex clinical data into meaningful insights using advanced techniques.
• Build modular, scalable, well-documented solutions with performance and usability in mind.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with CDISC standards and quality practices.
• Share expertise and contribute to best practices and automation initiatives.

Skills

R programming

R Shiny

Statistical analysis

Clinical data

CDISC SDTM/ADaM

Education

Statistics/Math/CS/Life Sciences degree

Tools

ggplot2

Plotly

Git

CRAN

Shiny Server / Posit Connect

Job description

ICON Strategic Solutions seeks a Senior Clinical Data Scientist to design and deploy R Shiny applications for monitoring, data review and evidence generation in a sponsor-dedicated setup. You’ll transform complex clinical datasets into accessible insights and collaborate closely with statisticians, data managers and clinicians to advance trials.

You will implement scalable, well-documented solutions, leverage CDISC standards, and contribute to best practices across teams while supporting