Senior Clinical Data Systems Lead (R, Python, SQL)

Datafin It Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Health insurance

Retirement planning

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance

Job summary

ICON Clinical Research in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Clinical Data Science Programmer to join our Clinical Systems team. You will serve as a senior technical expert responsible for the design, development and delivery of clinical data solutions that support global clinical trials.

You will lead complex programming and system development activities, translating study requirements into high-quality, compliant and scalable solutions across data ingestion, validation and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Life Sciences or a related discipline.
• Significant experience within 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 supporting data ingestion, validation, extraction and reporting activities.
• Create data review, risk management and analytical outputs that support study oversight.
• Translate business requirements into scalable clinical system solutions.
• Act as a technical lead across study builds and complex system enhancements.
• Support customer engagements and provide subject matter expertise on clinical data technologies.
• Ensure high-quality delivery through adherence to SDLC, validation and quality control processes.
• Mentor junior programmers and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

R

Python

SQL

Clinical data systems

Data integration

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Life Sciences

Job description

ICON Clinical Research in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior Clinical Data Science Programmer to join our Clinical Systems team. You will serve as a senior technical expert responsible for the design, development and delivery of clinical data solutions that support global clinical trials.

You will lead complex programming and system development activities, translating study requirements into high-quality, compliant and scalable solutions across data ingestion, validation and reporting.