Senior Clinical ML Engineer

Ovations Technologies; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Annual leave

Retirement plan

LifeWorks EAP

Job summary

ICON is seeking a Senior Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer to join our Clinical Systems team. You will design, develop and deliver clinical data solutions that support global trials, translating study requirements into scalable data systems and analytics.

You will mentor junior programmers, ensure quality through SDLC governance, and collaborate with customers and stakeholders to drive compliant, high-value data solutions across the trial lifecycle.

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.
• Experience with clinical databases, data integration, analytics or data review platforms.
• Programming in R, Python, SQL or equivalent.
• Understanding of clinical trial processes, data standards and regulatory expectations.

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.

Skills

R

Python

SQL

Education

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

Job description

ICON is seeking a Senior Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer to join our Clinical Systems team. You will design, develop and deliver clinical data solutions that support global trials, translating study requirements into scalable data systems and analytics.

You will mentor junior programmers, ensure quality through SDLC governance, and collaborate with customers and stakeholders to drive compliant, high-value data solutions across the trial lifecycle.