Clinical Data Scientist

About the role

Work within ICON Strategic Solutions in a sponsor-dedicated model supported by ICON’s global expertise.

ICON is described as the world’s largest FSP organisation with over 90 sponsor partnerships, offering stability, career development and a collaborative environment that contributes to the development of treatments.

This role targets a Clinical Data Scientist / Senior Statistical Programmer with extensive R Shiny application development experience and a strong background in clinical trial data standards; the role focuses on building user-centric analytical tools and interactive dashboards to produce high-quality statistical outputs.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain R Shiny applications for clinical study monitoring, data visualization, safety review and exploratory analysis.
• Develop modular, scalable and well-documented R code following best practices.
• Create interactive dashboards, visualizations and bespoke analytical tools for cross-functional teams.
• Optimize Shiny app performance, security and usability for deployment in regulated environments.
• Ensure all deliverables comply with CDISC standards, regulatory guidance and internal SOPs.
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for R and R Shiny within the team and mentor junior programmers while contributing to knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Participate in study meetings to provide technical insights and programming expertise, and influence best practices, pipelines and automation strategies.
• Collaborate closely with statisticians, data managers, clinical programmers and project leads to design, develop and maintain R-based solutions that support study monitoring, data review and analytical insight generation across clinical development programmes.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years' experience as a Statistical Programmer within the pharmaceutical, biotech or CRO industry.
• Strong clinical data experience, including CDISC (SDTM & ADaM) and TLF production.
• R Shiny experience covering end-to-end app development, UI/UX design, dashboard visualizations (ggplot2/plotly), performance optimization and debugging.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with Python, SAS or other analytical tools. (Desirable)
• Familiarity with pharmacovigilance or safety review workflows. (Desirable)
• Experience with Real World Evidence data. (Desirable)
• Experience deploying R Shiny apps (Shiny Server, Posit Connect, etc.). (Desirable)
• Exposure to automation, data engineering or cloud environments. (Desirable)

Skills

• R Shiny development including UI/UX, ggplot2/plotly visualizations, optimization and debugging.
• Knowledge of CDISC standards (SDTM and ADaM) and TLF production.
• Software development best practices: modular, scalable and well-documented code.

Work arrangement

• Role sits within ICON Strategic Solutions and follows a sponsor-dedicated model supported by global ICON expertise.
• Employment is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.
• The position offers opportunities to lead R-based analytics innovation, work in a collaborative team, access modern tools and training, and influence R Shiny and data visualization strategy.

Compensation

• ICON offers a competitive salary and benefits package and a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support health, wellbeing and career development; specific benefits may vary by role and location.
• Further details about benefits are available on ICON's careers site.

Benefits

Potential benefits include competitive base salary and performance incentives; health, dental and vision programmes where applicable; retirement and pension plans; life assurance and disability coverage; employee assistance and wellbeing resources; and learning and development opportunities.

Company context

ICON Strategic Solutions is part of ICON and is positioned as the world’s largest FSP organisation with over 90 sponsor partnerships, providing stability and collaborative opportunities that support the development of treatments.

Relevant source disclaimer

Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.

ICON is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion and accessibility; candidates who require reasonable accommodations during recruitment can submit a request.

Current ICON employees should use the internal application route as indicated by the employer.