ICON plc

Senior Clinical Data Science Programmer

ICON plc

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United Kingdom

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Amazon RedshiftAWSAzureCloudETLGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsNoSQLPythonSQL

About the role

  • Serve as a technical expert in building data pipelines for the ingestion and delivery of clinical data at the study level, supporting study start-up, conduct, and close-out activities.
  • Develop robust data pipelines for integrating heterogeneous data sources.
  • Identify, design, and implement scalable data delivery solutions, automating manual processes whenever possible.
  • Develop and implement comprehensive data integrity and quality checks throughout the data ingestion process.
  • Design and build infrastructure for optimal data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL/ELT) using cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
  • Collaborate with downstream users—including statistical programmers, SDTM programmers, analytics, and clinical data programmers—to ensure deliverables meet end-user requirements.
  • Appropriately escalate issues to CDE leadership as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 8+ years of experience in data engineering or a related field, with at least 5 years focused on building pipelines for complex, multi-source data integration.
  • Extensive experience developing ELT and ETL solutions for data warehouses and data lakes.
  • Proficient with Python, R, RShiny, SQL, and NoSQL databases.
  • Hands-on cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Familiarity with GitLab, GitHub, and Jenkins for version control and CI/CD.
  • Proven expertise in deploying data pipelines in cloud environments.
  • Skilled in setting up and managing data warehouses and data lakes (e.g., Snowflake, Amazon Redshift).
  • Efficient in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines for large datasets.
  • Strong understanding of database concepts, with working knowledge of XML, JSON, and API integrations.
Benefits
  • Various annual leave entitlements
  • A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
  • Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
  • Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
  • Life assurance
  • Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others.
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Hard Skills & Tools
data engineeringdata pipelinesdata integrationETLELTPythonRSQLNoSQLdata quality checks
Soft Skills
collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationescalationattention to detail