Senior Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer

About the role

ICON, a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation, is looking for a Senior Clinical Data Science Programmer to join its Clinical Systems team in Johannesburg. As a senior technical expert, you will design, develop and deliver clinical data solutions that support global clinical trials, leading complex programming and system development activities across study teams, customers and technology partners.

Key responsibilities

• Design, configure and maintain clinical data systems and study databases.
• Develop programming solutions supporting data ingestion, validation, extraction and reporting.
• Create data review, risk management and analytical outputs that support study oversight.
• Translate business requirements into scalable clinical system solutions.
• Act as 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.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Life Sciences or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in Clinical Data Science, Clinical Systems or Clinical Programming.
• Experience working directly with customers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Understanding of clinical trial processes, data standards and regulatory expectations.

Required skills

• Strong experience with clinical databases, data integration, analytics or data review platforms.
• Programming in R, Python, SQL or equivalent technologies.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication and project coordination skills.

What we offer

• Competitive base salary and performance-related incentives.
• Health and wellbeing programmes, including medical, dental and vision coverage where applicable.
• Retirement and pension plans, life assurance and disability coverage.
• Employee assistance programmes and learning and development opportunities.