Description
ICON is seeking a Clinical Data Science Lead to join its Full-Service IOD Clinical Data Science team. The successful candidate will serve as the primary contact for internal and external team members regarding clinical data science data review activities and lead these review activities to ensure the delivery of data fit for analysis.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and oversee the timeliness of clinical data science activities during the life cycle of studies as it relates to data review and data delivery milestones
- Work independently and with other project leads to negotiate timelines and key deliverables with clients and/or external customers, vendors, and departments
- Participate in Sponsor and/or third-party audits
- Forecast budget, hours, and resourcing for clinical data review activities
- Perform analytic review as defined in the scope of work and functional plans focusing on errors that matter or have a meaningful impact on the safety of the subject or interpretation of the final analysis
- Collaborate with cross-functional and global groups
- Provide input into clinical system development activities and clinical risk management activities
- Be accountable for the development of planning documents related to data review, data analytics, and data deliverables
- Establish approach and lead resources to achieve operational and strategic plans
- Track and keep functional management and those responsible for project management informed of any issues that might affect project target dates, scope, or budget, and escalate potential problems effectively and in a timely manner
- Use existing procedures to solve problems where solutions are not readily apparent; analyze information and standard practices to make judgement calls
- Travel approximately 15% domestic and/or international
Requirements:
- 4+ years of clinical data management experience in a clinical research organization or pharmaceutical company
- Experience leading multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience with all steps within the data science lifecycle and most major data science study tasks, with proficiency in at least one Clinical Data Management system required (e.g., Medidata Rave, Inform, Oracle Clinical, Veeva)
- Excellent communication skills
- Timeline management experience
- Data Analytic and Data Validation experience
- Bachelor’s degree or local equivalent
Benefits:
- 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 wellbeing resources
- Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways