# Clinical Data Scientist

**Company**: ICON Strategic Solutions
**Location**: Reading
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Data Science
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

At ICON Strategic Solutions, you will work in a sponsor-dedicated model, supported by ICON's global expertise.

As the world's largest FSP organisation, with over 90 sponsor partnerships, we offer stability, career development and a collaborative environment where your work contributes to the development of treatments that benefit patients worldwide.

We are seeking a highly skilled Clinical Data Scientist/Senior Statistical Programmer with extensive experience in R Shiny application development and a strong background in clinical trial data standards.

**Key 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.

- Mentor junior programmers and contribute to knowledge-sharing initiatives.

- Participate in study meetings, providing technical insights and programming expertise.

- Influence best practices, pipelines, and automation strategies for modernizing statistical workflows.

**Essential Requirements**

- 5+ years of experience as a Statistical Programmer within the pharmaceutical/biotech/CRO industry.

- Strong clinical data experience, including CDISC (SDTM & ADaM) and TLF production.

- R Shiny experience, including: 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.

**Desirable Skills**

- Experience with Python, SAS, or other analytical tools.

- Familiarity with pharmacovigilance or safety review workflows.

- Experience with Real World Evidence data.

- Experience deploying R Shiny apps (Shiny Server, Posit Connect, etc.).

- Exposure to automation, data engineering, or cloud environments.

**What We Offer**

- Opportunity to lead innovation in R-based analytics.

- Collaborative and forward-thinking team environment.

- Competitive salary and benefits package.

- Career development and access to modern tools and training.

- Ability to influence strategy around R Shiny and data visualization initiatives.

**Rewards & 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

## Skills

### Required
- R Shiny
- CDISC
- Statistical Programming
- Clinical Data

### Nice to have
- Python
- SAS
- Pharmacovigilance
- Real World Evidence
- Automation
- Data Engineering
- Cloud Environments

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