Principal Statistical Programmer

Principal Statistical Programmer - South Africa, Johannesburg

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

At ICON, it’s our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help us to fulfil our mission to advance and improve patients’ lives.

Our ‘Own It’ culture is driven by four key values that bring us together as individuals and set us apart as an organisation: Accountability & Delivery, Collaboration, Partnership, and Integrity. We want to be the Clinical Research Organisation that delivers excellence to our clients and to patients at every touch-point. In short, to be the partner of choice in drug development.

We are looking for passionate, resilient, and inspiring individuals to join our team. As a Principal Statistical Programmer, you will lead and manage projects and program statistical analyses/reports, analyse datasets, tables, figures (or graphs), listings (TFLs) with an emphasis on CDISC ADaM programming. This role offers an opportunity to expand your skill-set and showcase your talent in an environment where progression is encouraged. We encourage applications for all levels of Statistical Programmer and welcome applications across EMEA - we can support home-based working in a variety of EMEA countries.

The role

• You will lead/project manage multi-disciplinary teams on assigned projects.
• Be responsible for developing, maintaining, and validating standard data structure and software.
• Design and write standard departmental macros that are maintainable, supportable, well-documented programs which are user-friendly and accessible.
• Monitor procedures for program development and validation and assist in the training of statisticians/programmers to ensure the development of data analysis skills.

What you need

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or scientific discipline or equivalent, with Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
• Recent experience must be relevant and have primarily been involved in creating and validating analysis datasets (CDISC ADaM standard preferred), Tables, Listings, and Graphs.
• Knowledge of a wide variety of technologies.
• Professional leadership skills coupled with exceptional communication skills.

Benefits of Working in ICON

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

• 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, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized 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, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

At ICON, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation.

ICON is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.