Clinical Programmer (Advanced)
ICON plcJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa ⢠Mexico City, Mexico ⢠Dublin, Ireland
Posted April 16, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Since our foundation in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, our mission has been to help our clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. We do this by delivering best in class information, solutions and performance, with an unyielding focus on quality at all times. We offer a full range of consulting, development and commercialisation services from a global network of offices in 53 countries. We focus our innovation on the factors that are critical to our clients â reducing time to market, reducing cost, and increasing quality â and our global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas.
Job Description
Clinical Programmer (Advanced) position at ICON plc, a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. The role involves providing end-to-end oversight of SDTM programming activities and ensuring quality, compliance, and consistency across trials.
Requirements
- Bachelorâs degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related scientific discipline (or equivalent experience)
- Strong clinical programming background with hands-on trial experience
- Expert knowledge of SAS programming within a clinical research environment
- Advanced expertise in CDISC SDTM, including aCRFs, define.xml, and cSDRGs
- Deep understanding of clinical data structures (SDTM and working knowledge of ADaM)
- Experience working in global, cross-functional clinical research teams
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, matrixed FSP environment
- Strong organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Project oversight or coordination experience is highly desirable
Benefits
- Various annual leave entitlements
- Range of health insurance offerings
- Competitive retirement planning offerings
- Global Employee Assistance Programme
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits