Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist

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.

As a Data Scientist, you will be dedicated to one of our global pharmaceutical clients, a company that values performance, recognizes merit and has a high focus on quality. This environment encourages innovation, individuality and embraces people that want to be a part of it.

What You Will Do

The Senior Data Scientist is responsible for contributing to the development of the strategy for Analytics, Reporting and Metrics building in line with overall Business Information Services strategy leveraging visualization tools/business intelligence platforms. Your role will include the following :

Coordinate with different functional teams to implement models and monitor outcomes.

Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy.

Leveraging business intelligence tools i.e Spotfire for analysis and review.

Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets.

Providing specialist support for development, interpretation and application of machine learning models

Applying analytical and statistical methods to solve identified use cases in an agile manner using various data sources and analytical tools

Work with key stakeholders throughout the organization to identify opportunities for leveraging company data to drive business solutions.

Liaising, advising and negotiating with key customer groups on requirements and proposing innovative solutions to meet their data modelling requirements

Responsible for the development and implementation of capabilities to make provisioning of routine requests more routine, structured and efficient

Contributing to initiatives that enable faster and more effective data modelling/analysis and provisioning

Ensuring systems and code, documentation are inspection ready

Your Profile

A solutions orientated, analytical and customer focused individual with a global business mind set and a strong background in operational excellence!

Here At ICON We Want Our Employees To Succeed And Ensure That They Are Set Up For This Success Through Constant Training, Development And Support. To Enable Success In This Position You Will Have

3+ years of experience manipulating data sets and building statistical models, has a bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field.

Experience using statistical computer languages Python & SQL (R Considered) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets.

Experience with cloud and data platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, or similar technologies would be advantageous.

Experience of clinical data and domains (Experience working within Clinical Trials or the wider Pharmaceutical industry) preferable but not necessary

Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks.

Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applications.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordinating across teams.

A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques.

What ICON Can Offer You

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

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our Benefits Examples Include

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.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON 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 or submit a request here

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