ICON plc

Real World Data Programmer

ICON plc • $100K — $120K *
US-Anywhere
+ 2 other locationsRemote
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD in a quantitative field with 3+ years experience or Master's degree with 7+ years experience in real world data usage
  • Strong programming skills in SQL and R
  • Proven direct experience with Real-World Data (RWD) management
  • Hands-on experience with healthcare claims data
  • Familiarity with EMR datasets

Responsibilities

  • Program and manage real-world healthcare datasets including claims and EMR data
  • Perform data cleaning, transformation, and normalization
  • Translate raw data into analysis-ready formats
  • Create and maintain data dictionaries and programming documentation
  • Provide analytical support to research teams
  • Contribute to wider analytics projects as necessary

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement and pension plans
  • Life assurance and disability coverage
  • Access to employee assistance programs and wellbeing resources
  • Learning and development through structured training programs
Full Job Description
Real World Data Programmer

We are seeking a remote Real‑World Data (RWD) Programmer / Data Analyst for our LVA research and evidence capabilities team with strong healthcare data experience to support internal research initiatives. This role is programming‑focused and requires hands‑on experience working with healthcare claims data and EMR data.

The ideal candidate is a data programmer, not a biostatistician or data scientist, with deep experience preparing and programming real‑world datasets for research use.



What You Will Do:

You will provide programming, and analytics support for real world evidence generation including analytics, research, dashboard creation etc. While project scope is still evolving, expected responsibilities include:

  • Programming and managing real‑world healthcare datasets, including:
    • Healthcare claims data
    • EMR data
  • Performing data cleaning, transformation, and normalization prior to analysis
  • Translating raw data into analysis‑ready datasets
  • Creating and maintaining data dictionaries and programming documentation
  • Supporting internal research teams with hands‑on analyst and programming support
  • Contributing to broader analytics efforts as needed

Your Profile:

  • Advanced degree, PhD, in quantitative field with 3+ years of experience (e.g. statistics, epidemiology, public health) or a Master's degree in analytics related field with 7+ years of experience in real world data and real-world evidence generation
  • Strong programming experience (SQL and R)
  • Direct experience programming Real‑World Data (RWD)
  • Hands‑on experience with healthcare claims data
  • Experience working with EMR data

Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.


Rewards & Benefits

ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.


Benefits may include:

  • 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

Benefits may vary depending on role and location.


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About ICON plc

ICON plc is a global provider of drug development and commercialisation services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The company specialises in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development. ICON has approximately 15700 employees in 40 countries. The company was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1990 and is headquartered in Leopardstown, Dublin. ICON has been publicly traded on the NASDAQ since 1998.
Learn more about ICON plc
Size
39,300 employees
Market Cap
$16.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$332.3 million
Founded
2017
5 Year Trend
+26.9%
Revenue
$2.7 billion
NASDAQ

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