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Senior Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer

South Africa, JohannesburgFull-time2026-11-02 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design, develop, and deliver clinical data solutions including databases, programming, integrations, and analytics to support global clinical trials.

Role type

Senior Lead Clinical Data Science Programmer

Builds

Clinical databases, data review solutions, integrations, analytics, and reporting tools for clinical trial lifecycle

Domain

Healthcare / Clinical Research / Clinical Data Systems

Required skills

Clinical data science, clinical systems, clinical programming, clinical databases, data integration, analytics, data review platforms, R, Python, SQL, clinical trial processes, data standards, regulatory expectations

Preferred skills

Customer engagement, cross-functional stakeholder management, technical leadership, mentoring

Technologies

R, Python, SQL

Responsibilities

Design, configure, and maintain clinical data systems and study databases; Develop programming solutions for data ingestion, validation, extraction, and reporting; Create data review, risk management, and analytical outputs; Translate business requirements into scalable clinical system solutions; Act as a technical lead across study builds and complex system enhancements; Mentor junior programmers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities