Data Standards Engineer (CDISC)

Location: Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Company

IQVIA provides clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence for the life sciences and healthcare industries.

What you will do

• Design end-to-end client standards and study specifications aligned with CDISC standards and regulatory agency guidance.
• Support clients and internal teams as an authority on CDISC standards through communication, collaboration, training, and mentorship.
• Partner with statisticians and programming teams to develop global tools supporting project programming and CDISC compliance.
• Lead the implementation of productivity tools that improve compliance, efficiency, and delivery timelines.
• Monitor regulatory and standards organization updates and represent IQVIA in CDISC and industry initiatives.
• Support governance processes, metadata repository use, and regulatory submission readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, statistics, or a related field.
• Experience with CDISC standards, specifically SDTM and ADaM.
• Experience participating in standards organizations or industry teams such as CDISC, HL7, or TransCelerate.
• Strong communication skills and experience mentoring others in the use of CDISC standards.
• Knowledge of two or more programming languages, such as SAS, R, Python, Julia, C#, or Java; macro or subroutine development knowledge is expected.
• Approximately 10 years of SAS or related programming experience, with relevant statistical programming experience in pharmaceutical clinical trial data.

Nice to have

• Experience with submissions to regulatory authorities.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on initiatives supporting clinical research, healthcare intelligence, and the development of medical treatments.
• Collaborate with clients, statisticians, programmers, leadership, governance teams, and standards organizations.
• Contribute to industry standards, automation, and tools that improve compliance and delivery quality.