IQVIA Posted October 8, 2026

Data Standards Engineer

Reading, United Kingdom Full time
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About this opportunity

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for the development of the end-to-end design of client standards and study specifications that align to the CDISC standards and regulatory agency guidance’s.

Job Responsibilities:

Support clients and IQVIA as an authority in the use of CDISC Standards through communication, collaboration, training, and mentorship.

Partner with project statisticians and programming teams to develop global tools to support project programming needs in the use of CDISC Standards

Lead the implementation of productivity tools for IQVIA and clients which improve compliance, efficiencies, and timeliness of deliverables to clients.

Provide training and mentorship for the use of technology and systems, such as metadata repositories, to support IQVIA and client’s in their use.

Assures that work delivered to clients meet minimum submission requirements as defined by FDA Guidance Documents and other regulatory guidance.

Guide clients in their use of CDISC standards through governance teams.

Monitors regulatory authority and standards organization sites for updates and informs IQVIA leadership of updates.

Work on other IQVIA initiatives as a CDISC representative.

Interact with various CDISC sanctioned teams in the development of standards.

Represent IQVIA in the industry as a leader in the use of Standards and Automation

Support leadership in the development of processes and tools which enable CDISC compliance.

Minimum Requirements:

 

Bachelor's Degree in computer science, statistics, or a related area

Experience with CDISC Standards, specifically SDTM and ADaM

Experience on industry team involved in standards such as CDISC, HL7, or Transcelerate.

Strong communication skills

10 years SAS programming experience or other related programming language experience preferred. Knowledge of macro or subroutine development is expected.

Knowledge and experience in two or more programming languages such as SAS, R, Python, Julia, C#, Java, or other language

Relevant statistical programming experience with pharmaceutical clinical trial data preferred

Experience in mentoring and developing others in the use of CDISC standards

Experience in submissions to regulatory authority preferred

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Biostatistics & Data Science
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Reading, United Kingdom
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

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We currently track 340 comparable Biostatistics & Data Science roles across 45 biopharma companies.

340Comparable roles tracked
313Currently active
45Companies hiring similar roles
29Countries represented

Salary context

138 of 340 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Lowest disclosed · Associate Data Scientist I · AbbVie $58,656/yr – $103,500/yr
Highest disclosed · Executive Director, Biostatistics · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US) $271,600/yr – $407,400/yr
Peer group range $81,078 – $339,500 (median $180,500)

Where these roles are based

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United States197
India24
United Kingdom23
China15
Germany10
France8

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Seniority mix

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Senior71
Principal43
Associate Director35
Manager32
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc30
Director28
Associate10
Senior Director6
Executive/VP3

Therapeutic area mix

46 of 340 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology16
Immunology8
Rare Disease6
Neuroscience5
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Respiratory4
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