Phastar is a multiple award-winning global biometric Contract Research Organization (CRO) that is accredited as an outstanding company to work for by Best Companies. We partner with pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device organizations to provide the expertise and processes to manage and deliver on time, quality biostatistics, programming, data management and data science services. With offices across the UK, US, Germany, Denmark, Kenya, Australia, India, China and Japan, Phastar is the second largest specialized biometrics provider globally, and the largest in the UK.

Our unique approach to data analysis, “The Phastar Discipline”, has led us to build a reputation for outstanding quality. With this as our core focus, we’re looking for talented individuals who share our passion for quality and technical expertise to join our team.

WHY PHASTAR

Accredited as an outstanding company to work for, Phastar is committed to employee engagement, workplace satisfaction and ensuring a healthy work-life balance. We offer flexible working, part-time hours, involvement in developing company-wide initiatives, structured training and development plans, and a truly supportive, fun and friendly environment.

We are seeking a Principal Data Scientist to support one of our pharmaceutical clients and work specifically within one of our FSP teams.

Responsibilities

Identify and build practical, high-quality solutions through the application of visualisation analytical,machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques
Document, initiate and perform appropriate validation and/or QC for a project
Identify, access and utilise the appropriate data to support a question such as clinical data, observational data, healthcare data
Develop cross-filtering, drill-downs, faceting, bookmarking, state restore, and user-level preferences.
Add new features and modules end-to-end: scope requirements, prototype, iterate with users, and productionise.
Help design and build a large, modular Shiny application that visualizes TLFs (tables, listings, figures) from SDTM/clinical datasets.
Run CI/CD on Github.
Deploy/operate on Posit Connect (or Shiny Server Pro): access controls, scaling, monitoring.
Error tracking, unit tests, UI tests, integration/performance checks.
Implement export workflows (e.g., CSV/XLSX, PNG/PDF, RTF) with reproducible, versioned outputs.
Add new features and modules end-to-end: scope requirements, prototype, iterate with users, and productionize.
Collaborate with other functions as required
Produce and validate complex outputs
Identify areas where new processes are required

Essential:

2–5+ years of experience building production-grade Shiny applications in R.
Strong R programming fundamentals (tidyverse or data.table), Shiny modules/reactivity, and data visualization using ggplot2 or plotly.
Experience with Git, code review, and automated testing.
Hands-on deployment experience with Posit Connect (or equivalent platforms).
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred:

Knowledge of clinical programming standards (e.g., CDISC, SDTM, controlled terminology, and awareness of ADaM/TFLs).
Experience with Python for data engineering or validation (pandas, reticulate interoperability).
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).

Qualifications

Educated to PhD/Masters or Bachelor’s degree in statistics, computational biology, bioinformatics,mathematics, computer science or a related discipline
Experience within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
Familiarity with GCP and regulatory requirements
R Shiny experience required

APPLY NOW

With the world’s eyes focused on clinical trial data, this is a fantastic time to join an award-winning specialized biometric CRO that is renowned for its technical expertise, outstanding quality and cutting-edge data science techniques. We offer flexible working, part-time hours, structured training and development plans, continuous learning opportunities, and a competitive salary and benefits package. We’re committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance, within a supportive, fun and friendly working environment.

Should you feel that you have the right skill set and motivations for this position, please apply!

Phastar is committed to the principles and practices of equal opportunities and to encouraging the establishment of a diverse workforce. It is our policy to employ individuals on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed and their potential for development, regardless of age, sex, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion, or belief. This includes creating a culture that fully reflects our commitment to equal opportunities for all.

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