R Developer VA
A senior R Developer builds the statistical models, packages, reports and Shiny applications that turn your analysis into repeatable, production-quality tools rather than one-off scripts.
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Hourly rates · No lock-in contracts
Entry Level
$12 / hr
Intermediate ★
$16 / hr
Senior
$22 / hr
Responsibilities
- Develop R packages with documented functions, unit tests in testthat and continuous integration.
- Build interactive Shiny applications and dashboards for internal teams or customers, with authentication and performance tuning.
- Write reproducible analyses and reports with R Markdown or Quarto, including parameterised and scheduled outputs.
- Implement statistical and machine learning models using tidyverse, tidymodels, caret, glmnet and related libraries.
- Connect R to databases and APIs with DBI, dbplyr, httr2 and plumber, and optimise data pulls for speed.
- Refactor slow or fragile scripts into clean, modular code with version control in Git.
- Deploy R applications and jobs on Posit Connect, Shiny Server, Docker or cloud platforms.
- Collaborate with statisticians and analysts to turn their methods into reusable tools.
- Maintain package dependencies and environments with renv for reliable results across machines.
- Document code and produce user guides for non-developers who use the tools.
Software & Tools
R
RStudio
Shiny
tidyverse
SQL
Git
Requirements
- 5+ years developing in R with packages, Shiny apps or production analytics in your portfolio.
- Deep knowledge of tidyverse, data.table, Shiny and R Markdown or Quarto.
- Experience with package development tools including devtools, roxygen2, testthat and renv.
- Working SQL and familiarity with Python for interoperability.
- Experience deploying with Posit Connect, Shiny Server or Docker, and using Git and CI/CD.
- A degree in statistics, data science, computer science or a related field.
- Clear written and spoken English for working with analysts and stakeholders.
- Stable high-speed internet and backup power, with hours that overlap the client's team.
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