KEMRI
/ CDC Research and Public Health Collaboration
Opening
date: 06/05/2013
Vacancy
No:
K44/05/2013
Due
to its continued growth, the program has a vacancy in the Global Disease
Detection Division within the Influenza Program.
Position:
Data Analyst - MR 9
(1
Position)
Location: Kisumu
Reporting
To:
Deputy Branch Chief, Influenza Program
Essential
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree
in Statistics, Mathematics, Information /Computer sciences or equivalent
from a recognized university
- Minimum of 3
years experience in data management, or similar duties
- Demonstrable
skills in at least one statistical package for data manipulation,
preferably STATA, SPSS, SAS or related software
- Experience in
cleaning data and performing quality assurance procedures
- Should be able
to program in Microsoft Visual Studio
- Be familiar with
SQL databases
Desirable
Qualities:
- Excellent
knowledge of at least one statistical analysis package (SAS, STATA, SPSS)
and experience in handling relational databases
- Experience with
SQL-based programming and knowledge ASP.net or/and PHP programming
- Ability to
develop an in-depth understanding of study goals and its
implementation;
- Ability to
manage/lead a staff
- Ability to
supervise and work as a team, with good interpersonal skills
- Experience in
collating, sampling, computing, analysis and presentation of statistical
data by applying statistical techniques such as logistic regression,
Poisson regression, sample survey estimation procedures, nonparametric
statistics, and general linear models
- Experience in
managing/ensuring data quality
- Experience or
ability to set up wireless networks
- Ability to
design/develop computer databases, and experience working with relational
databases
- Field experience
with data collection preferred
- Ability and
willingness to learn additional skills on the job Microsoft Visual Studio
programming
- High qualities
of public relation and able to work with little or no supervision
Job
Summary: Reporting
to the Deputy Branch Chief, the data analyst will be responsible for the data
management procedures of the various studies within the influenza
program.
S/he
will be expected to work on various database/studies and therefore should be
able to prioritize tasks and meet set deadlines.
Specific
tasks and responsibilities
- Design and
manage databases and data entry procedures
- SAS/STATA
programming for data manipulation/report writing
- Perform data
cleaning
- Deal with
routine problems arising in the course of data handling
- Participate in
the design of study questionnaires and data entry instruments
- Develop standard
operating procedures for all data management related procedures
- Supervise field
and office based data management and data entry, verify data input and
correct errors
- Train staff on
data analysis and manipulation skills
- Provide timely
reports and feedback to the study investigators regarding the status of data,
detected deficiencies and corrective action needed in databases
- Learn and
perfect skills in Visual CE or VB.net programming for PDAs
- Perform other
duties as assigned by the branch management
Terms
of Employment:
Contract
for 6 months as per KEMRI schemes of service.
Salary
negotiable within the appropriate grade depending on education, experience and
demonstrated competency.
Applications
should include the following:
- Letter of
Application (Indicate vacancy number)
- Current
Curriculum Vitae with telephone number and e-mail address
- Three letters of
reference with contact telephone numbers and e-mail addresses
- Copies of
Certificates
- Day time contact
telephone number
Note:
Applications
must include copies of certificates, Diplomas and Transcripts. Applications
without this will be disregarded.
Due
no later than 17th May 2013
To:
Human
Resource Manager,
KEMRI/CDC
Program,
P.O.
Box 1578,
Kisumu
OR
email to recruitment@kemricdc.org
or
log into our web www.jobs.cdckemri.org
Internal candidates interested in applying for this position are strongly advised to access an internal candidate application form available in the CDC Intranet; print and process it through the Project Managers and attach it before forwarding application to HR.
The
KEMRI/CDC Program is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge a fee at
any stage of its recruitment process including, application, interview meeting
and processing of offer letter. If asked for a fee, report such a request
immediately to: 0701112145
Only short listed candidates will be contacted
