Assisted Partner
Notification Services (APS) Study
Assisted Partner Notification Services which is a partnership between the National AIDS and STI Control Program (NASCOP), Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), and the University of Washington is currently seeking qualified and competent persons to fill the following position for a clinical trial about HIV.
Assisted Partner Notification Services which is a partnership between the National AIDS and STI Control Program (NASCOP), Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), and the University of Washington is currently seeking qualified and competent persons to fill the following position for a clinical trial about HIV.
Data Manager (Nairobi)
1 Post
The successful
applicant will be responsible for supervision of study data collection and
analysis.
S/he will be reporting
to the Study Co-coordinators Assisted Partner Services Study (APS) and the
Assisted Partner Services Study Supplemental Grant (APSS).
S/he must be able to
work with minimal supervision and for long hours when necessary.
A career interest in
HIV/STI research and training is strongly preferred.
Qualifications:
- Applicant
should be a holder of at least Bachelor of Science in bio/statistics or
related field.
- Proficiency
in Stata and/or Microsoft Access - Mandatory
- Knowledge
of QSL programming is an added advantage.
- Familiarity
with smart phone data collection and Open Data Kit (ODK)-Mandatory
- Prior
research experience - mandatory
- Experience
with electronic medical records systems and/or biometric identification
systems
- Certification
in Human Subjects Protection and Good Clinical Practice
- Demonstrated
ability to plan, lead, coordinate, and accomplish research activities
- Strong
analytic, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
- Ability
to work in a team environment
- Previous
experience in a similar position will be an added advantage.
Responsibilities will include:
- Database
development and maintenance; and tabulating program data
- Generate
the required weekly and quarterly reports for APS
- Ensure
source documents are safeguarded and that optimal data quality is
maintained.
- Maintain
a clean log frame of data queries and how they have been resolved.
- Monitoring
and evaluation of staff data activities at multiple field sites in Kenya
- Managing
study ethics and human subjects protection
- Database
development and management
- Oversight
of study implementation at VCT sites
Please note that the appointment is on a one year contract term
renewable on mutual agreement and availability of funds.
Interested individuals who meet the above qualifications should submit the following via email to assistedpartnerstudy@gmail.com by 26th September, 2014, 5PM with the title “Application: Data Manager” on the subject line:
Interested individuals who meet the above qualifications should submit the following via email to assistedpartnerstudy@gmail.com by 26th September, 2014, 5PM with the title “Application: Data Manager” on the subject line:
- Application
letter
- Up-to-date
CV
- Relevant
testimonials
Applications without the above mentioned qualifications or
required testimonials will NOT be considered.