Assistant Research Officer
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) is one of the leading research centres in Africa. The Programme engages in a wide range of research on the main causes of ill health in Africa.The Bioscience department, KWTRP is seeking to appoint a postdoctoral researcher to work in the Next Generation
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KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) is one of the leading research centres in Africa. The Programme engages in a wide range of research on the main causes of ill health in Africa.The Bioscience department, KWTRP is seeking to appoint a postdoctoral researcher to work in the Next Generation
(9 Months Contract)
Roles
To undertake sequencing and
bioinformatics analysis for a project aimed at understanding the transmission
pathways of respiratory viruses in Kenya. Viruses under investigation
include rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, coronavirus, and
human metapneumovirus.
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Implementing, optimizing and
troubleshooting viral pathogen sequencing protocols
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Developing a multi-species whole
genome sequencing method for rhinovirus to investigate sequences in large
archive of respiratory samples
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Molecular diagnostic screening for a
range of virus targets in archived and ongoing respiratory samples collections
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Assembling viral sequence contigs
from the raw sequencing reads derived from next generation sequencers
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Performing phylogenetic analyses,
producing reports and presenting arising results
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Contributing to scientific
manuscripts and other dissemination activities
Qualifications:
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BSc in Medical Laboratory Science and
Technology, Molecular Biology Bioinformatics, or similar (Upper second
honors or higher)
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At least 1 year experience in virus
molecular diagnostics
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Experience in virus whole genome
sequencing using Sanger and NGS methods
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Previous experience in rhinovirus
typing and sequencing
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Capability in bioinformatics and
phylogenetic analysis of sequence data
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Undertaken a Post-Graduate Diploma in
relevant subject area
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Knowledge and capability in
programming for sequence data manipulations (e.g. R, python)
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A one-year research experience and
evidence of scientific publication/contribution
Skills and Competence:
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Understanding of virus sequencing
including NGS and phylogenetics
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The ability to plan own workload and
keep accurate scientific records.
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Excellent communication and
interpersonal skills
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Ability to organize work to changing
priorities is essential
Relationships:
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Working in collaboration with members
of the Viral Epidemiology and Control (VEC) group (laboratory and research),
and with relevant Programme scientists such as those linked to Kilifi
Bioinformatics Core (KBiC).
How to Apply
Early Post-Doctoral Immunologist
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research
Programme (KWTRP) is one of the leading research centres in
Africa. The Programme engages in a wide range of research on the main causes of
ill health in Africa.The Bioscience department, KWTRP is seeking to appoint a
postdoctoral researcher to work in the Next Generation
JOB PURPOSE:
We are now seeking to appoint a
biomedical postdoctoral researcher to work in the biosciences department in
this position which is supported by “Making a Difference Project” funding under
the Tackling Infection to Benefit Africa (TIBA) network aims to identify
malaria parasite proteins that are targets for immunity using monoclonal
antibodies as probing tool and to assess the suitability of the identified
proteins for inclusion in a malaria vaccine. The candidate will work with head
of Training Department Are The Principal Investigators Of The Project.
Key Responsibilities
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Generate monoclonal antibodies from
people have been identified as being immune to malaria parasites
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Run various functional invitro assays
using the monoclonal antibodies to identify their cognate malaria parasite
protein targets.
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Support in the supervision and
mentoring of students and research assistants work in the TIBA-MAD project.
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Support the PIs in coordinating the
TIBA-MAD project.
Qualifications:
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Doctoral research degree in
biomedical science or other relevant subjects.
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Proven record of laboratory- based
research including running immunological assays and molecular biology
techniques
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Working experience in data analysis
and use of statistical analysis software such as R
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Experience in monoclonal antibody
generation and malaria immunology assays will be an added advantage.
Competencies:
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Keen interest in research
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Excellent analytical and quantitative
skills.
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Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills,
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Ability to work independently with
minimal supervision
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Team working skills with the ability
to work in a multi-cultural setting.
How to Apply
Project Manager
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research
Programme (KWTRP) is one of the leading research centres in Africa.
The Programme engages in a wide range of research on the main causes of ill
health in Africa.The Bioscience department, KWTRP is seeking to appoint a
postdoctoral researcher to work in the Next Generation
Reference Number: PM-05092018
The position is responsible for
oversight of research grant budgets and project assets.
JOB DIMENSIONS:
The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research
Programme (KWTRP) based in Kilifi, Kenya, conducts high quality research
focussing on diseases that present a significant burden on low and
middle-income countries. KWTRP is a partnership between the Kenya Medical
Research Institute, the Wellcome Trust and the University of Oxford, and a
world-renowned health research unit. KWTRP works with scientists, health
services and local communities to achieve better health, while developing local
scientific leadership and infrastructure.
With 200 staff, 15-20 active research
grants with a combined value in excess of £10m, the Epidemiology and Demography
Department (EDD) is the largest department at KWTRP. EDD conducts
multidisciplinary studies in three areas: Invasive Bacterial Diseases, Virus
Epidemiology and Control, and Human Genetic Factors. EDD is also home to
the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System, a pioneer in the
integration of field, hospital and laboratory surveillance data. Working
predominantly in Kenya, EDD collaborates with partners in Ethiopia, Tanzania,
Uganda, Europe and the USA.
The EDD Project Manager will have
specific responsibility for the new Application of Genomics and Modelling to
Virus Pathogen Control (GeMVi) in East Africa grant, and play an important
management role for other major grants within the Department.
Key Responsibilities
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Ensure effective project plans are in
place for EDD projects, working with the Principal Investigator and project
team to develop these and monitor their implementation from initiation through
to implementation, monitoring, evaluation and closure; identify when projects
are not running according to plan and initiate corrective action.
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Take responsibility for the day to
day management of specified EDD projects, working with colleagues in the EDD
Operations team and central administrative functions, including finance,
procurement, HR and IT.
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Ensure that project reports,
publications etc. are prepared, reviewed and submitted on time and in line with
KWTRP institutional policies and external regulations.
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Organise and maintain project
information in a systematic and secure way, including contracts, standard
operating procedures, regulatory documentation and reports to sponsors.
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Work with the Department Accountant
and KWTRP Finance function to ensure project finances are monitored and managed
in accordance with institutional policies, and take steps to ensure that
projects remain within budget.
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Work with colleagues in EDD and the
Research Office to prepare and submit regulatory documents to sponsors and
regulatory bodies, obtain approvals for projects’ start, continuation and
amendments, and ensure protocols are uploaded and kept updated on the KWTRP
Protocol Tracking System.
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Work with EDD data managers and the
KWTRP data governance officer to ensure collection, storage and access to
research data is in compliance with institutional, governance, funder and
publisher requirements.
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Manage internal and external
communications for specific projects, including organising meetings and events,
updating website content and engaging with the media working with the KWTRP
communications department.
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Manage information, prepare reports
and have oversight of key operational processes in the Department, e.g. monthly
management dashboard, proposals folder, staff contracts, risk register.
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Supervise and mentor junior staff
within the Department Operations team as required.
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Assist and deputise for the
Department Manager.
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Perform other duties as may be
assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
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Essential qualifications and
experience
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Masters Degree in a relevant subject,
which may include medical or natural sciences, Business Management or
administration.
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Relevant Bachelors Degree.
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At least eight years’ work experience
in high-level administration/ project management, ideally in the academic,
research or development sector.
Desirable
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Project management qualification.
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Line management experience and/or
matrix management of a team.
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Experience of communications and
information management.
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Experience of regulatory and
compliance issues in health research.
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Experience of negotiating and/or
reviewing contracts for research.
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Experience of working in public
health and an understanding of health systems.
Essential competencies
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Exceptional project management
skills, proficiency in using project management tools and the ability to manage
multiple large projects simultaneously.
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High level administration and
management skills.
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Exceptional interpersonal skills with
the ability to network, communicate, be diplomatic and maintain strong local
and international relationships.
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Evidenced ability to produce high
quality written reports and presentations in English, with strong attention to
detail.
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Significant skills in leadership,
organization, prioritisation, problem solving and decision making.
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Financially literate with ability to
produce budgets, financial reports and to manage resources.
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High level of computer literacy with
proficiency in Microsoft applications
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Enthusiasm and willingness to get
involved and support the work and life of the Department and KWTRP
Physical Environment/ Conditions:
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Based at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust
Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya.
How to Apply
Data Manager
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research
Programme (KWTRP) is one of the leading research centres in Africa. The
Programme engages in a wide range of research on the main causes of ill health
in Africa.The Bioscience department, KWTRP is seeking to appoint a postdoctoral
researcher to work in the Next Generation
Reference Number: DM-4/09/18
Job Purpose:
To work in team responsible for data
capture, data quality and data analysis routines as part of a routine clinical
surveillance/quality improvement project and a multicentre randomized
controlled trial taking place in a number of hospitals in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
The incumbent will be responsible for continued development of a set of
analysis scripts using R that can be applied to data collected from hospitals
and turning the raw data into informative visualizations. This work will be
conducted with a larger group of analysts to provide hospitals with regular
reports on their patient populations and quality of health care services. The
post will require someone with skills in programming in R, some experience with
web-based graphic libraries, conversant with the LINUX operating system as well
as data management skills who is a good team player. Some support for data
management and optimising operating environments is also anticipated.
Description:
REPORTS TO: Senior Data Manager, Senior Researchers
BUDGET AND RESOURCE RESPONSIBILITY: Some
responsibility for ICT hardware maintenance to support data collection and
planning for updates / additions
Job Dimensions:
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Ability to develop analytical code in
R, Stata, or python
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Ability to transform data and
processes into informative visualizations
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Responsible with Data Management and
Analysis Team Leader for data archiving and documentation of analysis scripts
(familiarity with Github an advantage)
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Responsible with Senior Data Manager
and Information Team Leader for production of regular hospital reports
outputting analyses into MS Office or other documents
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Ability to perform analyses on
request for research team leaders
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Understand and help configure the
LINUX based operations on the servers (including managing data archiving,
security etc)
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Understand and help configure
synchronization tools we use for peripheral sites to the server
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Help upgrade our data management
platform moving towards web-based systems if/when internet connectivity
improves in sites
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Understand and manage the statistical
programming approach being used in R
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Providing training / support to other
staff and hospital collaborators
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Good communication with senior
personnel in the research team and with partnering hospitals
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Data archiving and documentation of analysis
scripts (familiarity with Github an advantage)
Key Responsibilities
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Developing analytical code in R to
provide routine reports and graphical displays of large hospital datasets
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Working to ensure data appropriately
managed and archived and that all analytic code is documented and archived with
version control
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Working with data managers and other
researchers to integrate analytic tools with data collection
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Performing analyses on request of
senior team members and interpreting results
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Providing training / support to other
staff and/or hospital staff
Qualifications:
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Degree in Statistics / Computer
Science (either Statistician with good programming skills or Computer Scientist
with sufficient training in Statistics)
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At least 1 year of relevant
experience
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Ability to program in R and clearly
document code
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Ability to use scripting languages
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Data management skills – ideally
experience with large databases including development of data dictionaries,
data cleaning logs – (knowledge of REDCap an advantage)
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Good level of ICT skill
(understanding of basics of Linux and MySQL)
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Good presentation and communication
skills
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Ability to work with limited
supervision
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Ability to meet deadlines
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Good team player
How to Apply
Senior Data Manager
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research
Programme (KWTRP) is one of the leading research centres in
Africa. The Programme engages in a wide range of research on the main causes of
ill health in Africa.The Bioscience department, KWTRP is seeking to appoint a
postdoctoral researcher to work in the Next Generation
Job Purpose:
Lead a team responsible for data
capture, data quality and data analysis routines as part of a routine clinical
surveillance/quality improvement project and a multicentre randomized
controlled trial taking place in up to 15 hospitals around Kenya and three in
Uganda and Tanzania. The work will involve use of REDCap and other data
collection applications in multiple sites ; use of the statistical software
package R and its related interface function R studio; use of LINUX as an
operating platform; work with DHIS2 and interaction with providers of
electronic medical record systems in Kenya including Open MRS to foster
harmonisation of data collection.
Job Dimensions:
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Supervise & mentor data
management team, set objectives and help conduct appraisals
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Preparing, updating and documenting systems
requirements; overseeing design of data capturing systems and formulation of
reports
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Developing systems, QCs and tools for
collecting, entering, editing, cleaning, storing, validation, archiving,
retrieving, organizing, and transferring of data; and carrying out data review,
validation, query generation and resolution, and report generation of all
records generated from the database.
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Assisting with development of
screening logs and case report forms.
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Conducting recurrent information
queries and baseline statistical analyses and report results generated by study
sites according to the project specification
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Developing and implementing processes
and procedures for data management and movement.
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Implementing and enforcing regular
data security activities such as storage, backups, archiving and user
administration and resolving queries that arise
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Liaising closely with programmers to
create databases, and to test and implement the various case report forms as
per the project requirements.
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Providing a link between ICT and the
department study teams and data managers
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Overall responsible for training,
supervising and managing the departments data management and processing teams
and monitoring their performance.
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Documenting system and data
management procedures and processes in a manual and updating them periodically
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Performing study specific data
management duties as assigned
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Responsible for preparing work plans
and for managing QC of data and systems
Key Responsibilities
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Coordinate roles and monitor progress
of Data Management Team and Analytics team – build capacity of team through
on-job training as required – provide at least monthly updates to PIs
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Provide oversight of HSU team ICT
requirements for hardware and software ensuring equipment fit for purpose
including server management (Linux and other as required)
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Lead implementation of progamme wide
data governance / data management strategies – training team members as
required – and liaison with Kilifi ICT / Data Management unitsDesign and
develop adaptations to / programming enhancements to REDCap and participate in
the REDCap user group and other forums to understand the latest developments
Help develop strategies using R to improve data quality and perform data
analysis routines that can be incorporated into routine reports, and clinical
trial monitoring.
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Develop and update web applications
(supervising work of others as appropriate) maintained by HSU
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Take the lead in and provide
oversight of HSU project and data archive development and access – to include
use of DataVerse, Github and other platforms as required and to enable team to
deliver ‘Open Access’ to data and tools
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Provide support in training of field
data collection teams including developing training materials, preparation of
hardware / software, training schedules and conducting training.
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Liaison with companies / groups who
are developing electronic medical records to foster harmonization of key data
across EMR platforms
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Maintain study databases as required
including ensuring regular updates, cleaning, backups and archiving and ensure
all related records and reports are handled and managed in line with data
governance protocols.
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Ensure compliance with programme ICT
policies that span data storage, description, security e.t.c across the
research team
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And any other duties that may be
assigned from time to time.
Qualifications:
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Master’s Degree in Data Management
/Information Science or Computer Science
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At least three years’ experience as a
Data Manager in a similar position in a research or health institution.
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Demonstrated competence in
information management and statistical analysis
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Excellent skills in systems analysis,
data management, database design and structures
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Excellent computing skills, including
LINUX, REDCap, OpenClinica and R and other Open Source software
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Experience in managing multisite,
distributed data collection and integration
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Experience of developing system
documentation
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Business analysis and basic SQL
skills
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Ability to handle large databases and
troubleshoot issues involving complex data integration
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Expert knowledge of maintaining and
debugging live software systems and of writing and editing program
documentation
Desirable Criteria:
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Experience with data management for
large multi-centre clinical trials
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Experience with report development
for data quality assessment
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Experience with use of R for
statistical programming and R Studio
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Experience with GitHub
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Prior work related to health care and
ideally experience of analysing health data and writing research reports
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Solid understanding and experience
with MySQL, PHP. Knowledge on Python would be an added advantage.
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An interest in developing team
management skills
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Experience in eHealth and web
development
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Experience with report writing for data
quality
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Experience in server management
Competencies:
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Experience in using LINUX, MySQL and
version control
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Experience in using data collection
tools preferably REDCap, ODK, openClinica and openMRS
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Experience in managing multisite,
distributed data collection and integration
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Excellent skills in data analysis
preferably R, STATA, Python.
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Understanding of database design and
maintenance, quality control and data cleaning
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Well-developed troubleshooting
capacity and clarity of thought
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Excellent customer support and
communication skills
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Ability to work independently and
collaboratively in a team environment and to multi-task
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Ability to interact with users/
office colleagues in simple non-technical language
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Good communication and interpersonal
skills (verbal and written)
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Team worker, able to work in a
multi-cultural environment and with multi-disciplinary teams
How to Apply
Policy Engagement Officer
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research
Programme (KWTRP) is one of the leading research centres in
Africa. The Programme engages in a wide range of research on the main causes of
ill health in Africa.The Bioscience department, KWTRP is seeking to appoint a
postdoctoral researcher to work in the Next Generation
Job Description
The KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research
Programme is well known internationally for its work in improving global
health. The Programme has a diverse clinical research programme that includes
clinical trials of disease prevention, vaccines, management of acute illness,
basic science and translation of research finding into global health policy.
The Programme is searching for a
qualified, dynamic and motivated person to fill the following position:
Job Dimensions:
Policy Engagement:
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Work with programme scientists to map
policy stakeholders relevant to the programme’s work, and develop a policy
engagement strategy aimed at these stakeholders
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Lead the implementation of the
programmes policy engagement strategy
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Work with identified stakeholders to
map local and international policy engagement spaces (e.g. meetings, technical
working groups, policy development processes) identify relevant engagement spaces,
and facilitate programme’s engagement in these spaces
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Engage proactively with local,
regional and international stakeholders, through dissemination of key results,
organization of formal and informal exchanges, and ensuring needs and
priorities as identified by policy makers feed into research processes
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Expand the programme’s policy links
through the establishment of contact with relevant national and sub-national
policymakers and regional/international networks.
Research Uptake:
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In consultation with the programme
scientists, develop and implement plans for the synthesis, dissemination and
uptake of research amongst key stakeholders, both nationally and
internationally
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Support programme researchers in the
development and implementation of research uptake plans for specific research
projects
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Identify and pursue opportunities to
promote programme research; facilitating and contributing to the use of
research evidence by policy-makers, practitioners and other stakeholders
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Develop and disseminate user friendly/lay
research uptake materials – Policy briefs, Research briefs, infographics,
podcasts, videocasts etc
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Develop research dissemination
content for the programme’s website – news stories, research bulletins, etc.
Qualifications:
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A relevant Master’s degree (e.g.
Public health, Health policy, Public policy, Science communication, Policing
and Governance) will be an added advantage
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A first degree in Public health,
Health policy, Public relations, Public policy, Journalism, Communications or
related field;
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At least 5 years’ relevant experience
preferably in a health research or health development institution and 3 years
of which in a key role in policy engagement, science communication, or research
uptake.
Competencies:
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Experience in designing multimedia
research dissemination outputs (e.g. Policy briefs, infographics, podcasts,
short videos and other web-based materials)
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Excellent writing and communication
skills in English
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Graphics and web design skills
How to Apply