Study Coordinator at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Vacancy No. 6/VPM1002

The Centre for Respiratory Diseases Research (CRDR) would like to fill vacancy in the following position: Study Coordinator for the VPM1002 TB vaccine project.

Job Qualifications;

• BSC Nursing;
• Have the necessary registration documents
• Masters in Public Health
• at least three (3) years experience working in in a medical research context

Desirable Qualities:

• Honesty, Humility, Diligence
• Able to work long hours with a large team
• Great attention to detail
• Ability to review and correct clinical information in source documents
• In Depth knowledge of GCP and set up of ISF/Regulatory Binder
• Ability to manage research study logistics
• Knowledge of the ethical submission and regulatory processes in Kenya
• Knowledge of eCRF use, and Source Data Verification
• Ability to prioritize workload of self and program team members and balance conflicting demands.
• Ability to work as an internal monitor

Position Summary:

Incumbent will supervise and oversee clinical trials in various disease areas under the supervision of the principal investigators. He/She will support screening, enrolment and other study activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop thorough knowledge of the protocol, study designs and objectives for implementation
• Manage study documents : version control etc
• Create packages for Ethical and Regulatory submission
• Perform Internal Monitoring and train staff
• Staff supervision including doing performance appraisals
• Participate in study set up through engaging in relevant meetings with stakeholders
• Oversee response to queries and data management
• Create Standard Operating Procedures for regulatory binders and other relevant processes
• Report problems encountered with implementation of study processes to Principal Investigator
• Perform other duties as assigned by principal investigator