Clinical Research Scientist - KEMRI-CGHR at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Key Responsibilities:

• Implementing pre-clinical and clinical research projects and/or supervise designated aspects of the work
• General diagnosis, care, treatment and provision of specialized clinical care for study participants
• Assist in carrying out fieldwork and pre-clinical and clinical experimental procedures
• Carry out experimental and/or developmental work
• Contributing to interpretation and validation of results
• Conduct community diagnosis, care and treatment during Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities
• Assist in organization of the internal scientific seminars
• Guiding visiting scientific students /students on attachment
• Maintaining the scientific pre-clinical and clinical facility
• Planning and coordinating meetings for internal project teams and external collaborators or visitors
• Hosting or participating in scheduled conference calls with international study partners
• Developing standard operating procedures (SOP) for data collection, processing and the management and deployment of study drugs.

Vacancy Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields; - Medicine and surgery or equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution.    Mandatory
• Masters’ degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology or in a related field is preferred.    Mandatory
• Proficiency in computer application    Mandatory
• Planning and Organizational skills    Mandatory
• Communication and reporting skills    Mandatory
• Interpersonal skills    Mandatory
• Creativity and Innovativeness    Mandatory
• Critical thinking skills    Mandatory
• Team player.    Mandatory