Data Assistant - (2 Positions) at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Vacancy No. CRDR/06/09/23

Person specification:

•  Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems
•  DBMS Skills (Data Cleaning/Query resolutions, and normalization).
•  At least three years’ experience working in a clinical trial or research setting or Equivalent

Skills and Abilities:

•  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
•  Effective written communication skills, including project reporting, including using
•  MS Word, Power point, and MS Excel
•  Works professionally and ethically with competence, accountability, and integrity
•  GCP Certificate

Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Ensure daily data cleaning and uploading of relevant data
•  Report to the data manger any technical challenges in a detailed manner so as to enable rapid reproduction and resolution
•  Monitor data errors daily, investigate them, and provide a resolution report to the data manager.
•  Provide technical support to the study team about anything related to data collection tools, data error corrections, etc.
•  Assist the data manager and the larger study team with the data collection related Trainings.

Terms of Employment

• One (1) year renewable contract as per KEMRI scheme of service with a probation period for the first 3 months. Salary is as per the stated KEMRI scale.

Applications MUST include the following:

•  Letter of Application (INDICATE VACANCY NUMBER)
•  Current Curriculum Vitae with telephone number and e-mail address
•  Contacts of three referees including telephone numbers and/or e-mail addresses
•  Copies of Certificates.
•  Telephone number

Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to Apply to Deputy Director, CRDR, P.O. Box 47855-00100, Nairobi not later than October 12, 2023. All applications must be submitted through crdrkemri@kemri.go.ke.