Data Manager, IHD Office at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Summary

 Reporting to the Principal Investigator, the successful candidate is required to contribute to recruitment of participants, data collection and follow-up for the IHD research studies.  S/he will also be required to lead in the design and development of the study database and data collection tools for the study.  S/he will also be the point person in interactions with AKU ICT team, data teams from other research projects in IHD and the collaboration institutions.

 Responsibilities

•  Develop and maintain data handling systems for the study/studies.
• Support testing and troubleshooting of data handling systems.
• Alongside the Research Associate and data clerk, coordinate all data related activities in the studies.  Ensure synchrony between data related activities at the sites.
• Supervise preparation and compilation of reports for data and study activity as required by the supervisors.
• Provide data in desired format to study coordinators.
• Liaison with study collaborators in matters related to data handling.
• Be the study contact person with the AKU ICT team in tasks related to data management, internet and intranet connectivity, user accounts and logins and device setup.
• Implement and ensure secure data storage.
• Be the Data protection champion at IHD.
• Supervise the set-up and running of other sub-studies and/or related studies as allocated by the Principal Investigator.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree level education in any of the following or closely related fields: Information Technology, Computer Science, Statistics, Health Informatics
• At least 4-5 years of progressive senior-level data management experience
• Demonstrable programming proficiency in at least 2 of the following: MS-Access, SQL-Server, MySQL, Oracle, DHIS-2, REDCap, ODK
• Training and/or demonstrable competence in any of the following statistical packages Stata, SPSS, R.
• Relevant experience in a health research environment including community and public health facility settings will be an added advantage.
• Relevant experience in multi-center / multi-country projects will be an added advantage.
• Proficiency with data management procedures: data cleaning, manipulation, summarization, tables, listings, graphics, and report generation
• Experience in programming and troubleshooting electronic field data capture platforms.
• Experience in data analysis will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and supervise large data entry teams.
• Ability to work within tight schedules.
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English