Data Specialist at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Vacancy No: CGHR/327/11/22

Job Summary: 

Reporting to the Data Analyst, the Data Specialist will be responsible for the data management procedures of the various sites within the study area. S/he will be expected to work on various databases and therefore should be able to prioritize tasks to meet set deadlines.

Required qualifications

• Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics or Statistics
• Certificate in Clinical Research, e.g Good Clinical Practice (GCP), International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines etc

Knowledge and skills

• Knowledge in use of at least one statistical package; preferably STATA or R
• Ability to use Open Data Kit (ODK)/ CommCare and other web-based and tablet-based data capture systems
• Ability to use MS Excel including developing macros and consolidating data from multiple Excel spreadsheets
• Good organizational skills
• Flexible and able to work well with minimum supervision

Specific duties and responsibilities

• Conduct 100% source data verification, validation, and discrepancy management
• Perform data cleaning, quality assurance and control
• Ensure all missing data are captured in compliance to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards and within strict study timelines
• Troubleshoot and solve common electronic data capture system problems
• Ensure timely and accurate data entry and validation
• Provide field support to the study teams, as needed
• Ensure timely response to data requests
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor