Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a State Corporation established through the Science and Technology (Amendment) Act of 1979, which has since been amended to Science, Technology and Innovation Act 2013. The 1979 Act established KEMRI as a National body responsible for carrying out health research in Kenya.
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Accurate and timely performing of Study specific assays
Ensuring custody of participant specimens and storage/archival
Appropriate reporting of any abnormal lab result and prompt communication to the Study clinicians/coordinator
Ensuring maintenance and troubleshooting on all lab equipment and report to the lab manager
Running and logging of specimen controls as per the set SOP
Develop lab related SOP for the studies
Ensuring laboratory waste segregation and management
Developing and updating laboratory inventory
Developing, compliance and continuous review of lab SOPs and specimen flow charts in keeping with the study protocol and applicable ISO-certification
Projection on consumables and reagents, and re-ordering whenever due and ensuring custody
Participate in supervised sample shipment procedures as per IATA guidelines and tracking of referred samples per IATA guidelines and available agreements
Updating and ensuring quality assurance of the lab specimen data base
GCP and GCLP compliance
Receive, download, transcribe and post/report all lab results/reports as per the lab results communication SOP
Assist in participant recruitment and consenting whenever called upon
Support activities from any other studies as called upon by the Lab management team
Vacancy Requirements:
Minimum of a degree in a biomedical science or lab-related field (Mandatory)
Must hold a current registration with KMLTTB (Mandatory)
GCP-certification (Mandatory)
At least 1 year experience working in a busy clinical research lab (Mandatory)
Experience with rapid testing for HIV and pregnancy (Mandatory)
Commitment to integrity and high-quality performance (Mandatory)
Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team (Mandatory)
Keen and attentive to detail (Mandatory)
Ability to follow instructions and procedures (Mandatory)
Articulate in both verbal and written communication in English and Swahili (Mandatory)
Experience processing genital samples for research purposes (Mandatory)
Experience preparing samples for Nugent scoring is an added advantage (Mandatory)
Computer literacy (Mandatory)
Familiarity with processing samples for shipment – IATA certification is an added advantage (Mandatory)
Experience working with electronic data collection tools especially REDCap (Mandatory)
Flexible and ready to work during odd hours (Mandatory)
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