Data Manager at LVCT Health

DM/LVCT/12/2022

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate data management across all study sites, including design databases for data entry and storage; data review and validation, including discrepancy checking and cleaning.
• Training and supervising data collection teams and activities in the study sites in collaboration with the Lead Research Coordinator and Principal Investigator.
• Programming the data collection tools -in mobile hand-held devices such as tablets.
• Participate in setting up and pre-testing data collection platforms approved by the CATALYST Consortium.
• Establish data management plans and execute the same to realize high-quality data, including doing all required consistency checks for project data. Automate a data cleaning pipeline that can organically identify anomalies for continuous improvement of data quality
• Conduct preliminary data analysis and generate study progress reports and other statistical outputs as required from time to time.
• Represent the research team in project dissemination meetings, training workshops, and technical meetings organized by the Counties and CATALYST consortium members.
• Provide data management support to other LVCT Health research projects where needed, including programming study tools on mobile hand-held devices, training research assistants on the new technologies, and preparing the data for analysis.

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Master level qualification in either Biostatistics / Statistics/ Data Science or Computer science/ Management information systems (MIS)
• Proficient in writing and running queries using applications such as MySQL scripting syntax A good understanding of health information systems in Kenya

Experience

• At least three (3) years of relevant hands-on experience in quantitative data analysis and visualization. Applicants should be proficient in Microsoft Excel© and at least one statistical analysis software, e.g. Stata / R/ SAS/SPSS.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience managing large datasets and relational databases such as MS Access and SQL and programming using JAVA, Python, XML or SQL on Android or Windows platforms.
• Excellent skills in designing and programming quantitative data collection tools using RedCap.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to work with all internal staff levels and flexibility in handling multiple priorities.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including translating technical programming and data management information for a non-technical audience.
• Supervision skills demonstrated by prior experience in supervising a team of data personnel.

Skills and Behaviors

• Excellent communication skills suitable for the management of, and liaison with, a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate the ability to be able to lead others
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships with people at all levels and across cultures