Research Medical Officer, Haematology/Oncology at Aga Khan University Hospital

Job Summary

The CRU Research Medical Officer is:

• Responsible for working closely with the CRU Director and Managers on coordinating and implementing the clinical care, documentation, and study compliance of research patients; and
• Responsible for the provision of standard of care to clinical trials patients, as well as continuous evaluation and monitoring of study patients to ensure both study compliance as well as GCP.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for working closely with the CRU Director and Managers on coordinating and implementing the clinical care, documentation, and study compliance of research patients;
• Responsible for the provision of standard of care to clinical trials patients, as well as continuous evaluation and monitoring of study patients to ensure both study compliance and GCP;
• Work together with the research team to manage the clinical care and study compliance of patients enrolled on clinical trials;
• Participate in the review and development of appropriate policies and procedures for patient care to formulate best practice guidelines;
• Involved with grants and publications initiatives within the Department (literature review, grant preparation, costing, budgeting, etc.); and
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by department supervisor/manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B);
• Registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board;
• ACLS or BLS (ACLS preferred);
• Required:  Prior experience in human subject therapeutic research, CITI, GCP and Human Subject Research training;
• 1 year post internship experience;
• Required: Prior involvement on research trials involving investigational agents
• Knowledge of medical terminology, drug calculation skills, clinical medicine, clinical trials and ICH-GCP
• Oncology background is highly preferred

Closing Date: 03/05/2023