Research Scientist/Study Coordinator - Kisii at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Key Responsibilities:

•  Assist in the implementation of research projects and supervise designated aspects of the project.
• Training, mentoring, and supervising research assistants and data collectors
• Ensure proper documentation of research processes
• Ensure data quality by closely monitoring the trends and completeness of data collected.
• Provide administrative support for the trial, including scheduling meetings and organizing events.
• Ensure timely reporting of datasets, field reports, and documents as and when required
• Ensure that ethical guidelines, research protocols, and other relevant standards are followed throughout the data collection process
• Ensure adherence to study deliverables time points and support the submission of periodic reports on project status
• Liaising with relevant county and sub-county health management teams, MOH departmental heads, opinion leaders, and other stakeholders
• Drafting, editing, and preparing correspondence, reports, and other project-related materials
• Assist in data analysis, interpretation, and validation of results
• Assist in proposal and manuscript writing and dissemination of findings

Vacancy Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health or any other relevant social science    Mandatory
• Proficiency in computer applications    Mandatory
• Experience in randomized controlled trials    Mandatory
• Experience in coordinating a community eye health programme or clinical research    Mandatory
• Knowledge of research ethics and good clinical practice    Mandatory
• Willingness to live in Kisii County and travel extensively within the area    Mandatory
• Knowledge of REDCap /smartphone-based data collection apps    Mandatory
• Supervisory skills    Mandatory
• Planning skills    Mandatory
• Community engagement and outreach activities    Mandatory
• Communication and reporting skills    Mandatory
• Interpersonal skills    Mandatory
• Team player    Mandatory