Senior MER Specialist at Palladium International

Position Summary
The Senior MER Specialist will be responsible for all aspects of project data management including design of data collection/collation tools and data extraction; design and support of project evaluation activities, analyze data and develop data use/information products in line with PEPFAR and MOH priorities. The job holder will be responsible for providing constant feedback to both the technical and program teams including eHealth & mHealth developers and service delivery partners.

 Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform in-depth and advanced statistical analysis using routine individual level data and provide appropriate interpretation for programmatic decisions.
• Prepare regular high-quality presentations of summarized data on priority program areas for stakeholders including MOH, county teams and SDPs.
• Avail datasets/analytic outputs and support relevant stakeholders to make use of individual level data for program improvement.
• Contribute to inferential statistical analysis of individual level data for publications and presentation to various conference and audiences.
• Contribute to program evaluation, in particular, manage the collection and analysis of data at baseline and subsequent stages of program evaluation.
• Work with data analysts to develop sound statistical analysis plans in line with epidemiological principles.
• Extract data from the national data warehouse in line with stakeholder needs and requirements.
• Spearhead implementation of data-driven decision-making during Data & Program Improvement Cluster Meetings and other fora.
• Support data scientists in development and deployment of machine learning approaches to identify populations at risk of adverse programmatic outcomes.
• Support GIS analysts in geospatial analysis to characterize spatial distribution of the epidemic and associated outcomes for program improvement.
• Participate in the development of research protocols and develop guidance for county teams and SDPs on appropriate collection of high-quality data toward monitoring the HIV/AIDS epidemic, including a framework to extract and share de-identified data with relevant stakeholders.
•  Participate in data analysis and data use activities, ensuring protocol adherence and scientific standards are maintained, data quality, and publication of study findings.

Required Qualifications:

•  Advanced Degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, health informatics, IT, Data Science, Mathematics, Epidemiology, or related field.
• 7+ years experience of analyzing data for HIV/TB prevention, care, and treatment programs in Kenya.
• Strong data analysis skills including knowledge of statistical software such as R or STATA.
• Familiarity with data visualization software such as Tableau and Power BI.
• Working knowledge of data extraction from databases.
• Advanced skills in graphic presentation of data.
• Experience in use of KHIS, EMR and DATIM reporting systems.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good technical writing skills and storytelling through numbers.