Senior Research Administrator at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Vacancy No. CGHR/335/01/23

Requirements:

• Masters Degree in Public Health, or related scientific field from a recognized institution
• Certificate in Good Clinical Practice and Human Subjects Protection
• Proficiency in analytical methods and in using at least one statistical package

Skills, knowledge and abilities:

• Hard working, diligent and ready to work in a multidisciplinary environment
• Be flexible to work within the existing structures.
• General knowledge on maternal health and child development
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Planning and reporting skills
• Experience in clinical care of patients an added advantage
• Experience managing multi-site longitudinal studies

Duties and Responsibilities.

• Organizing and supervising the implementation of all project field research activities and performing necessary support duties
• Serving as a principal source of information of study status and deliverables
• Developing and designing local training and capacity building of project staff in collaboration with the study investigators
• Drafting, editing and preparing correspondence, reports and other project related materials
• Coordinating a wide range of research procedures and conducting a variety of tasks determined by the field and scope of the study
• Working as part of a team in contributing to the analysis of results under the direction of the project PI and data team, collating, managing data during data collection periods (monthly) and providing quality assurance/quality control
• Support the submission of periodic reports of project status to the PI, regularly suggesting additional tests or modifications in current procedures