Statistician- 1 Post at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital

 V/FT/12/2023

Position summary 

• To provide statistical support for ongoing projects related to demography and field epidemiology. 
• Duties and Responsibilities 
• Developing study analysis plan. 
• Providing advice on randomization and frequently observing randomization. 
• Liaising with trial and data analyst and data officer about data quality and missing data, verifying data accuracy and validity. 
• Scheduling and preparing reports of analyses for independent Data Monitoring Committees, Steering Committees, and publications. 
• Actively interrogating the data for discrepancies, errors, and missing data, to verify the accuracy and validity of the data. Reporting and liaising with trial investigators, on the quality of the data and resolving any errors according to the study protocol. 
• Discussing and interpreting results with research team and collaborators in the trial/study. 
• Ensuring deadlines and project milestones relating to data and analyses are met, coordinating with other members of staff and external collaborators as necessary. 

Minimum Academic Qualifications 

• A Bachelor’s degree in mathematics or statistics 
• At least three (3) years’ experience in a similar position with demonstrated research experience, preferably in the health sciences. 
• Excellent computer skills and familiarity with one or more statistical packages (including Stata, R, SPSS or SAS) plus knowledge of any SQL-compliant DBMS (e.g., MS-Access, MS-SQL, MySQL Postgres, Oracle, DB2 etc.

Soft skills 

• Effective communication skills.
• Supervisory skills. 
• Good time management.
• Decision-making and problem solving skills.
• Target setting.
• High standards of professional ethics.
• Responsive, prompt and effective provision of services.
• Team player.
• Client service support and public relations