Careers at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Key Responsibilities:

• Identifying research gaps in line with the Institute’s research priority areas;
• Development of research proposals in the relevant research thematic area;
• Implementing pre-clinical and clinical research projects and/or supervise designated aspects of the work;
• Conducting medical examinations and writing medical reports;
• General diagnosis, care, treatment and provision of specialized clinical care for study participants;
• Conducting community diagnosis, care and treatment during Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities;
• Establishing strategic partnerships for research, training, innovations, technology;
• Sourcing for grants to fund the approved research protocols;
• Supervising junior professional and technical staff attached to his/her pre-clinical and clinical research program,
• Monitoring and evaluating implementation of research projects;
• Writing manuscripts, reports and translating research findings into lay language;
• Disseminating and translating research findings for evidence based policy formulations and implementation;
• Identifying technology with potential for intellectual property protection;

Vacancy Requirements:

• At least eight (8) years relevant work experience    Mandatory
• Diploma in Clinical Medicine;    Mandatory
• Higher Diploma in Clinical Medicine such as Anaesthesia, Oral Health, ENT, Pediatrics, Lung/Skin, Orthopedics, Reproductive Health, Epidemiology, dermatoenerology, Ophthalmology and Cataract Surgery from a recognized institution;    Mandatory
• Master’s Degree in Public health will be added advantage    Mandatory
• Membership to a relevant professional body;    Mandatory
• Additional training in clinical trials management/ project management related field and research ethics is an added advantage    Mandatory
• Valid practicing license where applicable    Mandatory
• Aleast five years’ experience working in a clinical trial or research setting will be an added advantage.    Mandatory
• Certificate in “Good Clinical Practice”, “Human Subjects Protection” and ICH training skill; and Good understanding of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines and clinical trial regulations    Mandatory
• Proficiency in computer application skills.    Mandatory
• Has a good understanding of role of micronutrients in human health    Mandatory
• Ability to speak local dialect will be added advantage    Mandatory
• Carrying out clinical trials    Mandatory
• Building staff capacity through mentorship and effective leadership in the management of clinic activities    Mandatory
• Communication Skills    Mandatory
• Interpersonal Skills    Mandatory
• Team player    Mandatory

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Key Responsibilities:

• Manage tools for collecting, entering, editing, cleaning, organizing, and archiving data.
• Carry out data review, validation including discrepancy checking, and cleaning.
• Design RDBMS database for capturing and storing data.
• Prepare performance indicator reports on data status as the study project progress.
• Coordinates data for all study site projects.
• Conduct preliminary analysis and generate study progress reports and other statistical outputs as required from time to time.
• Participate in the development, review, and translation of research tools; Participate in the set-up and pre-testing of data collection platforms including open-source research applications.
• Establish data cleaning plans and execute the same to realize high-quality data including doing all required consistency checks for project data. Automate a data cleaning pipeline that can organically identify anomalies for continuous improvement in data quality.
• Document project datasets according to the Programme’s guidelines on data documentation, archiving, and sharing.
• Extract data and prepare analytical files.
• Develop template syntax files for research staff to use in creating various datasets.
• Perform basic and advanced statistical analysis of data using tools such as STATA and R.
• Development and update of data management Standard Operating Procedures for the organization.
• Oversee the Installation, connection, testing, and setup of hardware and software technologies.
• Provide recommendations and advice about future planning for accessing and purchasing technology resources.
• Maintain current and accurate inventory of technology hardware, software, and resources.
• Monitor the security of all technology.
• Manage and supervise department staff.

Vacancy Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Management, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Sciences, Information Technology, or related qualification.    Mandatory
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in Data Management for Clinical Research or trials involving laboratory data handling.    Mandatory
• Understanding of relational database design, implementation, and verification.    Mandatory
• Training and/or experience in data management    Mandatory
• Excellent knowledge of database design.    Mandatory
• Excellent skills in data manipulation and statistical analysis    Mandatory
• Knowledge of software development methodologies    Mandatory
• Very Good IT skills including hardware, software, and networks    Mandatory
• Good communication skills    Mandatory
• Supervisory skills    Mandatory
• Demonstrate high levels of integrity and confidentiality     Mandatory
• Excellent interpersonal, written, presentation and communication skills     Mandatory
• Basic analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.     Mandatory
• Team working and ability to work in diverse teams     Mandatory
• Flexibility, adaptability, multi-tasking, and attention to detail     Mandatory

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Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and review, strategies, standards, guidelines and procedures for the study administration;
• Coordinate submission of research proposals to Centre scientific Committees (CSC), Scientific and Ethics Review Unit (SERU),
• Establish and maintain equipment and assets inventory of the project and research platforms;
• Establish and maintain an accurate database of all study activities;
• Liaise with Project Principal Investigators (PIs) to track implementation of project activities;
• Support preparation, custody, archival and retrieval of projects reports and document;
• Prepare and keep regular reporting schedules for project compliance with other departments or functions in the institute to ensure project activities are within planned timelines;
• Liaise with the grants management department to ensure the project documents are handled within the allowable timelines
• Be the communication focal point between research team and in documentation and reporting, resource provision;
• Provide secretariat support to the project meetings and other research related meetings;
• Support Organization of stakeholders and study team meetings including seminars, trainings and dissemination fora to ensure effective and smooth running of projects; and
• Ensure compliance with respective regulatory requirements, standards, licensure, and accreditations among others.
• Ensuring ethics regulatory compliance and tracking of submitted proposals and amendments;
• Maintaining project schedules for reporting;
• Contributing to preparation of projects reports for research teams;
• Supporting initiation, implementation, and closure of projects;
• Providing liaison between researchers and the grants management department

Vacancy Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Biomedical Sciences, Health Sciences, Public Health, Social Science, Business administration, International relations, Communication or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;    Mandatory
• Certificate in Project Management from a recognized institution;    Mandatory
• Membership or certification with professional body where applicable;    Mandatory
• Valid practicing license where applicable;    Mandatory
• Proficiency in computer application    Mandatory
• Communication skills.    Mandatory
• Attention to detail.    Mandatory
• Analytical skills.    Mandatory
• Interpersonal skills.    Mandatory
• Ethics and integrity.    Mandatory
• Team player.    Mandatory
• Organizational skills.    Mandatory
• Ability to work with flexibility on several tasks simultaneously    Mandatory

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Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and review, strategies, standards, guidelines and procedures for the study administration;
• Coordinate submission of research proposals to Centre scientific Committees (CSC), Scientific and Ethics Review Unit (SERU),
• Establish and maintain equipment and assets inventory of the project and research platforms;
• Establish and maintain an accurate database of all study activities;
• Liaise with Project Principal Investigators (PIs) to track implementation of project activities;
• Support preparation, custody, archival and retrieval of projects reports and document;
• Prepare and keep regular reporting schedules for project compliance with other departments or functions in the institute to ensure project activities are within planned timelines;
• Liaise with the grants management department to ensure the project documents are handled within the allowable timelines
• Be the communication focal point between research team and in documentation and reporting, resource provision;
• Provide secretariat support to the project meetings and other research related meetings;
• Support Organization of stakeholders and study team meetings including seminars, trainings and dissemination fora to ensure effective and smooth running of projects; and
• Ensure compliance with respective regulatory requirements, standards, licensure, and accreditations among others.
• Ensuring ethics regulatory compliance and tracking of submitted proposals and amendments;
• Maintaining project schedules for reporting;
• Contributing to preparation of projects reports for research teams;
• Supporting initiation, implementation, and closure of projects;
• Providing liaison between researchers and the grants management department

Vacancy Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Biomedical Sciences, Health Sciences, Public Health, Social Science, Business administration, International relations, Communication or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;    Mandatory
• Certificate in Project Management from a recognized institution;    Mandatory
• Membership or certification with professional body where applicable;    Mandatory
• Valid practicing license where applicable;    Mandatory
• Proficiency in computer application    Mandatory
• Communication skills.    Mandatory
• Attention to detail.    Mandatory
• Analytical skills.    Mandatory
• Interpersonal skills.    Mandatory
• Ethics and integrity.    Mandatory
• Team player.    Mandatory
• Organizational skills.    Mandatory
• Ability to work with flexibility on several tasks simultaneously    Mandatory

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Key Responsibilities:

• Receiving/collecting, recording of specimens;
• Processing and analyses;
• Preparing reagents;
• Recording and reporting of results;
• Dispatching the results for clinical/Research management;
• Routine and daily maintenance of laboratory equipment;
• Ensuring adherence to biosafety and biosecurity guidelines;
• Taking part in preparation of Standards Operations Procedures (SOPs).

Vacancy Requirements:

• At least eight (8) years relevant work experience    Mandatory
• Diploma in Clinical Medicine;    Mandatory
• Higher Diploma in Clinical Medicine such as Anaesthesia, Oral Health, ENT, Pediatrics, Lung/Skin, Orthopedics, Reproductive Health, Epidemiology, dermatoenerology, Ophthalmology and Cataract Surgery from a recognized institution;    Mandatory
• Master’s Degree in Public health will be added advantage    Mandatory
• Membership to a relevant professional body;    Mandatory
• Additional training in clinical trials management/ project management related field and research ethics is an added advantage    Mandatory
• Valid practicing license where applicable    Mandatory
• Aleast five years’ experience working in a clinical trial or research setting will be an added advantage.    Mandatory
• Certificate in “Good Clinical Practice”, “Human Subjects Protection” and ICH training skill; and Good understanding of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines and clinical trial regulations    Mandatory
• Proficiency in computer application skills.    Mandatory
• Has a good understanding of role of micronutrients in human health    Mandatory
• Ability to speak local dialect will be added advantage    Mandatory
• Carrying out clinical trials    Mandatory
• Building staff capacity through mentorship and effective leadership in the management of clinic activities    Mandatory
• Communication Skills    Mandatory
• Interpersonal Skills    Mandatory
• Team player    Mandatory