Job Title: Research Assistant
Organization: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala
Job Summary:
The study research assistant will support the updating and maintenance of the study records. This position will also provide ongoing support to the study nurses.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Will be responsible for conducting ICEA data entries for ENACT, HARVEST and IMPROVE participants who are enrolled into the IDI clinic
• Maintaining all study documents in good filing order and ensuring that all documents are arranged in chronological order and can easily be obtained whenever needed by the other team members
• Will ensure that all study case report forms are reviewed for completeness at the end of each day and that study staff correct all required fields in real time.
• Will work together with the QC nurse to prepare files that are listed on the study QC report and will participate in ensuring that queries are resolved
• Periodic data cleaning and validation to ensure that the study data base is accurate
• Will liaise with the records office to retrieve patient files and will return then weekly for data entry in ICEA.
• Will retrieve and file patient blood results and request forms in the respective files and will ensure they are transcribed in real time.
• Will ensure that study documents are maintained with confidentiality according to GCP
• Participate in any other study related duties assigned by the relevant authorities
Minimum Qualifications for this job:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Social science or related field with a computing bias
- Two (2) years of professional and or analytical work experience in monitoring and evaluation preferred.
- Strong computer skills are an added advantage.
- Knowledge and experience with electronic databases, especially ICEA
Required experience and skills - Good interpersonal skills, organizational skills, strong service ethic, sensitivity to patients, professionalism, and attention to detail are required.
- Demonstrable knowledge and extensive previous experience in clinical research are strongly preferred.
- Proficient in MS Office application.
Application Instructions
Applications should be made online via the link below:
Closing Date: 28th September 2022
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