KEMRI Data Manager Jobs in Kenya

KEMRI Data Manager Jobs in Kenya

Job Purpose

The main purpose of the job is to support highly impactful clinical trials and observational
research, being responsible for ensuring data quality and completeness according to General
Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and Good Clinical Laboratory
Practice (GCLP).

In addition, the job holder will oversee the management of data systems, installation, and
maintenance of computer hardware, software, and networks.

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.

Education and Professional training

A Degree in Data Management, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Sciences, Information
Technology, or related qualification.

Essential competencies

• Knowledge of Data Management for Clinical Research or trials involving laboratory data
handling.

• Understanding of relational database design, implementation, and verification.

• Training and in data management

• Excellent knowledge of database design.

• Excellent skills in data manipulation and statistical analysis

Knowledge of software development methodologies

Very Good IT skills including hardware, software, and networks

Good communication skills

Supervisory skills

Other competencies:

• Demonstrate high levels of integrity and confidentiality

• Excellent interpersonal, written, presentation and communication skills

• Basic analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

• Team working and ability to work in diverse teams

• Flexibility, adaptability, multi-tasking, and attention to detail

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; KEMRI Data Manager Jobs in Kenya

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