Data Manager at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Vacancy No: CGHR/252/01/22

Duration: One (1) year with a possibility of extension

Reporting to: Principal Investigator

Job description

The successful candidate will work with the Trial Manager and the Principal Investigatorsin organizing and overseeing data collection. This holder of this position will be stationed at Kisian with occasional visits to the study field sites.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Develop and maintain throughout life cycle ofstudy projectsthe Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Data Management Plans (DMP), Data Quality Plans, and other plans as delegated/required, and ensure that these are followed according to study design/protocol and requirements;.
2. Participate in study setup initiation, implementation, closure, and archiving procedures: i.e., CRF design, database design, database edit checks, design/review, Data Management Plan review/approval and annotated CRF design.
3. Ensure clinical databases, external data files and analysis datasets are designed in a standard, accurate, complete, and consistent format conducive to analysis and possible regulatory submission.
4. Develop, review, and approve all SOPs, and job aids related to Data Management in collaboration with Quality Assurance and other departments as applicable.
5. Coordination of all data collection, cleaning and validation including, working with the trial monitors (where applicable) and resolving any data queries with sites.
6. Maintain and update study tablets and other equipment used for data collection, ensuring data is downloaded daily/promptly and that forms are updated as needed.