Walter Reed Project Clinical Research Coordinator and Data Analyst Jobs

“The Walter Reed Project” is a Research Based Organization that is affiliated to the Kenya Medical Research Institute. Our mission is to develop and test improved means for predicting, detecting, preventing and treating infectious disease.

The organization seeks to fill the following positions:

Position: Clinical Research Coordinator
(1 Position)
Location: Walter Reed Project, Kisumu

Key Requirements:

Diploma or Bachelor degree in Health Related Field (Nursing or Clinical Medicine)At least 1 year of research experience that is directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.Should be a registered member of the relevant professional body.Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Involved in the development of clinical trial protocols; participates in the development of standard operating procedures, coordinating protocol review and approval process.Overseeing technical and/or administrative research activities, to include training, goal setting, and distribution of workload.Advice and train site personnel on sponsor and regulatory requirements for study conduct.Reviewing study records, for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and compliance.Prepares reports.This is a training position requiring highly skilled, motivated and committed individuals; the Clinical Research Coordinator will be required to work under supervision of a senior study coordinator.

Position: Computer programmer/Data Analyst
Location: Walter Reed Project, Kisumu

The incumbent will be responsible for the design, development and administration of analytical data structures and to oversee all aspects of databases including initial database architecture design through implementation, administration, monitoring, tuning, backup, migration, and support.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

System design, development and ManagementEnsure database performance optimization and system availabilityEnsure data security, integrity and recoveryData analysis using commonly used statistical software ( SPSS, STATA, EPI Info)Help desk supportConducting electrical safety checks on computer equipmentSupervision of a section of IT staff.Ability to apply technical standards, principles, theories and techniquesExperience with programming languages such Visual Basic, VB.Net, ASPExperience Scripting languages e.g PHP, VBScript, javascript etcExperience with Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) i.e. SQL Server, Ms AccessPossesses problem solving capabilitiesExcellent verbal and written communication skillsExperience with UML Innovates data visualization and presentation techniquesGood knowledge of computer hardware and software and ability to learn about new softwareProficient in using analytical tools and instruments.Academic Qualification Requirements:
Minimum 3 years programming experienceMinimum Education: Diploma in Computer Science or Information TechnologyExperience in a Medical Research setting and certification in any application development an added advantageYour application for any of these positions should include the following:
Cover letterCurrent Curriculum Vitae with telephone number and e-mail addressThree current letters of reference with contact telephone numbers and e-mail addressesCopies of Certificates and TranscriptsApplications are due no later than 16th December, 2010 to: -

Human Resource Manager,
KEMRI/USAMRU-K
“The Walter Reed Project
P.O. Box 54-40100,
Kisumu

You can also e-mail your application with scanned copies of relevant documents to hr@wrp-ksm.org

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

For a more comprehensive collection of jobs in Kenya, visit our new Kenyan Jobs Website http://www.kenyan-jobs.com/