Vacancy
Announcement
KEMRI/CDC
Research and Public Health Collaboration
Opening
date:
28/09/2012
Vacancy
No:
K112/09/12
Program
description:
This program is a collaboration between the Kenya Medical Research Institute
(KEMRI) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
It
involves conducting research and program support for activities related to TB,
malaria, HIV and other diseases.
It
is within this remit that the TB Branch wishes to recruit a Data Analyst who
will be responsible for data management procedures of various studies within or
collaborating with the branch.
Position: Data Analyst II or I
(1
position) (MR 9 or MR11) Grading will depend with Qualifications
Location: KEMRI/CDC Centre for
Global Health Research (CGHR), Kisian, Kisumu.
Minimal
qualification:
- Bachelors degree
in Statistics, Mathematics, Information /Computer sciences or equivalent
from a recognized university
- Masters degree
in Statistics, Mathematics, Information /Computer sciences will be an
added advantage
- Minimum of 3
years experience in data management, or similar duties
- Demonstrable
skills in at least one statistical package for data manipulation,
preferably STATA, SPSS, SAS or related software
- Experience in
cleaning data and performing quality assurance procedures
- Should be able
to program in Microsoft Visual Studio
- Be familiar with
SQL databases
Desirable
qualities:
- Knowledge of SAS
programming for data manipulation/report writing
- Experience with
SQL-based programming and knowledge ASP.net or/and PHP programming
- Ability to
develop an in-depth understanding of study goals and its implementation;
- Ability to
manage and lead a staff;
- Ability to
supervise and work as a team, with good interpersonal skills;
- Excellent
knowledge of at least one statistical analysis package (SAS, STATA, SPSS)
and experience in handling relational databases;
- Experience in
collating, sampling, computing, analysis and presentation of statistical
data by applying statistical techniques such as logistic regression,
Poisson regression, sample survey estimation procedures, nonparametric
statistics, and general linear models;
- Experience in
managing/ensuring data quality
- Experience or
Ability to set up wireless networks
- Ability to
design/develop computer databases, and experience working with relational
databases
- Field experience
with data collection preferred
- Ability and
willingness to learn additional skills on the job
- Microsoft Visual
Studio programming
- High qualities
of public relation and able to work with little or no supervision
Job
Summary:
Reporting to the TB data branch Manager and various PIs, the data managers will
be responsible for all the data management procedures of the various studies
within, or collaborating with, the TB branch.
They
will be expected to work on various database/studies and therefore should be
able to prioritize tasks and meet set deadlines.
Specific
tasks and responsibilities
- Design and
manage databases and data entry procedures
- SAS programming
for data manipulation/report writing
- Perform data
cleaning
- Deal with routine
problems arising in the course of data handling
- Participate in
the design of study questionnaires and data entry instruments
- Develop standard
operating procedures for all data management related procedures
- Supervise field
and office based data management and data entry, verify data input and
correct errors
- Train staff on
data analysis and manipulation skills
- Provide timely
reports and feedback to the study investigators regarding the status of
data, detected deficiencies and corrective action needed in databases
- Learn and
perfect skills in Visual CE or VB.net programming for PDAs
- Perform other
duties as assigned by the branch management
Terms
of Employment:
Contract for 1 year, renewable as per KEMRI scheme of service.
Probation
period for the first 3 months.
Compensation
is negotiable within a relevant grade, based on educational levels, relevant
experience and demonstrated competency.
The
salary scheme is based on the KEMRI scales plus supplemental amounts.
Applications
MUST include the following:
- Letter of
Application (indicate vacancy number)
- Current
Curriculum Vitae with telephone number and e-mail address.
- Copies of
Certificates and transcripts
- Three letters of
reference with contact telephone numbers and e-mail addresses
Note: Applications MUST include
copies of certificates & Transcripts.
Applications
without these will be disregarded
Applications
are due no later than: 12th October 2012 to:
Human
Resource Manager, KEMRI/CDC Program, P.O. Box 1578, Kisumu.
or
email to recruitment@kemricdc.org
or
log into our web www.jobs.cdckemri.org
Internal
Candidates interested in applying for this position are strongly advised to
access an internal candidate applicant form available in CDC intranet print and
process it through their project managers and attach it before forwarding
applications to HR
KEMRI/CDC
is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge a fee at any stage of its
recruitment process including application, interview meeting and processing of
offer letter. If asked for a fee, report such request immediately to
0701112145.
Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted.