Summary
Date Posted: Friday, May 17 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Makerere University Hospital received funding from Wellcome Leap, In Utero Program to support implementation of the “Stillbirth in High Burden Settings: Ample Room for Improvement Using Biomarkers and Ultrasound Technologies” (iTECH) project. The iTECH project aims to develop novel clinical tools for use to diagnose and manage high-risk pregnant women and reduce the burden of stillbirths in Uganda, sub-Saharan Africa, and globally. Makerere University Hospital seeks to recruit suitable candidates for the following
position;

Available Positions: Research Assistant (01)
Duty Station: Kampala
Engagement: Full Time
Reporting to: Site Manager and Data Manager

Job summary
The Research Assistant will be supervised by the Site Manager and Data Manager. He/she will collect and process research data and conduct abstraction of patient-level data from records based in health facilities as appropriate to the study, using an electronic data collection tool in accordance with specified protocol and procedures.

Key Duties and responsibilities:
• Participate in protocol / SOPs or any other study trainings
• Participate in study site entry visits and engage with management of study participants
• Actively participate in training on study-specifics and ethical procedures
• Manage study participant schedules including reminding them of their appointments
• Guide and prepare study participants for required study procedures and tests and answer questions about the study processes
• Ensure that all study participants are treated fairly and equally throughout the study
• Acting as liaison between the research team and study participants during the study
• Work closely with healthcare workers at the study site to ensure that project objectives are achieved in time
• Perform first-level quality assurance and quality control (QA / QC) to ensure all fields in the consent forms and data tools are complete and accurate
• Identify patient registers that are appropriate sources of data.
• Ensure that data collected are accurate, complete, properly handled and uploaded in accordance with study SOPs and confidentiality stipulations
• Perform any other miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Required qualifications, Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
1. A minimum of a diploma in any health-related field from a recognized institution.
2. Candidates with strong experience in collecting health research data and management of health records.
3. Up-to-date training in Good Clinical Practice and Human Subjects protection Research.
4. Prior experience in research methods and data management
5. Basic knowledge of computer and Microsoft word processing software, spreadsheets
6. Good interpersonal and data collection skills.
7. Ability to evaluate, verify, and edit research data, with maximum attention to detail.
8. Ability to work in a team (good team player)
9. Excellent communication skills
10. Able to work long hours
11. Must be able to read, speak and write in English.
12. Ability to speak Luganda is a must.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
All applications must be submitted to the email: itechprojectug@gmail.com before Friday, 24th May 2024 at 23:59hrs EAT

Additional Information
1. The subject line of your email should be: “Application- (indicate the position) – iTECH Project”
2. Submit your application (1-page cover letter, 3 pages resume including two referees, and relevant supporting documents) as ONE PDF
3. PDF’s exceeding 5MBs will be considered ineligible.
4. Submission of incomplete or inaccurate documents will render the applicant ineligible for consideration for the job opening.
5. Applications cannot be amended following submission.
6. Please apply for one position.
7. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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