Job Opportunity at Ifakara Health Institute, Research Scientist/Officer

Position: Research Scientist/Officer (1 post)

Reports to: Project Leader

Work station:Ifakara

Apply by: November 19, 2020

Institute overview

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading research organization in Africa with a strong track record in developing, testing and validating innovations for health. Driven by a core strategic mandate for research, training and services, the Institute’s work now spans a wide spectrum, covering biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-systems research and policy translation.

Position Summary

IHI is looking for a medical specialist to work as Research Scientist or Research Officer who will deal with patients with heart and lung diseases in its Kilombero and Ulanga Antiretroviral Cohort (KIULARCO) Clinic in Ifakara. The Clinic is run in collaboration with the Swiss TPH, St Francis Referral Hospital, Ifakara. The specialist will attend to patients under the Chronic Diseases Clinic of Ifakara (CDCI) to deliver improved clinical service and research. The specialist will also provide training in cardiology, pulmology and outreach program of the clinic within the existing research platform of the KIULARCO situated at St. Francis Referral Hospital in Ifakara (SFRH).

Duties and Responsibilities

- Familiarize with the heart and lung disease to patients in the KIULARCO clinic and develop Standard Operating procedure for dealing with such
- Attend to Heart and Lung patients, both outpatient and in-patients.

Offer specialized emergency clinical care for heart and lung patients in the CDCI and the SFRH.
Perform abdominal sonography and
Coordinate, within the steering committee, further research development of the possibilities of heart and lung clinic in the
Liaise with stakeholders charged with health programs at the SFRH and district authorities.
Perform consultation and ward rounds at the SFRH with internal medicine, setting up the ICU, and continuous training of ICU
Contribute to planning, coordination, and performance of research activities/studies organized by IHI and other
Perform and coordinate research activities at the
As a specialist, work together with the Principal Investigator in reviewing the responsibilities as need may deem toPerform any additional task to be assigned by the Project Leader/ Principle

Qualification and Experience

Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine, anesthesiology, intensive care, or emergency medicine.
An MD/ Bachelor of Medicine with knowledge in anesthesiology, intensive care, or emergency medicine will be considered.
Experience in clinical care for patients with chronic diseases (e.g. HIV, TB, heart and lung diseases).

Skills and Competencies

Fluent in English and Swahili
Be ready to adhere to IHI core
Interest in clinical
High motivation for research
Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative management
Professional attitude to work and clear work
Result-oriented.

Remuneration

An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates as per IHI Salary scales for scientists.

Equal Opportunity

IHI is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit intentional biases or discrimination and harassment of any kind at the work place and during recruitment. All employment decisions are based solely on job requirements and individual qualifications, and our recruitment process is governed by the labour laws of Tanzania.

Mode of Application

All candidates who meet the above job requirements should send their application letters together with their detailed curriculum vitae (CVs) showing contact addresses including email, telephone/cell phone numbers and copies of academic and professional certificates to the address below.

All e-mail application subject lines should read: Research Scientist- Heart and Lung. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.

Human Resources Manager,

Ifakara Health Institute,

Kiko Avenue, Mikocheni,

P. o. Box 78373,

Dar es Salaam

Email: [email protected]

The deadline for this application is: November 19th 2020.

Job Opportunity at Ifakara Health Institute, Data Officer

Data Officer Job Summary

Position: Data Officer – Clinical Trials Research (1 post)

Reports to: Project Principal Investigator

Work station: Bagamoyo

Institute Overview

Position Summary

IHI is looking for a Data Manager to oversee and manage clinical trial data from design through to final delivery of clinical datasets to the sponsor. The manager will provide technical expertise in the management and processing of clinical data, within the trial to ensure that they are executed in an efficient, accurate and timely manner to the sponsor’s satisfaction.

Duties and Responsibilities

- Develop data management plan (DMP) to define the data collection and processing workflow and overseeing its
- Oversee and mentor data clerks’ and data officer’s duties

Train all data clerks and other study staff on data specific items, study protocol, SOPs and documents, equipment use.
Develop source document and case report forms (CRFs) for the
Review CRF and specify checks and perform
Develop and maintain study Electronic Data Capture (EDC) system and the
Generate study summaries and reports as
Arrange screening, enrolment and follow up files for daily
Perform QA/QC of Case report forms (CRFs) and, ensures competency at all QC
Print CRFs and arranging them in study binders as
Communicate with the Project Manager about data in relation to QC, supplies, CRFs updates and changes in CRFs.
Ensure label printing and delivery to the clinic
Spearhead analysis and resolution of data
Track the screening/enrollment of participant, record their statuses and provide daily reports in liaison with the study
Develop all data related SOPs and
Maintain data supplies
Track all study documents, data and
Ensure archival procedures of all study data, both hard and soft, are followed and data are secured and stored
Ensure confidentiality and safe storage of all participant identifying materials, such as link logs, are kept
Gives QA/QC monthly and weekly reports.

Qualification and Experience

Minimum of an undergraduate degree in Statistics, Applied Statistics, Biostatistics, or Computer Science.
At least two (2) years of experience in data management and/or related work experience in a clinical research
Familiar with statistical packages i.e. Stata, SPSS, R,
Knowledge of Data Management full
Basic IT skills i.e. software installations, printer installations and trouble
Working knowledge of Good Clinical Practices, Clinical research, Clinical trial process and related regulatory requirements and terminology.
Working knowledge of Clinical database applications such as EDC and CTMS and data management databases such as MS access, Excel SQL or Visual

Skills and Competencies