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• Participate
  in the recruitment and retention- Obtains informed consent, screens for study
  eligibility, enrolls and follows up study participants
• Clinical
  care- Provides clinical care to study participants and conducts referrals
  as appropriate
• Responsible
  for data collection and management- Collects data as required by the
  protocol, completes source documents and CRFs and submits them for
  data entry, and resolves queries
• Tasked
  with the prescription of Investigational Product (IP) and other
  concomitant medication – Prescribes and where appropriate administers IP
• Administrative-
  supervises other study team members
• Conducting
  of continued professional development (CPD) training activities and
  maintenance of documentation of such trainings
• Preparation
  of progress reports to UVRI REC and regulatory bodies (UNCST and NDA) when
  required.
• PI
  designee duties- performs other duties assigned by the Principal
  Investigator

• The applicant for the Medical Officer job
  opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s
  degree in medicine and surgery
• Other
  relevant training e.g. short courses in epidemiology and biostatistics,
  management of specific conditions e.g. HIV, STIs, TB etc
• At
  least two years’ experience in clinical practice
• Clinical
  research experience
• Medical
  knowledge with ability to diagnose and treat common acute and chronic
  illnesses
• Extensive
  knowledge of preventive health-care interventions including for HIV/AIDS
• Broad
  knowledge and understanding of ICH/GCP guidelines for human research
• Computer
  literacy skills i.e. competence and proficiency in Microsoft Word and
  Excel
• Good
  writing and communication skills
• Broad
  knowledge and understanding Phases I-IV of clinical trials

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