Job Title: Senior Database Programmer
Organisation: Medical
Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI)
Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI)
Funding Source: MRC (UK) and
U.S. PEPFAR
U.S. PEPFAR
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Head of Data
Management
Management
Position Code: SDP517
About US:
The Medical Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute
(MRC/UVRI) based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe is a
bilateral multi-disciplinary research organization funded by, the Medical
Research Council (UK) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in
Uganda under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and
other donor agencies. Established in 1988, the MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on
AIDS is an internationally recognized center of excellence for research on HIV
infection and related diseases, contributing knowledge on the revolving
epidemic, the evaluation of innovative health care options, treatment and
prevention, and the development of health policy and practice in Africa and
worldwide.
(MRC/UVRI) based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe is a
bilateral multi-disciplinary research organization funded by, the Medical
Research Council (UK) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in
Uganda under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and
other donor agencies. Established in 1988, the MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on
AIDS is an internationally recognized center of excellence for research on HIV
infection and related diseases, contributing knowledge on the revolving
epidemic, the evaluation of innovative health care options, treatment and
prevention, and the development of health policy and practice in Africa and
worldwide.
Job Summary: The Senior
Database Programmer will handle data programming in the MRC unit especially in
the Statistics section.
Database Programmer will handle data programming in the MRC unit especially in
the Statistics section.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Study Planning:
- Support Data Managers to Design/program
new complex Database Management Information Systems (DMIS) – data entry
screens, tables, queries, reports, modules, data cleaning system, database
management menu screens. - Develop Standard Operating Procedures
(SOP) for the DMIS he has programmed.
Design and write new
database programs in Visual Basic:
database programs in Visual Basic:
- Program GPC and other studies’ data
collection programs for UMPCs. - Program data capture screens for
Kyamulibwa clinic and other studies.
Modify and update
pre-written database programs in Visual Basic: Reprogramming the
Lablink system whenever there are new studies or changes in the HIV testing
algorithm.
pre-written database programs in Visual Basic: Reprogramming the
Lablink system whenever there are new studies or changes in the HIV testing
algorithm.
Database Management:
- Demonstrate understanding of the
relationship between data from different studies, and/or across different
databases. - Write more complex queries for cleaning,
checking and managing data. - Maintain full documentation for databases,
so that they can be easily used by database managers, and other staff
employed on the studies. - Emphasis is on the clean and clear
application of tables, queries and modules to organise information.
Programming support
outside the Statistics section:
outside the Statistics section:
- Provide programming support to
Masaka/Entebbe clinic pharmacy; - Provide support to Administration for
obtaining reports on the vehicle tracking system. - To facilitate and program electronic data
capture from laboratory tests.
Collaborations: Work on GPC data normalization with a
consultant system analyst.
consultant system analyst.
Supervision: Supervise Data Programmers.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant for the MRC Senior Database
Programmer job placement should hold a bachelor’s degree in a database programming related field (such
as IT, Statistics, database programming, Software engineering,
Computer Science) - Possession
of a Master’s degree in Information systems or related field. - At
least three years’ experience in programming using more than one language
(Ms Access VBA, Java, .Net Languages); - A
minimum of three years’ experience working with at least one database
management systems (My SQL, SQL server, or MS Access) - One
year of experience in working with large databases - Previous
experience working with medical/health related databases. - Novelty
and ability to carry out independent work.
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications letters, copies of
academic qualifications and curriculum vitae including names, telephone
contacts and email addresses of three (3) referees should be sent only via e
mail to: [email protected]. Please quote the position code in the
subject line of the email (Check top of this advert for Code).
academic qualifications and curriculum vitae including names, telephone
contacts and email addresses of three (3) referees should be sent only via e
mail to: [email protected]. Please quote the position code in the
subject line of the email (Check top of this advert for Code).
NB: Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted for interviews. Note that academic qualifications
will be subjected to verification by the issuing institutions
candidates will be contacted for interviews. Note that academic qualifications
will be subjected to verification by the issuing institutions
Deadline: 9th June
2017
2017
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