2 Study Medical Doctor NGO Career Opportunities – Epicentre

Organisation: Epicentre
Duty Station:  Mbarara, Uganda
Reports to: Principal
Investigator
About US:
Epicentre is a non-government organization created by Medecins Sans
Frontieres (MSF) in 1987 to help improve the quality of its field
interventions. Since 1996, Epicentre has been a World Health Organization (WHO)
collaborating centre for research in epidemiology and response to emerging
diseases. Epicentre’s work hinges around three main activity areas: clinical
research, field epidemiology and training.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Administer
    informed consent to persons willing to participate in the study and
    register patients included in the study and complete the clinical
    assessment of the patients at inclusion.
  • Tasked
    with clinical management and referral and follow up of sick participants
    during interim and routine follow up visits.
  • Ensure
    accurate completion of study documents including logs and case report form
    (CRF) in accordance to GCP at enrollment and during the follow-up.
  • Render
    support the PIs in the implementation of the studies and ensuring that
    procedures are followed according to protocol
  • The
    incumbent will also validate all inclusions in the studies and ensure that
    all clinical and biological testing required by the study have been done
    at inclusion and during the follow-up.
  • Perform
    any other tasks as required by the PI and the MSF/Epicentre
    Director.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The applicant must hold a Bachelor of
    Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB.)
  • Full registration with the Uganda Medical
    and dental Practitioners’ Council (UMDPC), current practicing license.
  • Previous experience in clinical research
    preferred.
  • Fluent in English and Runyankore, spoken
    and written
  • Personal Competencies:
    teamwork, flexibility, commitment and service, knowledge of MS Office.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send
their application letters, updated CVs and copies of their academic credentials
either by post or E-mail to:         
Resources Manager,
MSF/Epicentre Mbarara Research Centre,
P. O. Box 1956, Mbarara, Uganda.
Email to:
epi-ug-rec@epicentre.msf.org
Deadline: 16th June
2017 by 5:30pm

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