Job Title: Data
Coordinator
Coordinator
Organisation: Epicentre
Duty Station: Mbarara, Uganda
Reports to: Director of MSF/Epicentre Mbarara Research
Centre
Centre
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.
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.
Job Summary: The Data
Coordinator is responsible for the organization of the data management team and
will provide strong technical expertise and mentorship to the data manager and
data management team. The data management team is composed of a data manager, 2
data supervisors, a varying number of data processing officers, the archivist
and the clinical registrar.
Coordinator is responsible for the organization of the data management team and
will provide strong technical expertise and mentorship to the data manager and
data management team. The data management team is composed of a data manager, 2
data supervisors, a varying number of data processing officers, the archivist
and the clinical registrar.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Management of data team:
- Responsible for the organization of the
work in the data management team. - The jobholder will mentor the data manager
in supervising the data team and define tasks and priorities on a daily
basis, depending on the activity, in order to optimize the productivity of
the team. - Ensure that data entry team sets and meets
data entry deadlines in keeping with the work load and study needs. - Responsible for streamlining communication
within the data management team and between the data management team and
other teams such as the laboratory and clinical team regarding data
management issues. - The jobholder will also attend the
management meeting of the center. - Actively contribute to monthly reports and
actively participate in discussions and meetings related to the set-up and
the follow-up of each study. - Responsible for the evaluation of each
member of the data management team.
Technical expertise to the data management team: The Data
Coordinator will provide a strong technical expertise to the data management
team to improve the team capacity in the following areas.
Coordinator will provide a strong technical expertise to the data management
team to improve the team capacity in the following areas.
Database development:
- Supervise the responsible staff of the
data team in the development of databases. This includes providing
technical advice for database modeling and providing support in database
development. - Responsible for the introduction of new
data capture softwares (RedCap and OpenClinica) and provide regular
trainings for the data manager and the assistant data manager on these
tools (development and maintenance of databases, data entry, and data
cleaning).
Data Quality:
- Ensure standards of procedures for data
entry and data quality. - Mentor and train the data manager to
perform regular data cleaning in STATA to provide listings and queries and
to ensure corrections in the database. - Ensure Good Clinical Practices for data
management.
Data Analysis:
- Give methodological advice to the study PI
for data analysis during and/or at the end of the study. - Develop external automatic programs with
the data manager to help with project follow-up according to the needs and
provide reports to the PI or any other external committee, on demand.
Stata Training:
- Give intensive and regular training to the
data manager in STATA on the main procedures related to data management
and basic statistics. - Supervise the work and assess the progress
of the data manager in STATA.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The Data Coordinator should preferably
hold a Master of Science (MSc) in data management, statistics or
epidemiology; - Extensive knowledge of Good Clinical
Practices and Good Data Management Practices in clinical trials; - Good knowledge of OpenClinica and RedCap;
- Full English proficiency, French a plus;
- Previous experience in team management
required; - Excellent knowledge of STATA software,
other software a plus; - Experience in database development and
advanced statistical analysis preferred; - Excellent communication skills
- Experience of cross cultural environment.
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications online at the link below
Deadline: 21st January
2018
2018
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