Job Title: Laboratory Systems Coordinator
Organisation: Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Program Manager
About US:
Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda) is an indigenous not-for-profit child health and development organisation affiliated to the Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), a Network of paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment Children’s Clinical Centres of Excellence and international program offices in 11 countries across Africa and Eastern Europe.
Job Summary: The Laboratory Systems Coordinator will provide technical assistance (TA) in strengthening laboratory capacity for improved production, analysis, and use of AMR surveillance. He/She will enhance microbiology/AMR laboratory network optimization including laboratory quality management systems (LQMS), infrastructure improvements, Biosafety biosecurity (BSBS), Specimen /isolate transport /referral/management, equipment and supply chain management. He/She will support the implementation of a robust diagnostic stewardship program and provide expertise in generating information products, including AMR surveillance reports and articles/publications.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of needs assessment tools for the AMR national systems and microbiology/AMR laboratory across sectors (human, animal, and environmental health).
- Lead the development and operationalization of procurement plans for laboratory reagents, consumables, and equipment service maintenance.
- Provide TA for the development/review, implementation and monitoring of AMR surveillance plans at national and health facility levels.
- Build lab capacity including technical capacity (isolation, identification, antimicrobial susceptibility testing), quality assurance, specimen/isolate management/ transport/referral, equipment and supply chain management, and data management for effective AMR surveillance through training, mentorship and supportive supervision.
- Support and monitor the implementation of laboratory quality management systems and biosafety biosecurity standards across the microbiology/AMR surveillance network
- Support regional laboratory teams to develop/update local antibiograms to support antimicrobial stewardship
- Promote and support innovative practices to enhance the clinic-laboratory interface
- Develop and maintain partnerships with key stakeholders, and advocate for coordinated and harmonized laboratory systems strengthening
- Contribute to the development of annual, quarterly, and monthly work plans and periodic reports.
- Support the adoption of quality improvement approaches to support enhancements in microbiology/AMR surveillance capacity
- Document and share learning and best practices.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A bachelor’s degree in biomedical laboratory technology or other relevant field from a recognized university.
- A master’s degree in public health (complete/near completion) or other relevant field is an added advantage.
- Registration with Allied Health Professionals Council.
- Minimum seven years of relevant technical experience, at least three of which should have been in a coordination role.
- Seven years of relevant work experience
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
Note:
- Applications should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable professional references and certified UNEB certificates as well as certified University Transcripts
- You must have at least a credit 6 in MATHEMATICS and ENGLISH at Ordinary Level (UCE).
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 24th April 2024
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