Data Manager - Bungoma at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage tools for collecting, entering, editing, cleaning, organizing, and archiving data.
• Carry out data review, validation including discrepancy checking, and cleaning.
• Design RDBMS database for capturing and storing data.
• Prepare performance indicator reports on data status as the study project progress.
• Coordinates data for all study site projects.
• Conduct preliminary analysis and generate study progress reports and other statistical outputs as required from time to time.
• Participate in the development, review, and translation of research tools; Participate in the set-up and pre-testing of data collection platforms including open-source research applications.
• Establish data cleaning plans and execute the same to realize high-quality data including doing all required consistency checks for project data. Automate a data cleaning pipeline that can organically identify anomalies for continuous improvement in data quality.
• Document project datasets according to the Programme’s guidelines on data documentation, archiving, and sharing.
• Extract data and prepare analytical files.
• Develop template syntax files for research staff to use in creating various datasets.
• Perform basic and advanced statistical analysis of data using tools such as STATA and R.
• Development and update of data management Standard Operating Procedures for the organization.
• Oversee the Installation, connection, testing, and setup of hardware and software technologies.
• Provide recommendations and advice about future planning for accessing and purchasing technology resources.
• Maintain current and accurate inventory of technology hardware, software, and resources.
• Monitor the security of all technology.
• Manage and supervise department staff.

Vacancy Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Management, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Sciences, Information Technology, or related qualification.    Mandatory
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in Data Management for Clinical Research or trials involving laboratory data handling.    Mandatory
• Understanding of relational database design, implementation, and verification.    Mandatory
• Training and/or experience in data management    Mandatory
• Excellent knowledge of database design.    Mandatory
• Excellent skills in data manipulation and statistical analysis    Mandatory
• Knowledge of software development methodologies    Mandatory
• Very Good IT skills including hardware, software, and networks    Mandatory
• Good communication skills    Mandatory
• Supervisory skills    Mandatory
• Demonstrate high levels of integrity and confidentiality     Mandatory
• Excellent interpersonal, written, presentation and communication skills     Mandatory
• Basic analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.     Mandatory
• Team working and ability to work in diverse teams     Mandatory
• Flexibility, adaptability, multi-tasking, and attention to detail     Mandatory