Fresher Data Officer NGO Jobs – Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda)

Job Title:   Data Officer (Fresher NGO Jobs)   

Organisation: Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda)

Duty Station:  Kakumiro, Uganda

Reports to: Clinical Trials 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 Data Officer will support researchers in records management, data collection, validation, data entry onto the study database and query resolution and interpretation in order to guide the Study leadership in making better strategic decisions in line with the BREATHER Plus/LATA protocols.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate researchers in generating study potential participants’ lists and retrieval of data from the Baylor COE electronic data bases and paper-based registers to support participant recruitment activities, in line with research study objectives and organizational data management guidelines.
• Support team in preparing all study participant files for smooth enrollment and follow up of participants as well as maintain and submit updated trial registers to the trial manager, on a weekly basis.
• Verify that all required visit worksheets/CRFs are on file and follow-up study staff to submit files in time for data entry onto the trials’ open clinica databases (as per researchers’ interest and in consideration of various data sources i.e. worksheets/ CRFs, SAE, notifiable events form and so on) in line with study visit schedule.
• Develop and routinely update Data management standard operating procedures in line with research objectives and organizational data management guidelines.
• Support QC & QA study activities by periodically running queries and also pursue to have trial sponsor-generated queries resolved to ensure that the data meets the right precision, accuracy and timeliness as per BREATHER Plus/LATA study guidelines.
• Prepare and submit accurate and timely periodic study progress reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual) and give recommendations to staff on areas for improvement and additionally follow-up study staff to ensure data integrity and security.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in statistics, Computer Science or any other related degree with good understanding of records management.
• A minimum of two years of work experience in medical/research data collection and analysis with a reputable international NGO, and government or donor representatives.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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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: 28^th May 2023