Job Type : Contract
Industry : Health
Education Level : Senior level
Reports To: Project Leader
Apply By:
November 15th 2021
Institute Overview
Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading research
organization in Africa with a strong track record in developing, testing and
validating innovations for health. Driven by a core strategic mandate for
research, training and services, the Institute’s work now spans a wide
spectrum, covering biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies,
health-systems research and policy translation.
Position Summary
Ifakara Health Institute is looking for a qualified and
experienced candidate to take the position of Research Officer in the PanACEA
II – SUDOCU trial at Mwananyamala Regional Referral Hospital in Dar es Salaam.
The Officer will be responsible for recruitment and making follow ups of study
participants, including giving clinical care of any medical condition as
presented by study participants. The Officer will also supervise medical
attendants and field workers so that activities at the TB clinic runs smoothly.
Duties and
Responsibilities
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Screen patients and ensure all study related
forms are properly and accurately filled and data is entered on daily in
electronic data capturing
·
Enroll patients to the study, follow-up and
provision of clinical care to all study participants
·
Manage patients and respond to queries, concerns
and issues raised by the supervisor/principal investigator or a
·
Identify and manage adverse and severe adverse
events and ensure that participant’s privacy and
·
confidentiality are maintained.
·
Oversee all follow up visits are scheduled and
coordinate tracing of participants in case of missed
·
Communicate with other study staff regularly at
scheduled meetings and active participation in all
·
Initial development of SOPs and ensure the study
is done according to the working protocol and adherence to the guidelines of
Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
·
Maintain close professional relationship with
the government officials in the study
·
Coordinate clinical activities in close
supervision with the study PI to ensure that the study specific SOPs are
complete and are updated
·
Follow up of the patients and work in a
professional and ethical manner with competence, accountability and
·
Work in a professional and ethical manner with
competence, accountability and
·
Perform any other duties as assigned by the
Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI.
Qualification and
Experience
·
Degree of Medicine (MD).
·
Experience on research related work, especially
clinical
Skills and
Competencies
·
Good interpersonal and communication skills
·
Patient Management skills
·
Computer (ICT)
Remuneration
An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be
offered to successful candidates as per IHI salary scales.
Equal Opportunity
IHI is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit
intentional biases or discrimination and harassment of any kind at the work
place and during recruitment. All employment decisions are based solely on job
requirements and individual qualifications, and our recruitment process is
governed by the labour laws of Tanzania.
Method of Application
All candidates who meet the above job requirements should
send their application letters together with their detailed curriculum vitae
(CVs) showing contact addresses including email, telephone/cell phone numbers
and copies of academic and professional certificates to the email address
below.
The deadline for this application is 17:00hrs on Monday
November 15th 2021. All e-mail application subject lines should include:
RESEARCH OFFICER – PanACEA II. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
for interview.
Human Resources Manager
IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE
#5 Ifakara Street Plot 463 Mikocheni
P.O. Box 78,373
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: recruitment@ihi.or.tz
Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading health research
organization in Africa, with a strong track record of developing, testing and
validating innovations for health. We are driven by core strategic mandate for
research, training and services. The institute’s work spans across the full
research lifecycle from basic science to policy and translation.
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