IQVIA is looking for an experienced Data Manager for our Public Health Project on a 1 year contract. We are hiring for a project-based role for a 1-year period –The project is about generating evidence on Anti-biotic resistance and Anti-biotic usage across 12 countries in Africa (approx. 3-4 countries in each of East, West and Southern Africa) and IQVIA is one of the key partners in a large consortium created for this project.
Position: Data Manager
Location: IQVIA Office, Nairobi, Kenya
Reports To: Project Manager
Duration: 1 year
Should be Kenyan national and/ or with a valid permit to work in Kenya
Language Requirements: English and Kiswahili required. Proficiency in any local language is an advantage
Overall Job Function: Under direction of the Project Manager, the Data Manager will be responsible for overall management including analysis, of the data and evidence that is generated from the field (i.e. from labs and pharmacies) from all sites in the 12 countries in scope of the project.
Responsibilities
Ensure data quality through data validation checks, including discrepancy/inconsistency checks, real-time data monitoring and data cleaning
Ensure timely data collection, entry, review and collation of project data – both from the laboratories and pharmacies
Create and populate in-country data dashboard to independently track data collection progress, prepare analysis datasets for country analysis and help in resolving of data discrepancies.
Work closely with Project Management Unit to develop and/or review data management systems including data dissemination aids and templates
Under the guidance of technical team leads, conduct data analysis and presentation
Participate in development of specifications, testing and installation of questionnaire (ODK) software
Provide field teams with ICT, data capture and data transmission technical support during data collection
Lead in the population of the in-country data dashboard to track data collection progress
Conduct the extraction of raw and clean data from the server and create datasets accessible to authorized project staff
Provide periodic analysis datasets and data management updates to the PMU head or their designate
Provide oversight for the resolution of possible data discrepancies
Travel to sites in countries as needed to resolve challenges, support the regional coordinators and/ or field teams etc.
Requirements
Bachelors’ degree in Computer Science, Statistics or related field. Master’s degree is a plus
6-8 years of experience in data management or related field
Experience cleaning, collating, templatizing and managing large data sets
High level of proficiency in advanced excel
Experience in data analytics is a plus but not mandatory
Experience working on statistical packages such as SAS, STATA or R is a plus, but not mandatory
Demonstrated experience in using and troubleshooting electronic data collection tools
Candidates with prior experience managing healthcare related datasets will be preferred
Remuneration
Candidates can expect remuneration between 350 500.00 to 400 000.00 KES per annum.
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