JOB PURPOSE:
To provide data management support services and oversight for Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance Study (KHDSS)
Description:
Reports to:
Head of Surveillance
Direct Reports:
Data Clerk
Senior Data Clerk
Data Supervisor
Senior Data Supervisor.
Financial Responsibility:
None
Key Responsibilities:
Work with the principal investigator co-investigators and project researchers to gather requirements for KHDSS data management systems
Prepare, update and document system requirements: overseeing design, development, testing and implementation of KHDSS data management systems
Prepare KHDSS related datasets, code and documentation for archiving and/or publication including cleaning, collating, annotating and de-identifying data.
Document KHDSS data management activities and standardize processes and procedure
Provide user support for the study staff using the designed applications.
Manage systems and tools for handling data, collecting, entering, editing, cleaning, storing, archiving, retrieving, organizing, and transferring data.
Carry out data review, and data validation. This includes discrepancy checking and cleaning of records generated from the database etc.
Liaise with KHDSS field manager and database administrators to rapidly resolve data queries
Implement and enforce data security activities such as data backups, archiving and user administration.
Extract and process requested data and generate reports to inform coordination and management of KHDSS activities.
Prepare data and conduct preliminary and statistical analyses for KHDSS related data
Train and prepare work plans for data clerks and supervisor
Devise methods and procedures to best integrate the current KHDSS systems with other systems in use across the Programme.
Design and maintain / archive / update data dictionaries and carry out data review, validation including discrepancy checking and cleaning and report generation of records generated from the databases.
Generate reports including verification error reports, comments reports, constraint reports, and lists of all problems experienced in KHDSS as regards to data collection.
And any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Computer Sciences/Information Science or Information Technology or in a relevant field
At least three (3) years experience in managing longitudinal databases
At least two (2) years supervisory experience an added advantage
Knowledge of MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MSSQL
Excellent skills in systems analysis, data management, database design and structures.
Statistics experience with Stata or R or SPSS or SAS.
Competencies:
Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Computer Sciences/Information Science or Information Technology or in a relevant field
At least three (3) years experience in managing longitudinal databases
At least two (2) years supervisory experience an added advantage
Knowledge of MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MSSQL
Excellent skills in systems analysis, data management, database design and structures.
Statistics experience with Stata or R or SPSS or SAS.
Apply via :
jobs.kemri-wellcome.org
