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Deadline of this Job: 26 August 2022
Duties and Responsibilities
• Register, consent study participants and assist with eligibility screening and enrolment of study participants.
• Prescreening of participants
• Support in health talks to participants at the clinic and mobilization sources
• Conduct physical and medical examinations for study participants.
• Participant vaccination and psychosocial counselling
• Perform phlebotomy and collect nasal swab specimen collection
• Complete case report forms and work closely with the study doctor to report all possible SAEs to the study safety monitor and KEMRI IRB.
• Address safety queries raised by the study safety monitor
• Conducts follow up visits on study participants.
• Perform clinical assessments of participants, grading of symptoms/diagnoses, interpret laboratory resultsand follow up
• Carry out medical examinations and manage adverse events among study participants.
• Collect requisite study laboratory and pathological specimens
• Prepare and counsel participants as per the study protocol.
• Perform accurate record keeping and check study forms for completeness and accuracy each day.
• Participate in the eligibility criteria selection of study participants
• Discuss participants follow-up schedule visits in collaboration with the nursing desk and reception.
• Respond to questions about the study posed by participants and the community.
• Maintain a good relationship with the community and other clinic staff.
• In-depth understanding the logistics required to conduct of the study.
• Report problems encountered to study Medical officer and consult appropriately.
• Assess adherence to study products by participants and institute appropriate measures
• Attend to the clinic help line
• Contact participants with Adverse events, work with the Community team to trace up these participants,counsel them, follow them up and accurately document progress
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports of personal study activities
• Assist the study doctor in the development and review of clinic related SOPs
• Continuously update clinic room inventory and safe keeping of all items in the respective clinic rooms

Required Qualifications
• Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery
• Holds a current practicing license
• Must be registered with the Clinical Officers Council of Kenya.
• Good Clinical Practice training/Human Subjects Protection training

Experience
• At least two (2) years Clinical research experience

Desirable Qualities
• Demonstrated track record working in busy clinic
• Knowledge and experience in vaccine administration and psychosocial counselling
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and listening skills
• Must be able to work in a professional and ethical manner with competence, accountability, and integrity
• Basic computer skills
• Detail-oriented

Pharmaceutical Technologist job at Kenya Medical Research
Deadline of this Job: 26 August 2022
Qualifications
• Must possess a Diploma in pharmaceutical technology
• Registered with the pharmacy and poison board
• Two years working experience as registered Pharmaceutical technologist

Duties and Responsibilities
• Administer respective Case Report Forms (CRFs)
• Carrying out QA/QC of study CRFs and source docs and resolve queries that may arise.
• Ensure prescription drugs are available for dispensing to participants
• Maintaining pharmacy temperature and humidity logs
• Generation and review of pharmacy SOP’s and ensuring adherence to the same
• Counseling participants on adherence to study products
• Participants Randomization process in liaison with the data and clinic teams.
• Maintain the pharmacy database and keeping it up to date.
• Ensuring accurate and timely records of dispensed drugs and study products on the pharmacy logs and in the accountability logs and Database.
• Processing shipment documentation of study products and track study product shipment from source to site.
• Processing study products destruction documents and taking part in actual destruction process.
• Enhancing communication between pharmacy and local PPB and coordinating center.
• Management of regulatory affairs regarding pharmacy and the study.
• Training other staff on pharmacy protocol based procedures.
• Custodian of the study products
• Perform projection and orders of the required drugs in liaison with the study clinicians and account for their use
• Perform stock checks and share out to the prescriber.
• Prepare and dispense prescribed medications and pharmaceutical preparations according to participants' prescription.
• Provide advice for non-prescription medications.
• Monitor drugs and other medical supplies levels and initiate the procurement process.
• Take inventory and track medication and supply orders as well as expiries. Keep records of all drug
• stocks ordered, drugs issued to clients and stocks remaining
• Arrange pharmacy stocks per pharmacy-based practice.
• Establish and maintain good relationships with participants to foster study retention.

Experience
• Two years working experience as registered Pharmaceutical technologist
• Extensive prior experience in clinical research
• Experience in busy vaccine or drug clinical trials
• Good Clinical Practice training/Human Subjects Protection training
• At least one (1) year Clinical research experience is an added advantage

Other Required Skill
• Commitment to integrity and high quality performance
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
• Keen and attentive to detail
• Ability to follow instructions and procedures
• Articulate in both verbal and written communication in English and Swahili.
• Counselling skills
• Good track of record keeping
• Some store keeping skills
• Computer literacy

Deadline of this Job: 22 August 2022
Qualifications/Requirements
• A Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Technology
• Registration and valid practicing License by Pharmacy and Poisons Board
• Basic life support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS) is an added advantage
• A minimum of three years of experience working in a busy hospital
• Customer service oriented

Deadline of this Job: 22 August 2022
Qualifications/Requirements
• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from a recognized institution
• Registration and a valid practicing License by Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK)
• Basic life support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS) is an added advantage
• At least two years working experience
• Customer service oriented

Deadline of this Job: 22 August 2022
Qualifications/Requirements
• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from a recognized institution
• Valid Practice License from the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council
• Basic life support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life support (ACLS) certification
• At least two years of working experience as a Medical Officer in a busy hospital.
• Proficiency in computer applications
• Good communications skills

Deadline of this Job: 23 August 2022
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will entail:
• Conducting practicals to undergraduates and post graduates students
• Participating in departmental research activities; iii. Preparing the list of chemicals, equipment and other consumables to procured in the laboratory;
• Ensuring an inventory for equipment, chemicals and other consumables is caused in the laboratory;
• Ensuring laboratory equipment and machines are well secure and calibrated according to ISO standards
• Overseeing provision of laboratory services as well as allocation of duties to junior laboratory staff;
• Ensuring safe use and disposal of chemicals
• Ensuring training students and interns attached to the Laboratory.

Requirements for Appointment
For direct appointment to this grade a candidate must have:
• Bachelor's degree in the relevant area of specialization from a recognized institution with a Technical Certificate;
OR
• Higher Diploma in a relevant area or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution with three (3) years relevant work experience
• Certificate in Computer Applications from a recognized institution;