Reference Number: S-18102018
Employment Type: Full time
Category: Statistics and Data Management
Job Grade: 6.01
Country: Kenya
Location: Kilifi
JOB PURPOSE:
To support the statistical analysis and data management on various HIV related projects within the department.
Description:
REPORTS TO:
- Principal Investigator
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Checking, cleaning and preparing the data for analysis
- Developing study analysis plan.
- Providing advice on study design
- Actively interrogating the data for discrepancies, errors, and missing data, in order to verify the accuracy and validity of the data.
- Liaising with line managers about data quality and missing data, verifying data accuracy and validity.
- Discussing and interpreting results
- Ensuring deadlines and project milestones relating to data and analyses are met
- Support the production of summary tables and graphics for interim and final analyses.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A Degree in mathematics or statistics (medical or applied)
- 2 years experience in similar position with demonstrated research experience, preferably in the health sciences
- Excellent computer skills and familiarity with one or more statistical packages (including Stata, R, SPSS or SAS)
- Proficiency with statistical and data management procedures (data cleaning, manipulation, summarization, tables, listings, graphics, and inferential statistical output), and report generation.
- Knowledge of psychometric analysis highly desirable.
COMPETENCIES:
- Good analytical ability, planning and organisational skills.
- Attentive to detail with the capacity to work with/ follow laid down processes and procedures .
- Ability to work independently/ with minimum supervision and within stipulated deadlines and schedules.
- Confidentiality and integrity.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Team working and ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
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