Data Manager - Phillipi Villlage at Desmond Tutu Health Foundation

Requirements

• Postgraduate degree in medical, scientific, biological, statistical, computer science, or related field
• A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience designing a database, managing complex data collection tools running and resolving data queries
• A minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in data quality management
• A minimum of 1 years of supervisory and staff management
• Must be proficient in MS Excel and REDCap
• Experience with statistical packages, e.g. STATA, R, SAS or SPSS
• Knowledge of research documentation standards
• Valid Driving license and own vehicle
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to work well under pressure with minimal supervision
• Attention to detail

Advantageous:

• Valid Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certificate
• Ability to speak isiXhosa
• Valid driver’s license
• Knowledge of HIV & ART would be beneficial

Responsibilities:

• Development of research study-specific databases for data entry during the study using, RedCap;
• Provide oversight of research data collection for the DTHF PrEP studies
• Develop and implement real-time data quality assurance processes and procedures
• Regular validation and QC of all study databases
• Supervise the organization, cleaning, and verifying of complete data entry by research assistants and fieldworkers.
• Prepare data for use in analyses by International and South African-based investigators.
• Develop and automate statistical dashboards on project implementation and key study variables
• Conduct basic analysis including running frequencies, two-way tables, data cleaning and providing weekly and monthly reports on the data collected and progress on key indicators
• Generate monthly and annual reports for clinical collaborators, researchers, funders and the Department of Health
• Train and support field-based data collection staff members
• Line management of FastPrEP Data Administrators (two to three staff)