Study Coordinator - Gugulethu at Desmond Tutu Health Foundation

Requirements

• Tertiary Degree in Health-related field with an active SANC registration
• At least 2 years of experience as a Study Coordinator
• At least 1-2 years of experience in research clinical environment
• Valid Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certificate 
• Knowledge of HIV/TB/STI’s
• Must be able to draw blood / complete phlebotomy (with qualification)
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet)
• Excellent communication (verbal & written) skills
• Ability to build interpersonal relationships and use these to manage study and site structure
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent work standards
• Strong administrative and logistical skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain effectiveness during changing conditions
• Knowledge of quality control, activities, systems and processes (QA/QC) 

Advantageous:

• Experience in staff management
• Ability to speak isiXhosa
• Valid driver’s license and own transport
• Experience of working in a community-based environment
• Experience of working in clinical drug trials

Responsibilities:

• Complete oversight of 1-3 studies from recruitment to completion
• Managing a team of research staff (nurses, community research workers)
• Program administration support, including day to day management of project related activities, including scheduling, confirming and completing patient visits, compilation and analysis of project reports, maintenance of project files and documents, and liaison with project stakeholders, and project event planning support.
• Coordination of site-specific tasks in coordination with other site leaders and senior project team
• Data capturing and quality control checks on data captured
• Support for research nurses with phlebotomy and specimen processing; form completion and QC
• Maintain research documentation as per SOPs
• Ensuring that ethical and regulatory requirements are fulfilled
• Monitoring and management of project staff performance
• Coordination during monitoring visits
• Perform all activities according to Good Clinic Practice Standards
• Study Procedures – ensure staff are trained appropriately and study protocols are followed exactly