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3 Positions Reporting to : Data Manager ( BD/ LEN Study) Duty Station : MU-JHU Contract duration : 3 months with possible renewal up to 1 year Application Deadline : 23rd October 2026 by 5.30pm
Description and purpose:
The successful persons will be working closely with other professionals on the study team to support data quality, data management and field coordination for the BD/LEN study. The Research Assistants will work closely with the Data Manager, Research Associates and other members of the study team.
Required qualifications and Profile:
A Bachelor’s
degree or Higher Diploma equivalent in a health–related field or social sciences. At least 2 years’ experience working in a Health or clinical research data h
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andling setting and computer literacy is required. Commitment, reliability, attention to detail, and personal integrity are essential for this position.
The holder of this position will work under the supervision of the BD/LEN Data Manager and will be responsible for the following duties:
- Coordinate scheduling, facility entry, and logistics for each data
abstraction round at the selected study facilities.
- Support Research Associates with
health facility record abstraction from the Integrated ANC/PNC registers, PrEP registers and the Prevention Tracker, where designated.
- Run errands between MU-JHU and study facilities to facilitate data
collection activities, including management of tablets and study materials.
- Monitor daily data entry and
synchronisation of tablets (REDCap Mobile App) to the MU-JHU REDCap server and run REDCap Data Quality rules and scripted checks for completeness, validity and consistency.
- Provide real-time data review
feedback to Research Associates and the study team, and raise, track and close data queries using the REDCap Data Resolution Workflow.
- Carry out quality control
measures through the review of collected data for completeness and validity.
- Perform ongoing data cleaning per
abstraction round, ensuring facility identifiers and variable definitions are harmonised across rounds.
- Maintain and verify a log of facility-specific LEN introduction dates
used to classify observations as pre-implementation or post-rollout.
- Troubleshoot to identify common
causes of errors during documentation /protocol deviations and report them to the Data Manager for corrective/preventive actions.
- Perform designated
administrative duties and assist the Data Manager in compiling study reports; coordinate with the Program Manager on report inputs as needed.
- Support the consent process for
health facility managers and qualitative participants where designated and trained.
- Review consent documents for
completeness before handing them over to the Regulatory Affairs office for safe custody.
- Adhere to confidentiality
agreements and data security procedures in line with the protocol and the Data Management SOP.
- Any other duties reasonably assigned by the relevant authorities
Applications with
complete C. Vs, including 3 referees and their full addresses or contact Tel No.’s, copies of academic certificates and testimonials ( application should not exceed 15MBs)
, should be addressed to MU-JHU Human Resource Director and submitted not later than 23rd October 2026 by 5.30pm. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.