Job Description
Opening date: August 28, 2023 Vacancy: CGHR/370/08/23
Program Description: The Family Health Unit (FHU) is a section within the Kenya Medical
Research Institute (KEMRI) Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR). FHU conducts clinical
and epidemiological research focusing on maternal and child health. Ongoing research conducted
within FHU includes the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) and
Pregnancy Surveillance platform studies. These studies aim to collect high-quality and accurate
information on pregnancy processes, complications encountered during pregnancy, pregnancy
outcomes, and pregnancy risk stratification. The Pregnancy Surveillance data is expected to inform
the development of innovative strategies to optimize favourable pregnancy outcomes for both
mothers and their newborns.
The project seeks to fill the following position:
Position: Data Manager J/G KMR 6 (2 positions)
Location: Kisumu
Reporting to: Senior Statisticians.
Person specification:
• Be a holder of a bachelor degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Computer Science,
or any related field from a recognized university.
• Have at least one (1) year experience in data processing, management, and analysis in a
health/medical research setting.
• Have excellent working knowledge and experience with at least one statistical package for
data manipulation and analysis (STATA, SPSS, SAS, R) and one database management
software (SQL Server, MS Access).
• Be proficient in statistical and data management procedures, including data cleaning,
manipulation, summaries, tables, listings, graphics, and inferential statistical output, as well
as report generation.
Skills and Abilities:
• Strong analytical ability, planning, and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and within stipulated deadlines and schedules.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be a team player and able to work in a multi-cultural environment.
Job specification:
Provide statistical and data analysis and management support for ongoing
studies within the Family Health Unit. The successful candidate will work with the Statistical team,
Data Management team, Study Coordinators, and Principal Investigators to plan for data analysis,
set up analytical datasets, assist junior staff in conducting analysis using appropriate tools and
techniques, guide data validation and cleaning processes, and finally analyse the data.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Contribute to the development of study analysis plans and data management plans.
2. Guide database development for study data management.
3. Oversee data entry, conduct routine data checks, resolve queries, and generate reports.
4. Liaise with trial and other data managers and programmers regarding data quality and
missing data, verify data accuracy and validity.
5. Schedule and prepare progress reports and/or analyses for independent Data Monitoring
Committees, Steering Committees, and publications.
6. Actively scrutinize the data for discrepancies, errors, and missing data to verify accuracy
and validity.
7. Report and liaise with study investigators, data clerks, data managers, and programmers on
data quality and error resolution as per the study protocol.
8. Discuss and interpret results with colleagues and collaborators in the trials/studies.
9. Ensure deadlines and project milestones related to data and analyses are met, coordinating
with other staff members and external collaborators as necessary.
10. Support the production of summary tables and graphics for interim and final analyses.
11. Prepare and archive research data and documentation for curation.
12. Ensure that all study data processes comply with appropriate data protection re