Epicentre Flying Multi-country Study Coordinator Jobs in Uganda
Epicentre is a research organization created by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in 1986. Epicentre conducts field epidemiology, training and research activities for MSF interventions.
Epicentre conducts research and supports MSF’s goal of proving medical aid in areas where people are affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or have poor or non-existent access to health care. Our activities for populations in precarious situations are led from Uganda, Niger, and France, and are conducted with MSF and other international research partners.
Background
Under-diagnosis and under-treatment of pediatric tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem. In 2022, the World Health Organization has recommended the use of two integrated treatment decision algorithms (for contexts with and without radiography) to provide more structured guidance to primary health care staff assessing children younger than 10 years with presumptive pulmonary TB.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Epicentre aim to evaluate the diagnostic performance of these algorithms in at least five countries (Niger, Nigeria, Guinea, South Sudan, Uganda), as well as their feasibility and acceptability.
Under the responsibility of the Epicentre Coordinating Principal Investigator (PI) of the study (based in Brussels) and in collaboration with the country PIs, the multi-country Study Coordinator will plan, support, and harmonize the implementation and conduct of the “TB Algorithm Pediatric” study in the different study countries.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Not exhaustive):
Read/review the protocol and participate to the development of study operational procedures, study forms and of training materials.
Participate in the elaboration and implementation of a work plan.
Organize and harmonize the implementation of the study in the field (incl. but not limited to study coordination, training, pilot, data collection, data entry, data management & monitoring, quality processes);
Train the study staff on the study protocol and procedures including (but not exhaustive) Ethics and GCP, inclusion and consenting procedures, standard operating procedures, methods of quantitative and qualitative interviews, study case report forms (CRF), data entry, data quality processes, data management and monitoring.
Accompany the country PIs for:
Ensuring that all authorizations are obtained before the start of the study (ethical and administrative).
Recruiting and managing the local study staff in the field.
Supervising the procedure of patient’s enrolment and informed consent for participation in the study.
Implementing Good Clinical Practices principles, especially the ethical principles.
Collecting of quality data (incl. CRF fulfillment).
Ensuring that all documents are present in the Study site file and updated regularly.
Organizing the secure organization, storage and archiving of the study documents (informed consents, CRF, questionnaires, qualitative interview records and transcripts etc.).
Identify and report protocol deviations to the Epicentre Coordinating Principal Investigator.
Define the resources needed for the study, prepare, and follow the budget.
Manage study resources, material stocks, orders and supply in close collaboration with logistics and the MSF team.
Organize and support the visits for monitoring (supervision) the conduct of the study and its compliance with the protocol and with good clinical practice.
Participate in data cleaning, data analysis and in the drafting of the final study report.
Collaborate and act as liaison between the country PIs of the different countries, the site study staff, the MSF teams, relevant stakeholders, and the Coordinating PI.
Ensure a regular contact with the Coordinating PI, including regular written reports on the progress of the study as well as participation to coordination meetings.
Be the MSF/Epicentre representative of the study internally and externally on aspects related to the study.
Required:
Medical/clinical diploma: medical doctor, or nurse
Masters of Epidemiology or Public Health, or other relevant degree with at least two years of professional experience in that field
Professional experience in MSF project
Fluent in English (speaking, reading, writing) and in French (at least speaking, reading)
Working experience with Word and Excel
Excellent communication skills
Interest in research on pediatric tuberculosis
Rigorous, dynamic personality and able to work effectively within a multi-cultural and multi-lingual team.
Preferred:
Experience in pediatrics or tuberculosis (clinical, research or project management experience)
Experience in management of field health research, in epidemiology in low- and middle-income countries
Knowledge of software for data entry (example: Redcap)
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Epicentre Flying Multi-country Study Coordinator Jobs in Uganda
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