Clinical Officer job at Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration ( IDRC )

Responsibilities or duties

• Conduct participant screening, enrolment, and study interviews.
• Capture interview data using electronic data capture systems and ensure timely upload of study data
• Collect, prepare, and appropriately handle study samples from participants
• Maintain secure storage of study samples and informed consent documents, and coordinate the transfer of samples to Kampala
• Support data cleaning and query resolution in collaboration with the Principal Investigator (PI)

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• DIPLOMA : Diploma in Clinical Medicine or equivalent - Mandatory
• CERTIFICATE : GCP/HSP certificate - Mandatory

Experience needed

1 Years

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

• Good leadership skills with the ability to establish and manage a study clinic within a health facility or MRC - Mandatory
• Competence in taking patient histories, conducting physical examinations, completing clinical record forms, collecting laboratory samples (e.g., malaria blood smears), and conducting participant follow-up - Optional
• Previous experience working in clinical research is an added advantage - Optional
• Good computer skills, including the ability to capture data using smartphones or other electronic devices - Optional
• High levels of integrity and the ability to establish positive working relationships with study participants - Optional
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and multidisciplinary environment - Optional
• Fluency in the predominant local language spoken within the assigned MRC catchment area (e.g., Lusoga, Lango, Acholi, Ngakarimojong, or Runyoro) - Optional

• Conduct participant screening, enrolment, and study interviews.
• Capture interview data using electronic data capture systems and ensure timely upload of study data
• Collect, prepare, and appropriately handle study samples from participants
• Maintain secure storage of study samples and informed consent documents, and coordinate the transfer of samples to Kampala
• Support data cleaning and query resolution in collaboration with the Principal Investigator (PI)

• Good leadership skills with the ability to establish and manage a study clinic within a health facility or MRC - Mandatory
• Competence in taking patient histories, conducting physical examinations, completing clinical record forms, collecting laboratory samples (e.g., malaria blood smears), and conducting participant follow-up - Optional
• Previous experience working in clinical research is an added advantage - Optional
• Good computer skills, including the ability to capture data using smartphones or other electronic devices - Optional
• High levels of integrity and the ability to establish positive working relationships with study participants - Optional
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and multidisciplinary environment - Optional
• Fluency in the predominant local language spoken within the assigned MRC catchment area (e.g., Lusoga, Lango, Acholi, Ngakarimojong, or Runyoro) - Optional

• DIPLOMA : Diploma in Clinical Medicine or equivalent - Mandatory
• CERTIFICATE : GCP/HSP certificate - Mandatory