Medical Officer job at Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

General Summary

Infectious Diseases Institute Makerere University College of Health Sciences seeks to hire suitable candidates for a Phase 3, Randomized, Observer-blinded Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of a Multivalent Group B Streptococcus Vaccine in Healthy Pregnant Women and their Infants.

Key Responsibilities

• Active Patient Enrollment: Pre-screen patient medical charts, review electronic health records, and evaluate incoming participants against strict protocol inclusion and exclusion criteria.
• Informed Consent: Conduct high-quality, comprehensive informed consent discussions with potential participants, addressing their questions or hesitations regarding investigational vaccine technologies (e.g., mRNA, viral vectors).
• Comprehensive Clinical Screening: Perform detailed baseline physical examinations, analyze vital signs, review complex medical histories, and interpret laboratory screenings to determine whether participants are fit for vaccination.
• Acute Post-Vaccination Care: Deliver immediate and follow-up medical care for trial participants. Monitor and manage localized reactogenicity (e.g., injection site reactions) and systemic reactions (e.g., fevers, fatigue, immune responses).
• Safety Monitoring & Safety Logs: Accurately evaluate, grade, and document all Adverse Events (AEs). Follow up directly with patients reporting symptoms via trialslates and telehealth check-ins.
• Participant Retention: Build strong, empathetic clinical relationships with trial participants to ensure long-term retention and adherence to schedules, hospital deliveries, and follow-up blood draws.

Academic Qualifications

MBCHB

Person Specification

• Education: MBCHB with experience in OB/GYN.
• Licensure: Medical License in Uganda
• Certifications: Current Good Clinical Practice and responsible conduct of research certification
• Clinical Experience: Background in OBGYN patient management is highly prioritized.
• Prior experience in clinical research
• Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to talk comfortably with patients from diverse background communities.
• Experience utilizing electronic medical records (EMR) or clinical trial data capture software.

• Pre-screen patient medical charts, review electronic health records, and evaluate incoming participants against strict protocol inclusion and exclusion criteria.
• Conduct high-quality, comprehensive informed consent discussions with potential participants, addressing their questions or hesitations regarding investigational vaccine technologies (e.g., mRNA, viral vectors).
• Perform detailed baseline physical examinations, analyze vital signs, review complex medical histories, and interpret laboratory screenings to determine whether participants are fit for vaccination.
• Deliver immediate and follow-up medical care for trial participants. Monitor and manage localized reactogenicity (e.g., injection site reactions) and systemic reactions (e.g., fevers, fatigue, immune responses).
• Accurately evaluate, grade, and document all Adverse Events (AEs). Follow up directly with patients reporting symptoms via trialslates and telehealth check-ins.
• Build strong, empathetic clinical relationships with trial participants to ensure long-term retention and adherence to schedules, hospital deliveries, and follow-up blood draws.

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to talk comfortably with patients from diverse background communities
• Informed consent and patient communication
• Patient screening and clinical assessment
• Adverse event evaluation, grading, and documentation
• Experience utilizing electronic medical records (EMR) or clinical trial data capture software

• MBCHB with experience in OB/GYN
• Medical License in Uganda
• Current Good Clinical Practice and responsible conduct of research certification