The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a state corporation established through the Science and Technology (Amendment) Act of 1979, which has since been amended to Science, Technology and Innovation Act 2013 as the national body responsible for carrying out health research in Kenya.KEMRI has grown from its humble beginning over 40 years ago to become a regional leader in human health research.
The Institute currently ranks as one of the leading Centres of excellence in health research both in Africa as well as globally..
Senior Research Administrator – Kisumu
Key Responsibilities:
- i. Lead preparation of all research documents including protocols, tools, regulatory materials, logs;
- ii. Chair research management meetings and provide regular project updates to project PI and co-investigators
- iii. Conduct performance appraisal of study site staff in liaison with the relevant technical supervisors of the staff members in Kenya.
- iv. Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all data collection and participant interactions, including for safeguarding;
- v. Organize and lead local research management meetings, and present study updates as necessary;
- vi. Present findings at national and international seminars and conferences;
- vii. Lead in writing reports and manuscripts in close collaboration with LSTM and other partners.
- viii. Ensure compliance with ethical research standards and safeguarding protocols;
- ix. Compile and lead submission on documents for Kenyan Poisons and Pharmacy Board;
- x. Conduct regular safeguarding reviews and implement corrective measures.
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Senior Health Economist – Kisumu
Key Responsibilities:
i. Undertake high quality research and contribute to peer-reviewed publications;
ii. Co-design data collection tools for health facilities as well as staff and equipment surveys;
iii. Plan and conduct the collection of economic and financial data, for the cost-effectiveness, budget impact, and equity analysis of PDMC;
iv. Provide training support and supervision to fieldworkers involved in data collection;
v. Coordinate with researchers involved in the qualitative research (feasibility, acceptability) to ensure that, where necessary, relevant financial and economic data is collected through key informant interviews (KII);
vi. Analyse the economic and financial data, for the cost-effectiveness, budget impact and equity analysis of PDMC and to write up the findings for research reports, policy briefs, conference presentations and peer-reviewed journals;
vii. Submit, attend and present (online or in presence) the results of the economic evaluation of PDMC at national and international conferences on health economics, child health and/or malaria;
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Medical Officer – Kisumu & Siaya
Key Responsibilities:
- i. Promote Good Clinical Practice in the conduct of the clinical trial by adhering to study protocol requirements, protecting rights and welfare of participants, assuring the integrity of data generated and directing the conduct of the clinical investigation according to regulations, SOPs and government guidelines;
- ii. Provide leadership, training, mentoring and guidance to clinical staff in all aspects of clinical trial;
- iii. Assess study participants and participate in medical decisions;
- iv. Prescribe medication for treatable medical conditions and monitor participants’ safety, manage, document, report and track adverse events;
- v. Complete study specific CRFs/eCRFs and relevant study forms;
- vi. Respond to monitor and data management team queries;
- vii. Scrutinize and interpret laboratory results;
- viii. Follow up research participants for study end points;
- ix. Conduct trial-related assessments and collection of data using case record forms in accordance to Good Clinical Practice (GCP);
- x. Write summary reports and maintain relevant records.
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Clinical Research Scientist – Kisumu & Siaya
Key Responsibilities:
- i. Implementing pre-clinical and clinical research projects and/or supervise designated aspects of the work;
- ii. General diagnosis, care, treatment and provision of specialized clinical care for study participants;
- iii. Assist in carrying out fieldwork and pre-clinical and clinical experimental procedures;
- iv. Carry out experimental and/or developmental work;
- v. Promote Good Clinical Practice in the conduct of the clinical trial by adhering to study protocol requirements, protecting rights and welfare of participants, assuring the integrity of data generated and directing the conduct of the clinical investigation according to regulations, SOPs and government guidelines;
- vi. Assess study participants and participate in medical decisions;
- vii. Prescribe medication for treatable medical conditions and monitor participants’ safety, manage, document, report and track adverse events;
- viii. Complete study specific CRFs/eCRFs and relevant study forms;
- ix. Conduct trial-related assessments and collection of data using case record forms in accordance to Good Clinical Practice (GCP);
- x. Write summary reports and maintain relevant records.
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Biostatistician – Kisumu
Key Responsibilities:
- i. Perform cleaning, validation, and analysis of large, complex datasets from secondary sources such as demographic health surveys, surveillance systems, and other health research databases.
- ii. Review and validate data for completeness and perform logical checks to ensure timely query resolutions. Generate QC reports for review and clarification as well as a variety of other reports as required.
- iii. Apply statistical methods to analyze epidemiological, clinical, and survey data.
- iv. Use statistical software (R, Stata, or Python) to generate descriptive and inferential statistics.
- v. Contribute to the design and development of statistical models for specific research questions.
- vi. Prepare technical reports, summaries, and visualizations to communicate findings effectively.
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Data Manager
Key Responsibilities:
x. To draft interim reports to the Principal Investigators, Sponsor, regulatory authorities, and oversight committees as requested by the ITARA site leads and PIs
i. Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Data Management Plans (DMP), Data Quality Plans for the ITARA study
ii. Ensure that these and other study plans as delegated/required are followed throughout the life time of the ITARA study, according to the study protocol and in keeping with study requirements.
iii. Participate in the design and set up of the study database, in collaboration with the ITARA study team and data management team
iv. Ensure that the study database, external data files and analysis datasets are developed in keeping with the SOPs and DMP, and maintained in a standard, accurate, complete, and consistent format conducive to analysis and regulatory submission.
v. Participate in the design and set up of study case record forms (CRFs) using an electronic data capture system (E.g. RedCAP), in collaboration with the ITARA study team and data management team
vi. Train local research staff in the use of electronic data capture systems (E.g. RedCAP) and in data collection and study SOPs as required. This includes creation of training documentation and running training sessions for end users.
vii. Maintain and update study laptops/tablets and other equipment used for data collection, ensuring data is downloaded daily/promptly and that forms are updated as needed.
viii. Coordinate data collection, back up, and storage of data in keeping with the DMP and SOPs, including ensuring that all study data are uploaded promptly and completely.
ix. To liase regularly with the ITARA data management leads, the study team and study partners/collaborators through in person / online meetings, as required.
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Registered Nurse
Key Responsibilities:
- i. Assessing study participants and establishing health care needs.
- ii. Planning and implementing research related procedures as per specific study protocols. Ie
- iii. Project enrolment
- iv. Working closely with the Community health promoters
- v. Liaison officer between the Project and the health facility staff
- vi. Ensuring infection prevention control at the site
- vii. Assisting in data collection at the study site
- viii. Providing health education and counselling on identified health and socio-economic needs to patients/clients.
- ix. Completing data capture as per specific study protocol.
- x. Referring patients and clients appropriately.
- xi. Ensuring quality control on nursing documents.
- xii. Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment.
- xiii. Ensuring safe custody of the nursing equipment and nursing records
- xiv. Any other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.
