About Us

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.

Key Responsibilities:

Contribute to the development of study analysis plans and data management plans.

Guide database development for study data management.

Oversee data entry, conduct routine data checks, resolve queries, and generate reports.

Liaise with trial and other data managers and programmers regarding data quality and missing data, verify data accuracy and validity.

Schedule and prepare progress reports and/or analyses for independent Data Monitoring Committees, Steering Committees, and publications.

Actively scrutinize the data for discrepancies, errors, and missing data to verify accuracy and validity.

Report and liaise with study investigators, data clerks, data managers, and programmers on data quality and error resolution as per the study protocol.

Discuss and interpret results with colleagues and collaborators in the trials/studies.

Ensure deadlines and project milestones related to data and analyses are met, coordinating with other staff members and external collaborators as necessary.

Support the production of summary tables and graphics for interim and final analyses.

Prepare and archive research data and documentation for curation.

Ensure that all study data processes comply with appropriate data protection regulations.

Vacancy Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or any related field from a recognized university.

Experience:

Knowledge in managing clinical trials data and developing databases related to clinical trials is a requirement for this position.

One (1) year experience in data processing, management, and analysis in a health/medical research setting will be an added advantage.

Skills & Competencies:

Have excellent working knowledge with at least one statistical package for data manipulation and analysis (STATA, SPSS, SAS, R) and one database management software (SQL Server, MS Access).

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.

• Contribute to the development of study analysis plans and data management plans.
• Guide database development for study data management.
• Oversee data entry, conduct routine data checks, resolve queries, and generate reports.
• Liaise with trial and other data managers and programmers regarding data quality and missing data, verify data accuracy and validity.
• Schedule and prepare progress reports and/or analyses for independent Data Monitoring Committees, Steering Committees, and publications.
• Actively scrutinize the data for discrepancies, errors, and missing data to verify accuracy and validity.
• Report and liaise with study investigators, data clerks, data managers, and programmers on data quality and error resolution as per the study protocol.
• Discuss and interpret results with colleagues and collaborators in the trials/studies.
• Ensure deadlines and project milestones related to data and analyses are met, coordinating with other staff members and external collaborators as necessary.
• Support the production of summary tables and graphics for interim and final analyses.
• Prepare and archive research data and documentation for curation.
• Ensure that all study data processes comply with appropriate data protection regulations.

• 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.
• excellent working knowledge with at least one statistical package for data manipulation and analysis (STATA, SPSS, SAS, R) and one database management software (SQL Server, MS Access)

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or any related field from a recognized university.
• Knowledge in managing clinical trials data and developing databases related to clinical trials is a requirement for this position.
• One (1) year experience in data processing, management, and analysis in a health/medical research setting will be an added advantage.
• Have excellent working knowledge with at least one statistical package for data manipulation and analysis (STATA, SPSS, SAS, R) and one database management software (SQL Server, MS Access).