Vacancy title:
Research Scientist

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Healthcare, Category: Healthcare]

Jobs at:
Kenya Medical Research Institute ( KEMRI )

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, October 12 2025

Duty Station:
Kenya | Kisumu | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, September 24 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Key Responsibilities:

• Head the laboratory quality management unit

• Ensure the processes needed for QMS are established, implemented and maintained

• Promote awareness of users’ needs and requirements throughout the laboratory and HIV research branch

• Ensure compliance and conformance with requirements for applicable regulatory entities (e.g. ISO 15189, KENAS, GCLP/HSP)

• Perform periodic laboratory internal audits and ensure departments perform timely follow up of audit findings

• Prepare and present QMS and/or other related information to the stakeholders

• Provide oversight and documentation of all laboratory trainings and competency assessments

• Perform external audit and inspection preparations

• Ensure procedure manuals and policies are written, updated and approved in a timely manner

• Identify and address complaints, non-conformances and corrective actions

• Schedule and organize management review meetings in consultation with the laboratory director

• Prepare quarterly quality management system reports

• Mentor, advise and provide technical support to fellow scientists, graduate students and interns

• Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time by immediate supervisor.

Requirments and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Biomedical Sciences, Medical Laboratory Science, or relevant scientific qualifications from a recognized institution.
• Training in analytical skills and use of at least one statistical software package, e.g., STATA, R, SPSS, or SAS.
• Registration by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB) or any relevant registration body, with a valid current practicing license.
• ISO 19011 internal audit training for medical laboratory officers.
• Excellent teamwork and time management skills.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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