Research Associate, BRANCH study, Paediatrics

2 weeks ago

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Aga Khan University Full time

Introduction

The Outreach and Research Programme of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health has ten community-based field sites across Pakistan (including four in Karachi) and focuses on research for the betterment of women and child health. The Department has a Nutritional Research Laboratory as well as an Infectious Disease Research Laboratory that cater to the needs of its research projects. It has well-acclaimed work to its credit, both at the national and international level.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for looking after all the responsibilities of a clinical trial. Specific responsibilities include to:

  • collect, process, and manage research data, ensuring its accuracy and integrity
  • effectively manage fieldwork processes to ensure efficiency
  • participate in patient recruitment, screening, and follow-up activities
  • fill the e-CRFs, ensure accurate data collection. Prepare detailed reports and presentations to communicate research findings
  • work closely with clinical investigators, sponsors, and other team members to resolve queries and manage data
  • will do home visits and teach the research participant to prepare the Nutritional milk supplementation
  • train and supervise junior staff, ensuring adherence to clinical trial protocols and standards
  • ensuring field implementation of project-related SOPs and deadlines as defined in the research project
  • perform all other duties assigned from time to time by the Manager/research specialist in connection with the research projects
  • check the dashboard of the study regularly to ensure the due visits
  • check the data completeness and quality.

Requirements

You should have:

  • Masters in Sociology or equivalent
  • two to three years of relevant work experience in managing community-based projects
  • team management experience is required. Work on maternal and child health, particularly dealing with breastfeeding, is desirable
  • strong understanding of medical terminology and clinical research protocols
  • strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
  • attention to detail and strong organizational skills
  • willingness to work on field sites.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

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