Study Coordinator Job
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
Attractive
Job Deadline: 30 April 2026
Number of Jobs: 02
Hiring Entity: IDRC
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Location: In Uganda
Job Details:
Job Requirements/Responsibilities:
- Ensure efficient study implementation, regulatory compliance, data quality, and coordination across clinical and laboratory teams.
- Ensure compliance with national and institutional ethical guidelines
- Maintain study regulatory files (IRB approvals, consent forms, protocol amendments
- Participate in patient pharmacokinetic (PK) evaluations
- Ensure coverage and assist in daily operations in the clinic during working hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
- Supervise study staff including Clinical Officers, nurses, home visitors, and Laboratory personnel
- Participate in regular team meetings, and training sessions
- Oversee data collection, entry, and validation processes
- Monitor completeness of participant follow-up and minimize loss to follow-up
- Coordinate procurement and distribution of study supplies (lab materials, drugs, participant refunds)
- Ensure proper storage, inventory management, and accountability of study materials
- Liaise with community leaders, health facilities, and local authorities
- Support participant retention strategies through community engagement activities
- Prepare weekly progress reports for the Investigators
- Document deviations, adverse events, and corrective actions
- Support manuscript preparation and dissemination activities
Qualifications:
- BACHELORS : MBCHB – Mandatory
- MASTERS : Msc in basic sciences such as Pharmacology, or Physiology – Added Advantage
Certifications:
- GCP – Added Advantage
Skill & Experience:
- Strong understanding of clinical research processes, including cohort study design and implementation – Added Advantage
- Experience with electronic data capture systems (e.g., REDCap) – Added Advantage
- Knowledge of malaria and HIV research contexts – Mandatory
- problem-solving skills with ability to anticipate and mitigate risks – Mandatory
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills – Added Advantage
Application procedure
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Posting Date: 2026-04-16
