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PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.

The aPS scale-up study aims to evaluate effectiveness and feasibility of integrated assisted partner services in western Kenya to increase the number of people testing for HIV and prevent the further spread of the disease in the high-burden communities.

We are committed to excellence in our research, and to working with vulnerable populations with the utmost respect and care. We require all team members to provide ethical and respectful services to vulnerable, key populations, and to maintain flexible hours in order to interface effectively with international partners.

We seek to recruit an IT Officer  for our research team based in Homa Bay and Kisumu. The IT Officer will be responsible for the design of data collection and management systems, supervision of study data collection operations, and routine data cleaning, quality control and analysis. S/he must be able to work with minimal supervision and for long hours when necessary.The IT Officer will report to the Study Coordinator and Principal Investigator.This position will be based in Kisumu.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

  • Database development and maintenance.
  • Program study smart phones and tablets for online data collection activities.
  • Troubleshoot and report problems with study cell phone and tablet use as they arise.
  • Troubleshoot basic network/internet connectivity, ODK uploads, and completing various application and system maintenance activities.
  • Tabulating program data to generate weekly and quarterly reports for the study.
  • Ensure source documents are safeguarded and that optimal data quality is maintained.
  • Maintain a clean log frame of data queries and how they have been resolved.
  • Monitoring and evaluation of study data activities.
  • Assist the study team to run data quality and integrity check.
  • Inspect data flow processes for proper levels of responsiveness/usability.
  • Oversight of data collection modalities, including mobile technology.
  • Data cleaning and validation once study is complete.
  • Managing integration of biometrics and data collection.

Required Experience

  • Bachelor of Science or Information Technology or Computer Science or more advanced degree in biostatistics or related field. At least 5 years of relevant experience in a similar role will be an added advantage. Preferably supporting M&E department.
  • Certification in Human Subjects Protection and Good Clinical Practice.
  • Knowledge of QSL.
  • Proficiency in Stata and/or Microsoft Access.
  • Experience with smart phone data collection and Open Data Kit (ODK).
  • Prior research experience.
  • Experience with biometric identification systems.
  • Strong analytic, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Ability to maintain flexible work hours, including occasional nights and weekends, in order to interface with key and priority  populations and international partners.

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PATH envisions a world where innovation ensures that health is within reach for everyone.

We dare to believe that innovation can change the world

PATH is the leader in global health innovation. An international nonprofit organization, we save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.

Our commitment

PATH is driven by an unshakeable commitment to health equity and a bold belief in the power of innovation to improve health and save lives. For nearly 40 years, PATH has been a pioneer in translating bold ideas into breakthrough health solutions, with a focus on child survival, maternal and reproductive health, and infectious diseases.

Our annual report viewed on an iPad and iPhone.

Follow our journey from innovation to impact in our 2015 online annual report. Photo: PATH/Dave Simpson.

Our expertise

PATH brings innovative solutions to bear wherever they are needed—in the laboratory or the factory, government halls or communities. We specialize in overcoming the barriers that can keep a bright idea from reaching widespread impact, especially those that arise in the middle of the journey of innovation. This is where promising projects often fail, during steps like testing and refining, gaining approvals, commercializing a product, and introducing new approaches. Through experience, creativity, and tenacity, we accelerate the pace at which innovations are transferred into the hands of the people who need them.

Our innovation platforms

PATH takes a multidimensional approach to solving health challenges. Our work spans five platforms, which we deploy strategically for greatest impact:

Vaccines to give children a healthy start in life.

Drugs to treat diseases more effectively and at lower cost.

Diagnostics to detect and track diseases.

Devices like household water filters and prefilled, nonreusable syringes.

And system and service innovations to ensure that all these tools reach the people who need them.

Our partnerships

PATH mobilizes cross-sector partnerships that radically extend our reach, making powerful tools and strategies accessible at a massive scale. We start with a country’s needs, partnering with government and civil-society institutions to develop and introduce health solutions that address the country’s highest priorities. Corporations, foundations, social entrepreneurs, individuals, as well as governments and multilateral institutions provide complementary strengths and capabilities.

 

Our impact

From devices like the vaccine vial monitor, which alerts health workers when a vaccine has been damaged by heat, to the newest science and strategies for eliminating malaria, our innovations have reached billions of people around the world.

By accelerating innovation, PATH and our partners are transforming the lives of the world’s most vulnerable women and children and helping to create thriving, self-reliant communities.

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0 USD Kisumu CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week PATH

PATH is an international organization that drives transformative innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that disrupt the cycle of poor health.

The aPS scale-up study aims to evaluate effectiveness and feasibility of integrated assisted partner services in western Kenya to increase the number of people testing for HIV and prevent the further spread of the disease in the high-burden communities.

We are committed to excellence in our research, and to working with vulnerable populations with the utmost respect and care. We require all team members to provide ethical and respectful services to vulnerable, key populations, and to maintain flexible hours in order to interface effectively with international partners.

We seek to recruit an IT Officer  for our research team based in Homa Bay and Kisumu. The IT Officer will be responsible for the design of data collection and management systems, supervision of study data collection operations, and routine data cleaning, quality control and analysis. S/he must be able to work with minimal supervision and for long hours when necessary.The IT Officer will report to the Study Coordinator and Principal Investigator.This position will be based in Kisumu.

Specific duties and responsibilities:

  • Database development and maintenance.
  • Program study smart phones and tablets for online data collection activities.
  • Troubleshoot and report problems with study cell phone and tablet use as they arise.
  • Troubleshoot basic network/internet connectivity, ODK uploads, and completing various application and system maintenance activities.
  • Tabulating program data to generate weekly and quarterly reports for the study.
  • Ensure source documents are safeguarded and that optimal data quality is maintained.
  • Maintain a clean log frame of data queries and how they have been resolved.
  • Monitoring and evaluation of study data activities.
  • Assist the study team to run data quality and integrity check.
  • Inspect data flow processes for proper levels of responsiveness/usability.
  • Oversight of data collection modalities, including mobile technology.
  • Data cleaning and validation once study is complete.
  • Managing integration of biometrics and data collection.

Required Experience

  • Bachelor of Science or Information Technology or Computer Science or more advanced degree in biostatistics or related field. At least 5 years of relevant experience in a similar role will be an added advantage. Preferably supporting M&E department.
  • Certification in Human Subjects Protection and Good Clinical Practice.
  • Knowledge of QSL.
  • Proficiency in Stata and/or Microsoft Access.
  • Experience with smart phone data collection and Open Data Kit (ODK).
  • Prior research experience.
  • Experience with biometric identification systems.
  • Strong analytic, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Ability to maintain flexible work hours, including occasional nights and weekends, in order to interface with key and priority  populations and international partners.
2017-11-30

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