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KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

VACANCY ADVERTISEMENT
Opening date: February 28, 2022 Vacancy No. CGHR/259/02/22
Project description: The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in collaboration with
Washington State University (WSU) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
seek to undertake a Covid-19 Vaccine Effectiveness (CVE) study in Kenya championed by the
Family Health Unit (FHU) in partnership with the Influenza Program. COVID-19 vaccine
effectiveness data are currently unavailable in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, conducting
post-introduction CVE studies in sub-Saharan Africa will increase science-based evidence,
public confidence, demand, and utilization of available vaccines. This study aims to measure
overall and product-specific CVE against laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections
associated with severe respiratory illness. The project is pleased to announce the following
vacant position(s).
POSITION: Data Analyst KMR 6 (2 positions)
REPORTS TO: Data Manager.
LOCATION: Nairobi/Kisumu.
Job Summary:
The data analyst's position requires the incumbent to perform various data management, processing and analysis functions for the influenza program in an accurate and timely fashion.
Essential qualifications
• Bachelor degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Mathematics, computer science or any related
field from a recognized training institution
• Minimum of 1 years' experience in a busy data processing, management and analysis field.
• Excellent knowledge and working experience of at least one statistical package for data
manipulation and analysis (STATA, SPSS, SAS, R) and one database management
software (SQL server, MS Access).
• Knowledge of Visual Basic® and other programming languages in the NET environment
is an added advantage.
• Experience working with electronic data collection systems in clinical settings will be an
added advantage.

Skills
• Ability to develop an in-depth understanding of study goals and its implementation.
• Strong self-motivation and ability to work in a team, with good communication and
interpersonal skills.
• Ability and willingness to learn additional skills and strategies and implement on the job.
• Very good interpersonal relations and able to work with little or no supervision.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines
Specific duties and responsibilities
The data analyst will be required to;
1. Develop an in-depth understanding of the data management process and the data being managed.
2. Participate in design of data collection tools and data capture applications.
3. Design and manage databases and data entry/capture procedures.
4. Be involved in data downloading and uploading from mobile devices such as
Netbooks, Tablets and Smartphones.
5. Participate in developing data analysis plans in consultation with the study
investigators and statistician.
6. Participate in data retrieval, analysis and interpretation.
7. Collate, query and clean data coming in from the field sites including flagging out
inconsistencies and/or errors arising from data obtained from the field as part of
routine data checks
8. Perform various data manipulations, analyses and generate reports and tables as
requested.
9. Deal with routine problems arising in the course of data handling.
10. Perform additional duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Terms of Employment: 1(one) year renewable contract as per KEMRI scheme of service and
a Probation period for the first 3 months. Remuneration: Compensation is negotiable within
the relevant grade, based on educational levels, relevant experience and demonstrated
competency.
Applications should include the following:
• Letter of Application (Indicate vacancy number)
• Current Curriculum Vitae with telephone number and e-mail address
• Copies of Certificates

How To Apply

Note: Applications must include copies of certificates and Transcripts. Applications without this will be disregarded.
All the applications to be done through KEMRI Website https://erecruitment.kemri.go.ke:7070/ 
E-Recruitment Portal on or before 20th March 2022 latest 5.00 p.m.
Please visit the KEMRI web site https://www.kemri.go.ke/ for more details on the advertisement.
KEMRI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER; WOMEN AND DISABLED PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. KEMRI AND DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF ITS SELECTION PROCESS INCLUDING APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING AND

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