Data Officer Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Uganda

A data Officer’s job is to support researchers in records management, data collection, validation, data entry onto the study database and query resolution and interpretation in order to guide the Study leadership in making better strategic decisions in line with the BREATHER Plus/LATA protocols.

Overall Responsibilities
• Facilitate researchers in generating study potential participants’ lists and retrieval of data from the Baylor COE electronic data bases and paper-based registers to support participant recruitment activities, in line with research study objectives and organizational data management guidelines.
• Support team in preparing all study participant files for smooth enrollment and follow up of participants as well as maintain and submit updated trial registers to the trial manager, on a weekly basis.
• Verify that all required visit worksheets/CRFs are on file and follow-up study staff to submit files in time for data entry onto the trials’ open clinica databases (as per researchers’ interest and in consideration of various data sources i.e. worksheets/ CRFs, SAE, notifiable events form and so on) in line with study visit schedule.
• Develop and routinely update Data management standard operating procedures in line with research objectives and organizational data management guidelines.
• Support QC & QA study activities by periodically running queries and also pursue to have trial sponsor-generated queries resolved to ensure that the data meets the right precision, accuracy and timeliness as per BREATHER Plus/LATA study guidelines.
• Prepare and submit accurate and timely periodic study progress reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual) and give recommendations to staff on areas for improvement and additionally follow-up study staff to ensure data integrity and security.

Required Qualification, Experience and Competencies:
• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, Computer Science or any other related degree with good understanding of records management.
At least 2 years of work experience in medical/research data collection and analysis with a reputable international NGO, and government or donor representatives.
• 2 Years Relevant Experience