Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Period of Performance: 03/25/2012 – 03/24/2013
The objective of the Senior Technical Advisor: Research and Implementation Science position is to provide scientific and project management support for the implementation of scientific public health evaluation and research activities and to provide guidance on the strategy of implementing CDC Tanzania’s scientific portfolio.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assist in the facilitation and coordination of scientific public health evaluations and research activities, both directly and in collaboration with the public health evaluation team, the Cooperative Agreement team, and program focal points.
• Offer support and technical assistance to implementing partners, in particular local partners, to successfully implement key research activities to the highest technical and ethical standards, while building their capacity to execute these studies themselves.
• Engage directly with program staff on specific research activities to build their capacity to ensure high quality work and timely execution. Support the writing of abstracts, reports and manuscripts through one on one mentoring and writing workshops with Tanzanian scientists, program officers, Fellows, and Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (FELTP) participants.
• Provides efficient and timely oversight of the review and approval of all protocols, reports, and manuscripts in conjunction with the evaluation team and Senior Management.
• Ensure good communication of Associate Director of Science (ADS) issues between DGHA ADS, and in-country staff and implementing partners.
• Provide assistance in implementing the organization /Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) policies for scientific review and assists in ensuring all parties funded by the organization are aware and compliant with the existing policies.
• Work to ensure that all science activities are carried out to the maximum ethical standards.
• Oversees reporting and management of protocol violations and adverse events to relevant bodies. Travels to and supports study sites and local partners during periods of site preparation and data collection preparation, implementation, and information dissemination.
• Interact with the USG Office of Global AIDS Coordinator’s implementation science team and country teams to ensure effective communication of research and science issues.
• Coordinate activities and communication involving relevant United States Government (USG) agencies and stakeholders to address problems and challenges with implementation of science activities and to develop corrective actions.
• Provide guidance and leadership to the Tanzania USG interagency implementation science technical working group regarding strategic planning of the implementation science portfolio with a focus on research.
Key Qualifications:
• Graduation from an accredited university with a Ph.D. in Epidemiology or medical degree from an accredited medical school.
• Current HIV-related clinical experience in Tanzania will be noted but is not required.
• Demonstrated high level research expertise across the spectrum of quantitative and qualitative. study design, implementation, analysis, publication and international human subjects issues.
• Three or more years of education and experience in HIV/AIDS programming, preferably in resource-limited settings.
• Three or more years of experience working with PEPFAR funded programs preferred.
• Excellent time and project management skills.
• Level IV English proficiency required.
• Willingness and ability to effectively communicate in English (Speaking, Writing, and Reading) on a daily basis with various groups.
• Level I Kiswahili proficiency (preferred).
• Prior experience working in Tanzania (preferred).
• Willingness and ability to work full-time and to be located in Tanzania strongly preferred.
Application Process:
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Application Deadline: 13 April 2012