Job
description
Title: NCD Research Associate, NCD
Program
Reports to: Director, NCD Program
Location: Rwinkwavu, Rwanda (with
routine travel for cross sites support)
Organizational
Profile:
Partners In Health
(PIH) is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Boston, MA, whose mission is
to provide quality health care for the poor and marginalized in Haiti, Rwanda,
Lesotho, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Dominican Republic, and Navajo Nation.
In addition, PIH has a growing network of affiliated organizations and
initiatives in several other countries, including Nepal, Burundi, Mali,
Liberia, and Togo. Through service delivery, trainin
g, advocacy and research,
PIH works around the globe to bring the benefits of modern medical science to
those most in need of it, to serve as an antidote to despair, and inspire
others to do the same.
PIH began working in
Rwanda in 2005 with our sister organization, Inshuti Mu Buzima (IMB). Taking
the lessons learned and expertise honed in Haiti, our efforts in Rwanda have
achieved rapid success, gaining the attention of both the highest levels of the
Government of Rwanda and the international community. Through partnership with
the Ministry of Health in our efforts, we have already helped to strengthen the
public health system in the areas we serve and are helping the government
develop plans to replicate elements of our model throughout the country.
This is an exciting
time for PIH. We are taking on immense challenges, and a newfound visibility
has brought the opportunity to influence great change on the global stage. PIH
seeks individuals committed to the mission and values (see PIH Values) of the
organization to join the team.
General
Responsibilities:
The NCD Research
Associate is a full-time position intended to support capacity building and
coordination of research activities within the NCD Program, as well as support
internal and external programmatic reporting. Duties include leading
coordination of NCD research writing group and training planning, supporting
follow up and maitenance of IRB approvals for all IMB NCD-related research
activities, dedicated mentorship of team members involved in NCDs research
(with a particular focus on non-oncology NCDs), compilation of data and
narrative writing for academic meetings, manuscripts, donor and programmatic
reporting.
Specific
Responsibilities:
- Oversee
planning and coordination of NCD writing group; Develop strategy and
lesson planning for writing group activities - Liaise
with M&E for development and refinement of routine indicators for all
NCDs; assist with generation of indicator-based routine NCD reports (EMR,
HMIS, MESH, training) and compilation for internal NCD programmatic
review, major donor reports and MOH/RBC reports - Coordinate
conference attendance logistics for all NCD-related research projects
(including oncology) - Follow
up IRB review process to completion for all NCD research applications
(including cancer). Maintain currency of IRB approvals, including
submitting amendments, renewals and continuing reviews; Liaise with IMB
Research Committee for guidance on appropriate processes and to ensure
that NCD activities are aligned and internally approved - Manage
and maintain central database for all non-oncology NCDs research (data
that is not within EMR); merge data sets as needed to address specific
research questions - Collaborate
with HIS team and NCD team members doing research to clean and verify EMR
data extracted for research purposes - As
requested by NCD Program Director and Associate Directors, support
clinical forms revision and non-oncology NCD data back entry - Accompany
NCD EMR program assistants with non-oncology NCDs data quality audits - Mentor
targeted team members doing non-oncology NCD research in areas including
literature review, paper chart extraction, data collection, data cleaning,
basic data analysis - Provide
general administration and coordination supports as needed, as requested
by supervisor
Qualifications:
- Master
of Public Health Degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, health information
systems, policy and management (or equivalent) - Fluency
in spoken and written English (fluency in French a bonus) - Proficiency
with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint (experience using STATA or
SAS a bonus) - Experience
in clinical research coordination, and in related literature review,
academic writing and basic data analysis (cancer-related research a bonus)
- Experience
with personnel management or mentorship a bonus - Superb
time-management and coordination skills, ability to keep track of multiple
tasks at once - Facility
with critical thinking and complex problem solving - Excellent
communication skills, ability to work well with diverse team and exhibit
humility, respect and team spirit
How
to apply
Pleae apply here.
