Data Officer at Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research – Harare

Zvitambo is seeking two experienced Data Officers who will each manage research data systems for five LIFE-ED countries. This role requires somebody who has a strong background in research data management, and supporting all the data aspects of a project, combined with exemplary project management and communication skills. The data officer will be the point of contact for each LIFE-ED country assigned them, ensuring that their data collection systems are developed and deployed effectively, helping to train local teams, reviewing real-time enrolment figures, undertaking QC of data quality, producing data summaries, raising and resolving data queries, and giving data feedback at meetings. This position requires hands-on experience in data collection, data systems, data cleaning, and running study management systems, with strong team skills, and an ability to work across multiple cultures. The post holder will work closely with the Data Management Coordinator and Programmers to ensure consistent data systems across all countries, and to coordinate approaches to data curation. This post will be based in Harare and may require international travel to support deployment of data systems at other LIFE-ED sites.

Main Duties

Be the point of contact for each LIFE-ED country data team assigned them
Ensuring that data collection systems are developed and deployed effectively,
Help to develop and test electronic data capture tools
Ensuring that the study management system and electronic data capture for each LIFE-ED sites is deployed and functional
Document, review and authorise system changes in accordance with approved procedures.
Ensure teams are fully trained and conversant in data-related study processes
Reviewing real-time enrolment figures, and producing data summaries,
Undertaking QC of data quality, raising and resolving data queries
Ensure completeness checks, consistency checks, validation rules, missing data and discrepancy resolution.
Raise and resolve data queries with each country team
Maintain audit trails of data changes
Hold meetings to discuss emerging data
Giving data feedback at meetings.

- Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in quantitative field such as Statistics, Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science or related field.
- Hands-on experience in data collection, data management systems, and data quality assurance.
- Strong team skills, and an ability to work across multiple cultures.
- Excellent project management skills, with ability to prioritise tasks and deliver to deadline
- Attention to detail in quality control procedures
- Highly proficient in managing Electronic Data Capture systems
- Demonstrated ability to effectively work in multidisciplinary teams
- Well versed in regulatory frameworks governing clinical research, such as Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) guidelines.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Keen understanding of the research ecosystem in Zimbabwe.
- At least 3 years’ experience in research data management (Desirable)
- Working in a research environment experience (Desirable)
- Experience with multi-site studies (Desirable)
- Experience with database querying (Desirable)
- Data visualisation or reporting systems (Desirable)