Cross-posted from duy3@cdc.gov
BOTSWANA: Personal Services Contract Job Announcement for Lead Scientific Data Analyst
CLOSING DATE/TIME: October 30, 2008, at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
POSITION TITLE: Lead Scientific Data Analyst BASIC SALARY: $51,095 to $88,015 per year -- Final compensation will be based on individual salary history, work experience, and educational background.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: One Base Year and Four Option Years
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Gaborone, Botswana
AREA OF CONSIDERATION: United States Citizens and residents and third country nationals. Citizens and permanent residents of the host country are not eligible for this position.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Lead Scientific Data Analyst will provide management direction for all data collection, data management, and data analysis activities for HIV Prevention Research (HPR) activities including direct supervision of senior data manager, statistical analyst, and applications manager positions. Provide management direction for system development, training, and maintenance, including all software used for data collection by HPR. Provide management direction in the design and implementation of data quality management procedures and reporting. Identify and characterize methods to resolve and monitor resolution of problems with data validity, completeness, coding, timeliness, or data system efficiency. Evaluate, guide, or implement possible alternative approaches to data collection and data management. Contribute to the design and revision of CRFs. Evaluate trial performance data (event reporting). Collaborate with CDC investigators in the design and implementation of HPR research, including clinical trials, surveys, observational studies, and operations research. Oversee development of DSMB report and collaborate with CDC trial statisticians in preparing DSMB reports. Consult with laboratory and other external data systems teams to facilitate integration of those data sources with the main HPR research databases. Contribute to close out of trial and final reporting. Ensure that clean and complete datasets are provided for timely analysis by HPR investigators and CDC statisticians. Create analytical datasets for statisticians. Using Clindex, SQL, QDS, and other software as needed to develop, test, and validate data entry, management, and reporting programs and to document procedures in SOPs. Ensure data collection and management procedures are conducted in compliance with the FDA Good Clinical Practice and Good Clinical Laboratory Practice standards. Manage protocol deviations and violations. Provide ongoing documentation of trial. Manage trial SOPs. Ensure data related SOPs are followed. Responsible for records management including archiving of all clinical trial records.
For more detailed information about this position vacancy and instructions on applying for it, please use the following link:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=9f85270c899390e2fdc7670bb4c08f45&tab=core&_cview=0
Best regards.
Bob Regelman
PSC Program Manager
Coordinating Office for Global Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Tel: +1 (404) 498-2968
Fax to Office: +1 (404) 498-2980
Personal Cell: +1 (202) 285-3778
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