MEDICAL OFFICER
Full time @Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) posted 48 minutes ago in Administration Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 29808
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Career Level Officer
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Experience 2 Years
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Gender Both
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Industry Administration
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Qualifications Degree Bachelor
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Job Type Full time
Job Description
General Summary
Infectious Diseases Institute Makerere University College of Health Sciences seeks to hire suitable candidates for a Phase 3, Randomized, Observer-blinded Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of a Multivalent Group B Streptococcus Vaccine in Healthy Pregnant Women and their Infants.
Key Responsibilities
- Active Patient Enrollment: Pre-screen patient medical charts, review electronic health records, and evaluate incoming participants against strict protocol inclusion and exclusion criteria.
- Informed Consent: Conduct high-quality, comprehensive informed consent discussions with potential participants, addressing their questions or hesitations regarding investigational vaccine technologies (e.g., mRNA, viral vectors).
- Comprehensive Clinical Screening: Perform detailed baseline physical examinations, analyze vital signs, review complex medical histories, and interpret laboratory screenings to determine whether participants are fit for vaccination.
- Acute Post-Vaccination Care: Deliver immediate and follow-up medical care for trial participants. Monitor and manage localized reactogenicity (e.g., injection site reactions) and systemic reactions (e.g., fevers, fatigue, immune responses).
- Safety Monitoring & Safety Logs: Accurately evaluate, grade, and document all Adverse Events (AEs). Follow up directly with patients reporting symptoms via trialslates and telehealth check-ins.
- Participant Retention: Build strong, empathetic clinical relationships with trial participants to ensure long-term retention and adherence to schedules, hospital deliveries, and follow-up blood draws.
Academic Qualifications
- MBCHB
Person Specification
- Education: MBCHB with experience in OB/GYN.
- Licensure: Medical License in Uganda
- Certifications: Current Good Clinical Practice and responsible conduct of research certification
- Clinical Experience: Background in OBGYN patient management is highly prioritized.
- Prior experience in clinical research
- Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to talk comfortably with patients from diverse background communities.
- Experience utilizing electronic medical records (EMR) or clinical trial data capture software.
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