Study Dispenser

Study Dispenser
Full time @Global Health Uganda posted 27 minutes ago in HealthCare

Kampala District View on Map

Post Date : April 17, 2026

Apply Before : April 30, 2026

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Job ID 19270
Career Level Officer
Experience 3 Years
Gender Both
Industry Healthcare
Qualifications Degree Bachelor
Job Type Full time

Job Description

Global Health Uganda (GHU) is a registered not for profit, limited liability company with the mission to promote child health by conducting and facilitating quality and relevant research in child health, neurodevelopment and interventions. In collaboration with other research consortium partner institutions, including Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kisumu, Kenya; Training and Research Unit of Excellence (TRUE), Blantyre, Malawi; University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), UK have been conducting clinical research on Malaria Chemoprevention. This research has focused on Malaria Chemoprevention in vulnerable patient populations, including children with severe anaemia, children with sickle cell anaemia and pregnant women. As an example, two of our recently completed studies are “The post-discharge malaria chemoprevention in children with severe anaemia [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33264546/]and

Malaria chemoprevention in children with sickle cell anaemia [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39718172/]”.

With support from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the consortium is expanding these studies to children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM), by conducting a large multi-cente randomized controlled trial on Malaria Chemoprevention in the post-discharge management of children with severe acute malnutrition in Malawi and Uganda [Short title: Post-discharge Malaria Chemoprevention-SAM (PDMC-SAM) study].

The trial aims to determine if 4 months of PDMC with Dihydroartemisinin Piperaquine (DP) compared to placebo is superior in reducing readmissions and death by 6 months in children aged <5 years admitted with severe acute malnutrition who are clinically stable and ready to be discharged through the Out-Patient Therapeutic care (OTC). In Uganda, the study will be conducted at one of their study sites in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital.

Global Health Uganda (GHU) invites applications from suitably qualified individuals to fill the following positions:

5. Title: Study Dispenser (Full Time)

Qualifications: Diploma in Pharmacy

Years of Experience: minimum of 2 years

Reports to: Trial Pharmacist and Study Coordinator

No. of positions: One (1)

Duty station: (Jinja)

Major Responsibilities:

Provide study medications and other healthcare products to study participants.
Prepare and dispense drug kits prescribed for study participants.
Ensure safe custody of trial medications as prescribed by the NDA.
Maintain inventory and accountability of the investigational product (IMP).
Ensure completeness of study related forms, and logs.
Advice and counseling of caregivers of study participants regarding proper use and storage of investigational product.
Perform any other duties as given by your supervisors.

Required qualifications and skills:

A diploma in Pharmacy and registered with the Allied Health Professionals Council (AHPC).
Previous work in a research/clinical trial environment is added advantage
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training and Research
Ethics training, such as human subject protection (HSP) with certificates.

Fluent in verbal and written English, as well as the local language – Lusoga.
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Working knowledge and experience with electronic forms is desirable
Excellent interpersonal skills to develop relationships with participants
Experience of living and or working in a rural environment.

Team-working skills to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
Time management skills and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Highly organized, detail-oriented and self-motivated

Application procedure:

If you meet the above criteria, please submit a cover letter, a detailed CV, all necessary academic documents and the contact details of two work related referees all in one PDF document addressed to the Human Resource Officer, Global Health Uganda, P.O BOX 33842, Kampala, Uganda and send the application to:
hr@globalhealthuganda.org not later than Thursday, 30th April 2026 at 5.00 pm.
We appreciate your application; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not been contacted within two weeks after the closing date, we regret that your application has been unsuccessful.