Research Assistant

1 month ago


Parktown, South Africa AJ Personnel Full time

**Main purpose of the job**:

- Assisting in the design and implementation of research projects including data collection, capturing, and analysis

**Location**:

- **Parktown - Johannesburg**

**Key performance areas**:

- Oversee study recruitment process
- Conduct an informed consent process and data collection from participants
- Address or refer queries from participants to the Senior Researcher or PI
- Address relevant concerns and misconceptions about the study
- Data collection from participants through structured interviews
- Data capturing, verification, and cleaning
- Abstraction of data from participant medical records
- Maintain all participant files and filing systems
- Storage and archiving of data according to SOPs (electronic and hard copy data)
- Adherence to study protocols, good clinical practice, and ethics
- Compile daily/weekly participant accrual reports
- Support in both quantitative and qualitative data analysis
- Complete all relevant project administration (e.g., participant reimbursements)
- Conduct ethical submission and reporting
- Document team meetings as and when required
- Support the team with any other research-related activities
- Conduct literature reviews and stay abreast with relevant research findings
- Management of project inventory and stock
- Strong organizational, oral, and writing skills
- Take ownership and accountability of tasks and demonstrates effective self-management
- Ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
- Take ownership of driving your own career development by attending training and development sessions and relevant meetings
- Attend training and development sessions such as journal clubs, seminars, workshops, etc.

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **Matric (Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma will be advantageous)**:

- **Excellent written and verbal skills**:

- **Proficiency in Microsoft Office**:

- **Prior experience in research or surveillance**:

- **Experience working with public health data**:

- **Valid driver’s license**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **Minimum of 3 years working experience in a research (qualitative and quantitative) or surveillance environment**

**Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities**:

- Certification in Good Clinical Practice
- Able to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Be tactful and respectful
- Ordered and systematic with strict compliance to protocols
- Good administrative skills
- Data analysis skills
- Able to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines

**TO APPLY**:

- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

**Please note**:

- **AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.**:

- **AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.


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