Research Manager

3 weeks ago

Parktown, South Africa AJ Personnel Full time

**Main purpose of the job**:

- To ensure smooth and efficient day-to-day operations for research management activities by coordinating, implementing, and monitoring the progress of research activities initiated from the Research Office; with a strong focus on data management

**Location**:

- **Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Parktown - Johannesburg**

**Key performance areas**:

- To provide staff support and guidance to ensure they carry out their roles efficiently and effectively
- Design, plan, and implement research projects
- Ensure that critical research data is confidential and POPIA compliant
- Ensure compliance with research protocols, and monitor the progress of research projects
- Plan the database and work closely with investigators and team to understand project goals
- Respond to study-related data management requests
- Conduct general research Office administration
- Supervise data collection
- Develop and maintain relationships with collaborators and researchers, staff, and research participants
- Data Management - expertise in REDCap is essential; Study set-up, design, database integrity, data storage, and sharing; analytic skills preferable (STATA, SAS, Python, R, or equivalent)

**Required minimum education and training**:

- Degree in Health Sciences
- Postgraduate training in data management and managerial skills is preferable

**Required minimum work experience**:

- Minimum 2 years of database management experience in medical/health sciences

**Professional body registration body**:

- Relevant professional body registration

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

- Excellent organizational/administrative/analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Ability to work under pressure and capable of effective time management
- Excellent communication ability both verbal and written
- Desire to perform accurate and ethical research
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate on a professional level with all levels of staff
- Be able to use advanced features of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint - as a minimum

**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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