Senior Research Technician

2 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa South African Medical Research Council (MRC) Full time

**MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL, SUBSTANCE USE AND TOBACCO RESEARCH UNIT**

**(CAPE TOWN OFFICE)**

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) strives to improve the nation’s health and quality of life by funding and conducting relevant and leading health research. It further aims to promote equity, career development and progression.

**Senior Research Technician (S)**

**8-month contract**

**Full-time (40hr p/week)**

**The incumbent will be required to work full-time 40 hours per week.**

**Start date for appointment will be 1 February 2025.**

**Responsibilities**:
Delivering of the intervention
- Deliver intervention sessions to pregnant women
- Capture confidential research information on the electronic software package (i.e. REDCap)
- Telephonic follow-ups and reminders

**Research Administration**:

- Research administration - Filing of documents as per the protocol requirements
- Scheduling of intervention sessions
- Accurately documenting all research related information in order to facilitate ease of retrieval and reporting and maintain an effective filing system.
- Asset management

**Quality Assurance/Review**
- Perform quality control checks on data
- Identify errors on study documentation, check missing information or data for correction and report the discrepancies to the Study Coordinator

**Skills Transfer**
- On-going support field workers on research procedures

**Reporting**:

- Ensure compliance with study protocols
- Keeping track of appointments and accurate note-taking during sessions
- Weekly report back on study progress
- Report any adverse and serious incidents to study management as per protocol requirements
- Perform administrative
- and any other ad-hoc duties.

**Core Requirements**:

- Have a Grade 12/Matric
- Relevant post matric qualifications
- Accredited Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification
- 2-3 years counselling experience in a research setting

**Added Advantage**:

- 1-2 years research study experience
- Counselling with pregnant woman

A salary in the region of **R20,799.42** per month, cost-to-company, will be negotiated in consideration of experience and qualifications.

**Closing date: 13 November 2024**

**PLEASE QUOTE THE REFERENCE NUMBER (R803A) IN ALL COMMUNICATIONS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT YOUR SUBMISSION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED SHOULD YOUR APPLICATION NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION.**

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