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Job Title:
Data Manager / Programmer (M/F)
Employer:
Epicentre
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Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Monitoring and Evaluation jobs
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Sunday, 24 March 2024
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Kampala, Uganda
Epicentre is an international epidemiology and research organization whose mission is to support access to quality healthcare through field-based research, innovation, and epidemiological analysis, primarily for vulnerable and underserved populations. As the research arm of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), Epicentre is highly recognized for its scientific rigor, operational relevance, and contributions to global public health, particularly in infectious disease control and outbreak response.
The organization promotes a collaborative and multicultural work environment that values diversity, professional growth, and the impact of science on humanitarian work, offering a dynamic employee value proposition with opportunities for both local and international assignments. Since its founding in 1986, Epicentre has evolved from a small support unit into a globally respected institution with research sites in Uganda, Niger, and France, serving as pivotal hubs for clinical trials, data collection, and health systems strengthening.
It employs cutting-edge research methodologies and adaptive trial designs to inform medical strategies and improve patient outcomes. With a lean but globally connected team, Epicentre’s influence spans continents through partnerships with NGOs, governments, and academic institutions. Its operations are driven by core values of scientific integrity, compassion, responsiveness, and impact. Epicentre is also committed to CSR through capacity-building initiatives, health education, and mentorship programs in the communities where it works. For more information, visit www.epicentre.msf.org.
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Deadline:
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Data Manager / Programmer (M/F) job at Epicentre
Epicentre
Job Description
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Epicentre is an organisation created by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in 1986. We conduct field epidemiology, training, and research activities for MSF interventions. Our activities for populations in precarious situations are led from Uganda, Niger, and France, and through the programs of MSF and others. They mainly concern infectious diseases and undernutrition.
Epicentre has been conducting research activities in Niger since 2003. The country is experiencing a situation of recurrent food insecurity and a high prevalence of infectious diseases. In this context, Epicentre, in partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières sections and other local partners, as well as local authorities and international agencies, is developing research projects that meet the health needs of the population.
The Ugandan Research Center conducts research activities on public health issues relevant to Africa, according to GCPs (Good Clinical Practices) quality standards, in close collaboration with MSF, Mbarara University of Science & Technologies, and other stakeholders in health sector. Current projects, include clinical and vaccinal trials, focus on TB, HIV, central nervous system infections, and yellow fever.
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Program ETL (extract, transform and load) R scripts and packages to automate the following tasks:
Extract case report form (CRF) data from source ;
Enforce quality and consistency standards ;
Reconcile and merge data from disparate sources ;
Transform data into tidy relational formats fit for analysis and visualization.
Assist in the development of automated data reports using R-Markdown.
Assist in the development of interactive monitoring dashboards using R Shiny.
Document the technical details of your work Clearly to facilitate collaboration with other team members and ensure quality control.
Act as a technical expert with the data entry teams in the field and be able to fulfill ad-hoc data requests from project stakeholders.
Take analyses that have been previously completed in less flexible software packages (e.g., Excel) and implement them in R.
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Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, statistics or related fields with a strong applied quantitative component.
1-5 years of related work experience. Work or internship experience in public health data science strongly preferred.
Strong proficiency in R programming with the Tidyverse suite of packages (required), developing and testing R.
packages (required), developing web-applications with R Shiny (preferred) and experience with SQL databases (preferred).
Experience in collaborating on technical projects using distributed version control with git.
Experience in working with and managing large data sets, including merging of disparate data sets, data cleaning and transformations, and providing preliminary descriptive statistics.
Appreciation for the fundamentals of effective data visualization.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
GitHub portfolio or other accessible code samples desired. ü Flexible working hours.
Fluent in French and English.
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