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Medical Officer job at Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) | Apply Now
Kalangala, Uganda
Full Time
Are you looking for Medical jobs in Uganda 2025 today? then you might be interested in Medical Officer job at Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
About the Organisation
The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is a Ugandan not-for-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen health systems in Africa, with strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development. IDI has six operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission: Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research, Laboratory services (including the CAP-certified IDI Core Lab & Translational Lab), Global Health Security and Health System Strengthening.
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an independently governed institute within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University and has the mission “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development.” IDI has operations across Uganda as well as in a number of other African countries and has a staffing of over 1,000 managing multiple projects in research, clinical services, public health and training.
Job Title
Medical Officer job at Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Job Description
Job Title: Medical Officer (Fresher NGO Jobs)
Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Duty Station: Kalangala, Uganda
Reports to: Principal Investigator
MK-8527-010 project is “A Phase 3, Randomized, Active-controlled, Double-blind Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Oral MK-8527 as HIV-1 Preexposure Prophylaxis in Cisgender Women”.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Responsible for overall coordination of the MK8527 Study functions; clinical, pharmacy, counseling, recruitment, retention, and home visits.
Responsible for developing work plans and implementation schedules, and ensuring that the study’s aims and objectives, including recruitment, follow up, retention, and adherence, are achieved.
Performs clinical study procedures
Primarily responsible for managing and reporting adverse events.
Provides protocol guidance to staff and is responsible for developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the study.
Responsible for study related outreach activities, sensitization of the communities and liaising with the Community Advisory Group.
Coordinates study related communications and regulatory boards
Ensures submission of study progress and performance reports to the Principal Investigator.
Attends study meetings
Performs other duties as assigned by the Principal Investigator
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Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Must be a registered Medical Doctor (MBChB
Up-to-date Good Clinical Practice training and certification
Person Specification
An excellent track record of high ethical standards and professionalism.
Females are encouraged to apply.
Good communication skills
Good problem-solving skills
Conversant with local language (Luganda)
Flexibility
Residents of Kalangala are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
All interested candidates should apply online at the Apply Button below.
Deadline: 27th March 2025
