Background

Makerere University School of Public Health invites applications for a Data Manager under the CONNECT4HEALTH Project. The project seeks to strengthen integrated non-communicable disease and mental health care by connecting community, health-facility and follow-up care pathways in Buikwe and Mayuge districts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain electronic project databases using REDCap, including data-quality checks and automated cleaning queries.
• Develop data-management, quality-assurance and quality-control procedures and conduct routine database reviews.
• Coordinate and supervise data entry across participating districts and health facilities.
• Support project teams in using data systems and complying with technical, legal and ethical requirements.
• Produce performance reports and visualisations and provide data for quarterly project reports.
• Train project staff in data management and basic statistical analysis.
• Protect project databases and archives against security breaches and data loss.

Qualifications and Desirable Qualities

• Master’s degree in Biostatistics or an equivalent qualification.
• Academic background in Statistics or Medical Statistics.
• At least five years’ experience in a similar position.
• Experience in database development, longitudinal data and interoperable data systems.

• Develop and maintain electronic project databases using REDCap, including data-quality checks and automated cleaning queries.
• Develop data-management, quality-assurance and quality-control procedures and conduct routine database reviews.
• Coordinate and supervise data entry across participating districts and health facilities.
• Support project teams in using data systems and complying with technical, legal and ethical requirements.
• Produce performance reports and visualisations and provide data for quarterly project reports.
• Train project staff in data management and basic statistical analysis.
• Protect project databases and archives against security breaches and data loss.

• Database development
• Longitudinal data management
• Interoperable data systems
• Data quality checks
• Automated cleaning queries
• Data management procedures
• Quality assurance
• Quality control
• Basic statistical analysis
• Database security

• Master’s degree in Biostatistics or an equivalent qualification.
• Academic background in Statistics or Medical Statistics.
• At least five years’ experience in a similar position.
• Experience in database development, longitudinal data and interoperable data systems.