Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is a State Corporation established through the Science and Technology (Amendment) Act of 1979, which has since been amended to Science, Technology and Innovation Act 2013. The 1979 Act established KEMRI as a National body responsible for carrying out health research in Kenya.
Vacancy No.FN-012-04- 2021
Reports to: Study Programmer
Duration: 3 months
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist with development of data collection tools
- Document and prepare user manuals for training end user of the tools
- Assist with the development of data pipelines to migrate data from pre-existing environments to the new platforms, and work to develop user-facing modules to consume data
- Maintain and troubleshoot current data collection tools functionality, ensuring for consistent study data flow
- Prepares flow charts and systems diagrams to illustrate data system and assist in problem analysis and detailed design source documentation
- Provide support and advice to system administrators when they encounter software issues that require a more advanced software understanding
- Provide software as needed to transfer and transform data between platform and data stores such as MySQL, SQL, ODK, among others
- Work closely with the study programmer and data manager, to optimize the pre-existing and newly developed tools to optimal data system use and functionality
- Liaison with FACES programming team through frequent communication and knowledge sharing for enhanced and complimentary programming skills
- Prepares data for analysis in various formats as required by investigators.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering/Computer science/Statistics or equivalent from a recognized university.
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