Job Tittle/Designation
Research Scientist – CGHR Kisumu
Key Responsibilities:
- Head the laboratory quality management unit
- Ensure the processes needed for QMS are established, implemented and maintained
- Promote awareness of users’ needs and requirements throughout the laboratory and HIV research branch
- Ensure compliance and conformance with requirements for applicable regulatory entities (e.g. ISO 15189, KENAS, GCLP/HSP)
- Perform periodic laboratory internal audits and ensure departments perform timely follow up of audit findings
- Prepare and present QMS and/or other related information to the stakeholders
- Provide oversight and documentation of all laboratory trainings and competency assessments
- Perform external audit and inspection preparations
- Ensure procedure manuals and policies are written, updated and approved in a timely manner
- Identify and address complaints, non-conformances and corrective actions
- Schedule and organize management review meetings in consultation with the laboratory director
- Prepare quarterly quality management system reports
- Mentor, advise and provide technical support to fellow scientists, graduate students and interns
- Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time by immediate supervisor.
Vacancy Requirements:
Here’s the text restructured into Mandatory Requirements and Skills & Added Advantages:
Mandatory Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Biomedical Sciences, Medical Laboratory Science, or relevant scientific qualifications from a recognized institution.
- Training in analytical skills and use of at least one statistical software package (e.g., STATA, R, SPSS, or SAS).
Skills & Added Advantages
- Registration by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB) or any other relevant registration body, with a valid current practicing license.
- ISO 19011 Internal Audit for Medical Laboratory Officer training.
- Excellent teamwork and time management skills.
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