VACANCY
Job title: Research Interns x4
Type: Permanent ☐ Fixed Term ☒ Temporary ☐
Location: Wits RHI -7 Esselen Street, Hillbrow, Research Centre. On the 3rd,4th, and 5th Floor.
Closing date: 16 May 2023
Submit detailed CV to: vacancy25@wrhi.ac.za.
Advert reference number: SU 42 - 2023
In accordance with our Employment Equity goals and plan, preference will be given to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of the Witwatersrand. A division of Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Ltd
Main purpose of the job:
To perform day to day of research related activities including but not limited to administration, laboratory activities, data collection, quality control, quality assurance, community recruitment and retention activities and ensuring compliance with regulatory and good clinical practice requirements within Research Centre studies at Wits RHI.
Key performance areas
Assist in completion of corrective action for internal monitoring reviews.
Coordinate staff training (and retraining) where error trends are identified.
QC of all ICFs and other source documents to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Timeous reporting to study PI and study coordinator Regulatory Compliance Officer regarding QC and major issues such as protocol deviations.
Support Regulatory Compliance Officer with periodic quality assurance activities.
Assess staff awareness and compliance to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Protocol requirements, Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Regulatory Essential Documents per sponsor requirements.
Determine through critical review the accuracy of research records.
Compile QA/QC report/s on findings for site management team
Assist in completion of corrective action for internal monitoring reviews.
Coordinate staff training (and retraining) where error trends are identified.
Ensure 100% QA of ICFs.
Transcribe audio files of focus group discussion and in-depth interviews in accordance with study specific templates.
Translate local language audio into English using one step method.
Review/ quality control completed transcripts naming conventions.
Obtain informed consent from study participants.
Attend relevant external and internal meetings.
Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrate effective self-management.
Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained.
Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback.
Take ownership for driving own career development by participating in on-going training and development activities such as workshops, forums, conferences etc.
Apply knowledge of the organisational systems, structures, policies, and procedures to achieve results.
Provide appropriate resolution for tasks or deadlines not met.
Support and drive the organisation’s core values.
Take ownership for driving own career development.
Required minimum education and training.
Tertiary degree in a health-related field.
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities
Confidentiality, tact, and discretion must be maintained at all times.
Ability to manage self and prioritize own workload.
Self-motivated, able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Ordered and systematic with strict compliance to protocols.
Good administration skills.
Empathetic with good communication and interpersonal skills.
Must be able to work in the community with people who are vulnerable and patients who are HIV positive or negative and emotional due to the effects of the HIV disease.
Computer literate with ability to create or work with databases/excel logs and proficient in Microsoft Office.
Fluent in English and Zulu (advantageous).
Excellent written and verbal skills.
Required minimum work experience.
Minimum <1 year working experience within clinical research environment.
Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of the Witwatersrand. A division of Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Ltd
The Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates. Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications unsuccessful.
Should you be interested in applying for this vacancy, please send an email to vacancy25@wrhi.ac.za. The subject heading of the email must read SU 42 - 2023 and the job title of position applying for. Please include. the following documentation:
• A cover letter (maximum one page) that clearly states which vacancy you are applying for
• A detailed CV