Specialist: Clinical Research Protocols needed at Road Accident Fund

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Job title : Specialist: Clinical Research Protocols

Job Location : Gauteng, Centurion

Deadline : November 03, 2024

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Key Performance Areas

Organize and Manage Health Information Data and Ensure its Quality, Accuracy, Accessibility and Security

  • Search and review data in adherence to requirements of the clinical research team.
  • Search applicable databases for information and ensure that data used is accurate and up to date.
  • Develop health management information system (configuration and data structures) aligned to the objectives of the team.
  • Ensure rigor of literature accessed across all research projects.
  • Develop and implement SOPs for data searches and access.

Maintenance, Collection and Analysis of Data

  • Develop processes that ensure data accessibility, analysis and storage.
  • Ensure that databases are up to date and ensure training and understanding of appropriate databases by the clinical research team.
  • Filter search results according to specifications.
  • Define the data management framework compromising of search criteria, turn- around times for data requests and quality assurance.
  • Plan, manages and requests resources for assigned projects.
  • Develop and maintain project plans, specifications and documentation in line with SOP requirements.

Policy Review and Implementation

  • Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and processes.
  • Keep up to date with effective policy and practice execution strategies.

Reporting

  • Prepare and submit regulation reports as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.
  • Develop reports/ policies/ procedures and guide the process through the alignment of the documents to the overall RAF’s Strategy.
  • Develop functional reporting systems, for management, projects or performance reporting.
  • Prepare proposals, briefings, presentations, reports, and other documentation and provide management information both verbally and in report format.

Stakeholder Management

  • Provide data management expertise within the team.
  • Work as a member of a holistic protocol development team.
  • Constructively engage and liaise with team members in the protocol development team towards achieving collective goals.
  • Stay abreast of new scientific developments and expand the network of collaborative partners by attending workshops, technical working groups and academic engagements.
  • Provide regular training to staff on clinical topics within the team as well as within other teams in the organization.
  • Work closely with ICT to ensure that the infrastructure is compatible across all relevant data points.

Administrative and Report Writing

  • Compile monthly reports on data searches, utilization, contribution to protocol development and clinical query resolution 
  • Collection of relevant statistics to inform future decisions
  • Ensure processes are in place to have accurate and timeous information on databases and data management.
  • Run data cleaning and status reports.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Health Sciences Nursing, Pharmacy related qualification.
  • Valid registration with the relevant Statutory body (SANC, SAPC, HPCSA etc).
  • Certification in evidence-based medicine and/or treatment protocol development will be an added advantage.
  • Relevant 5 – 7 years’ experience in a Managed Healthcare environment or similar in data sourcing, collection and navigation.
  • Experience working with treatment protocols and guidelines.
  • With experience working with medical databases, navigating large data quantities and data outputs.
  • With experience working with ICD 10 codes, CPT codes, NAPPI codes Experience in Functional Capacity Evaluation and associated reports and tariffs applicable.
  • With experience working with coding systems (ICD 10, CPT and NAPPI codes).

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