Job Description

OverviewThe Reaching Impact, Saturation, and Epidemic Control (RISE) project is a multi-year global project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) working with countries to achieve a shared vision of attaining and maintaining epidemic control, with stronger local partners capable of managing and achieving results through sustainable, self-reliant, and resilient health systems. RISE South Africa is hiring several positions to fulfill the project mandate. The Senior Medical Scientist role is a Jhpiego position funded for one-year with the possibility of extension. Under the direction of the Senior Technical Advisor for the USAID-funded Global Health Security (GHS) Project in South Africa, the Senior Medical Scientist will focus on the promotion of research and development and maintaining first-world laboratory medicine and practice refined and specific procedures to achieve a final diagnosis for clinical application.Responsibilities

• Co-manage research and development with a Medical Scientist or Pathologist.
• Publish peer-reviewed articles.
• Training and co-supervision of staff, intern scientists, technologists and students including involvement in the development and delivery of training programs and /or other tools.
• Manage and take accountability for the integrity of data and / or results captured by technical and/or clerical staff.
• Ensure that the maintenance logs are accurate, up to date, accessible and retrievable
• Conducts tests and/or procedures independently, interprets and authorizes results.
• Provide input into scientific changes, enhancements to SOPs.
• Participation in development and validation of new tests.
• Producing standard and complex reports.
• Solves standard / routine technical problems independently (e.g. controls not working); reports persistent problems.
• Perform equipment maintenance, root cause analysis and interprets results of internal quality assessment tests.
• Maintenance and administration carried out according to internal and external requirements.
• problems and resolving them and active participation in maintaining SANAS accreditation.
• Development and validation of new diagnostic methodology or significant modifications to existing scientific applications/procedures.
• Participation in Quality Management which includes identification of quality related

Required Qualifications

• MSc or equivalent in Medical Science or relevant field/ PhD
• Registered with HPCSA / SACNASP (NIOH), SAIOH (NIOH). May not be applicable for research positions
• 3 years experience as scientist
• Peer reviewed journal manuscript/s or book chapters as first author or co-authored publications
• Successfully supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students - BSc Hons, MMed, MSc
• Experience in funding, development and validation of new tests, Producing standard and complex reports. co-managing project finances
• Knowledge of laboratory instruments
• Knowledge of interpreting numerical laboratory results

Preferred Qualifications

• Have good communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and dealing with high work volumes while keeping abreast with academic literature
• Problem-solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Computer Literacy skills

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