Job Description

SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICER

FIVE (5) YEARS FIXED-TERM CONTRACT

EMAVUNDLENI CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTRE; CROSSROADS

The Desmond Tutu Health Foundation (DTHF) is a registered non-profit organisation focused on the pursuit of excellence in research, treatment, training and prevention of HIV and related infections in Southern Africa.

We have fantastic job opportunities across our businesses for talented people wanting to realize their full potential. Could that be you? If so, we invite you to explore the possibility of joining us to play your part in Desmond Tutu Health Foundations exciting future.

This fixed- term position will be based at Emavundleni Research Centre in Crossroads, Cape Town. The main purpose of this position is to render efficient and effective clinical care to volunteers on research studies.

Minimum Requirements:

• MBChB and HPCSA registration as a medical practitioner (independent practice)
• 3 or more years work experience in the clinical drug trials environment
• Previously registered with SAHPRA as Investigator of Record / Principal Investigator of a clinical drug trial
• Current lead or supervisory role within the clinical research environment
• Demonstrated clinical knowledge
• Excellent ability to build interpersonal relationships
• Strong client focus
• Ability to lead and manage a team
• Strong work ethic and integrity
• Detail oriented and capable of completing study documentation legibly and accurately
• Willingness to perform clinical admin tasks which forms a significant part of the job
• Computer skills: Email, Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint

Advantageous:

• Competence in Contraceptive Implant insertion
• Current GCP certificate
• Experience with managing clinical staff
• Previously registered with SAHPRA as Investigator of Record / Principal Investigator of a clinical drug trial

Responsibilities:

• Taking care of healthy volunteering participants, sometimes having minor ailments
• Conduct Clinical Procedures to ensure that participants are managed according to the study protocol, site specific SOPs and South African department of Health guidelines.
• Adherence to study protocol and study specific procedures manual to ensure that all sponsor specified metrics with respect to accrual, retention, participant safety, QC rate, adverse/serious adverse event reporting, study procedures completion and protocol deviations are met.
• Study Administration as per site and sponsor specific documents (protocol, SOPs, study specific procedures manual) and as per GCP guidelines to ensure that study documentation is accurate and complete with the aim of producing reliable and credible research data. In addition, adherence to HSP guidelines to ensure ethical study conduct.

Values fit: Passion Innovation Progress Integrity Respect Excellence

Submit CV, motivation letter with certified copy of highest qualification and details of three (3) current contactable referees in a single PDF file by 11 August 2023. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Visit the DTHF Career page to view the advert (Reference number: DTHF-070) and apply:

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