Research Associate, Medicine

Research Associate, Medicine

Entity: Aga Khan University

Location: Karachi

Introduction to the Aga Khan University:

Chartered in 1983, Aga Khan University (AKU) is a private, autonomous, and self-governing international university with 13 teaching sites in 6 countries distributed across three continents. As an integral part of the Aga Khan Development Network, AKU provides higher education in several disciplines, carries out research pertinent to the countries in which it exists and has campuses, programs and/or teaching hospitals in Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, and the UK. As an international institution, AKU operates on the core principles of quality, relevance, impact, and access; and AKU is a model of academic excellence and an agent of social change.

AKU is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and aims to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between all faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Job Roles/Responsibilities:

Ensure smooth and efficient day-to-day operations of participant recognition, acquiring informed consent, and recruiting participants in studies. Maintenance of data forms and entering of the data in the digital system. Coordination between the lab and clinical challenges.

You will be responsible to:

• Day to day operation of research and data collection activities
• Real-time data entry into RedCap
• Data Management/ Publications
• Informing the clinical team and approaching the patient to obtain informed consent
• Assist in preparing manuscript & abstracts for publication/presentations required by investigators, administrators, funding agencies, etc.
• Better implementation of project objectives
• Data quality assurance/data analysis/interpretation

Requirements:

You should have:

• Bachelor’s in medicine, Bachelors in Surgery (M.B.B.S)
• Previous research experience including literature search, data collection and manuscript writing is preferred.
• Good research skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Good English language competency (written and oral)
• Ability to work independently
• Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.