Senior Medical Scientist

at  Jhpiego

Overview:
To promote research and development and maintain 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.
• Participation in Quality Management which includes identification of quality related 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.

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 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Communication Skill
• Custormer care
• Interpersonal skiils
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and dealing with high work volumes while skepping abreast with academic literature
• Computer Literary skill
• attention to detail
• Preen

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

• 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.
• Participation in Quality Management which includes identification of quality related 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