Job Summary
Main purpose of the job:
- The Wits Health Consortium, through their iLEAD (innovation Laboratory Engineered Accelerated Diagnostics) program, is investigating innovative technologies that will improve patient care within the African region
- We are seeking a skilled research and development scientist to work with a team of pathologists, scientists, program managers, and biomedical engineers who manage a portfolio of new HIV/TB and COVID-19 healthcare technologies
- The candidate will evaluate these new solutions and provide recommendations for implementing into national testing programs
Location:
- Witwatersrand Medical School (7 York Road, Parktown) and the Spencer Lister Building (Braamfontein)
Key performance areas:
- Perform landscape reviews
- Develop evaluation protocols
- Conduct laboratory and clinical evaluations against reference technology
- Perform data analysis and compile results reports
- Write and present scientific reports and manuscripts for submission to scientific journals and abstract driven conferences
Required minimum education and training:
- BSc (Honours) in a scientific discipline
- MSc/PhD would be an advantage
Required minimum work experience:
- Minimum of 3 years working experience post qualification
Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities:
- Ability to problem solve
- Must be able to translate technical information to non-scientific team members
- Laboratory diagnostic experience focused on global health priority diseases and expertise in molecular and clinical pathology
- Experienced in coding and statistical programs such as Stata and R
- Experience in project management and translational science (putting science into action)
- Experience in Good Clinical Laboratory Practice
- Experience in presentation at scientific forums and good publication record
- Ability to travel to clinical evaluation sites
TO APPLY:
- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration on Ditto Hire (our application tracking system) to enable and protect you as a candidate to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions. This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL. However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
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- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- The closing date for all applications: 25 May 2022.
- Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
- Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
Please note:
- Our Client, WHC, maintains mandatory Covid-19 requirements, and as such only Covid-19 vaccinated incumbents will be considered for positions.
- WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
- AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.
