Wits Health Consortium: Research Internship Programme 2023

Role Purpose: To perform day to day of research related activities including but not limited to administration, laboratory activities, data collection, quality control, quality assurance, community recruitment and retention activities and ensuring compliance with regulatory and good clinical practice requirements within Research Centre studies at Wits RHI.

Reference Number: SU 42 - 2023

Responsibilities:

• Assist Medical Technician or Medical Technologist with stock control and monitoring for all studies.
• Ensure timeous and logical filling of shipment documents, Lab meeting minutes, and any other lab documents.
• Capture, store, and ship samples on LDMS for study related protocols.
• Assist Reg officers/managers and sponsors / monitors before, during and after monitoring visits.
• Support Reg officer/ managers to maintain regulatory files and filing systems.
• Document regulatory team meetings as and when required\
• Ensure staff are compliant to timely GCP training and renewals through active review of trackers and bookings as requires.
• Review and support the Regulatory Officer/Manager and ensure that the study has all essential regulatory documentation filed and tracked on excel trackers.
• Updating tracking logs for all submissions, approvals.
• Promote studies and recruit participants by conducting presentations, radio talks and distributing brochures at the community.
• Address potential participants in accordance with recruitment targets and participant recruitment standard operating procedures (SOP).
• Inform willing participants that participation in the study is voluntary

Required Education:

• Tertiary degree in a Health-related field

Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to manage self and prioritize own workload.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ordered and systematic with strict compliance to protocols.
• Good administration skills.
• Empathetic with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• negative and emotional due to the effects of the HIV disease.
• Computer literate with ability to create or work with databases/excel logs and proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Fluent in English and Zulu (advantageous).
• Excellent written and verbal skills.