Job Summary

Reporting to the Study Coordinator, the Clinical Officer (Research) will support the implementation of HIV and TB research studies by providing high-quality clinical care to study participants, recruiting and retaining eligible participants, conducting study procedures, and ensuring compliance with study protocols, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and applicable ethical and regulatory requirements. The incumbent will contribute to the collection of high-quality clinical data and support the successful delivery of research objectives while maintaining participant safety and confidentiality.

Main Duties

• Recruits, screens, enrolls, and retains eligible study participants in accordance with approved study protocols.
• Conducts the informed consent and assent process, ensuring ethical and regulatory requirements are met for all participants and caregivers.
• Provides comprehensive clinical care to study participants, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, referral, and follow-up in line with Zambian national HIV and TB treatment guidelines.
• Initiates and monitors HIV treatment, screens for tuberculosis and other opportunistic infections, and provides appropriate clinical management or referral.
• Provides adherence counselling, risk reduction counselling, psychosocial support, and participant education throughout the study.
• Schedules, coordinates, and conducts participant study visits in accordance with study protocols and follow-up schedules.
• Ensures appropriate collection, processing, storage, and shipment of study specimens in accordance with protocol and laboratory requirements.
• Reviews, interprets, and communicates relevant clinical and laboratory results to support timely participant management.
• Ensures accurate, complete, and timely documentation of clinical and study data using paper and/or electronic data capture systems.
• Conducts routine quality control checks to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance of study documentation and procedures.
• Documents and reports protocol deviations, participant safety concerns, and operational challenges in accordance with study requirements.
• Supports study monitoring visits, audits, regulatory inspections, and preparation of study reports and documentation.
• Maintains accountability for study equipment, supplies, and other project resources.
• Ensures strict compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), study protocols, institutional policies, and all applicable ethical and regulatory requirements.
• Maintains the confidentiality and privacy of participant information at all times

Qualifications

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine or an equivalent qualification.
• Valid practicing license issued by the Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ).
• Valid Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification.
• Minimum of four (4) years' experience in HIV and TB clinical management and research.
• Experience in participant recruitment, informed consent, clinical data collection, and implementation of clinical research protocols.
• Experience working in donor-funded research projects will be an added advantage.
• Sound knowledge of Zambian HIV and TB treatment guidelines.
• Good understanding of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), research ethics, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong clinical assessment and patient management skills.
• Excellent communication, counselling, and interpersonal skills.
• Good organisational, documentation, and data management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary research team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and electronic data capture systems

Suitably qualified candidates are invited to apply. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• Recruits, screens, enrolls, and retains eligible study participants in accordance with approved study protocols.
• Conducts the informed consent and assent process, ensuring ethical and regulatory requirements are met for all participants and caregivers.
• Provides comprehensive clinical care to study participants, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, referral, and follow-up in line with Zambian national HIV and TB treatment guidelines.
• Initiates and monitors HIV treatment, screens for tuberculosis and other opportunistic infections, and provides appropriate clinical management or referral.
• Provides adherence counselling, risk reduction counselling, psychosocial support, and participant education throughout the study.
• Schedules, coordinates, and conducts participant study visits in accordance with study protocols and follow-up schedules.
• Ensures appropriate collection, processing, storage, and shipment of study specimens in accordance with protocol and laboratory requirements.
• Reviews, interprets, and communicates relevant clinical and laboratory results to support timely participant management.
• Ensures accurate, complete, and timely documentation of clinical and study data using paper and/or electronic data capture systems.
• Conducts routine quality control checks to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance of study documentation and procedures.
• Documents and reports protocol deviations, participant safety concerns, and operational challenges in accordance with study requirements.
• Supports study monitoring visits, audits, regulatory inspections, and preparation of study reports and documentation.
• Maintains accountability for study equipment, supplies, and other project resources.
• Ensures strict compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), study protocols, institutional policies, and all applicable ethical and regulatory requirements.
• Maintains the confidentiality and privacy of participant information at all times

• Strong clinical assessment and patient management skills.
• Excellent communication, counselling, and interpersonal skills.
• Good organisational, documentation, and data management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary research team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and electronic data capture systems

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine or an equivalent qualification.
• Valid practicing license issued by the Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ).
• Valid Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification.
• Minimum of four (4) years' experience in HIV and TB clinical management and research.
• Experience in participant recruitment, informed consent, clinical data collection, and implementation of clinical research protocols.
• Experience working in donor-funded research projects will be an added advantage.
• Sound knowledge of Zambian HIV and TB treatment guidelines.
• Good understanding of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), research ethics, and regulatory requirements.