💼 Data Standards and FAIR Implementation Officer – African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
📍 Kenya (Potentially Multi-Country)
🗓 Deadline: July 7, 2025
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Type: Full-time
Domain: Health Data Science
Eligibility: Open to qualified candidates with relevant expertise

📌 Summary:

APHRC is seeking a skilled Data Standards and FAIR Implementation Officer to lead data harmonization and interoperability efforts across African research institutions. This critical role will drive technical innovation in health data science, focusing on implementing standardized data models, metadata workflows, and FAIR principles to enhance research collaboration and evidence-based decision-making.

Required Skills:

• OMOP Common Data Model implementation
• Health data harmonization
• ETL processes
• Metadata standards (DDI, Schema.org)
• R, Python, SQL programming
• Cloud-based collaborative analysis 

Key Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Data Science, Health Informatics
• 5+ years experience in data management
• Proven FAIR data principles implementation
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Project Focus: Data Science Without Borders (DSWB)
Participating Countries: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Senegal, Kenya

Core Objectives:

• Strengthen advanced data science tools in health
• Implement AI/ML tools
• Promote FAIR data practices

Application Deadline: July 7, 2025

Notification Process: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Additional Requirement: Shortlisted candidates need to provide a Police Clearance Certificate

Interested candidates can apply here.

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