Advisor, Laboratory Services at The Center for Clinical Care and Clinical Research

Job Overview

• The Lab Advisor will provide technical support in the execution and monitoring of laboratory activities in health facilities.
•  He / she will provide support to laboratory specialists/ officersto ensure program activities are planned and executed with quality, accountability, fidelity, and measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance and make recommendations to ACE programs to improve quality, access, and utilization of HIV diagnostic services with a focus on quality assurance and proficiency testing, Viral load and Early Infant Diagnosis cascade, sample referral and result return systems, recency testing implementation, GeneXpert utilization for HIV/TB, laboratory-clinical interface, laboratory operations, laboratory quality management systems and accreditation.
• Track and triage laboratory program activities, laboratory operations, performance, action items, and follow-up; this includes routing information and tasks appropriately following the established chain of communication.
• Support development, review, timely submission, and tracking of laboratory work plans, budgets, and expenditure reports.
• Assess the technical quality and fidelity of implementation of laboratory activities in field programs by conducting site visits and reviewing programmatic data.
• Build capacity of laboratory specialist to monitor program performance, analyze and interpret program data routinely including review of facility-level data to identify gaps, develop data-driven solutions and SOPs to ensure CCCRN  meets PEPFAR program targets.
• Create a platform for collaboration and sharing of best practices across programs and with other technical areas where relevant.
• Maintain knowledge of evolving public health laboratory technical standards, guidelines, and program requirements including national and international guidelines/recommendations for HIV care, treatment, and diagnosis.
• Support the development, review, and delivery of presentations, tools, reports, protocols, abstracts, manuscripts, and other documents deemed essential.
• Represent CCCRN  at meetings, conferences, and workshops as directed and approved.
• Participate in the planning and coordination of program calls, annual laboratory-clinical meetings, or any other approved technical meetings.
• Work towards developing technical expertise and ownership of a selection of programmatic areas within the laboratory services portfolio.
• Perform tasks as assigned to support the execution of ACE PEPFAR laboratory program strategies and initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLS)
• Postgraduate laboratory degree or MPH is required.
• Prior Work Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar capacity  is required.