Data Management and Quality Assurance (Kanpur)

Craft a career story that makes you proud! Every human, after all, is a greater possibility! Position: Data Management and Quality Assurance Number of Vacancies: 3 Primary Location: Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi) What is Community Empowerment Lab We, at Community Empowerment Lab, love to watch our people write their own stories stories of success and challenges, stories of connecting with communities, of serving mothers and children. Stories of serving our nation. So, who are we exactly We are a Not for Profit Research Organization working on the frontiers of maternal and neonatal health, serving some of the most vulnerable through innovations and leveraging cutting-edge scientific approaches in public health. We are driven by scientific evidence, national priority, and global public health challenges! Our mission revolves around empowering communities by providing them with evidence-based solutions to address their needs, thereby bridging the gap between communities and scientific knowledge. We adopt a grounds-up approach, engaging with communities to understand their requirements and co-designing solutions with scientific rigor. These solutions undergo trials and implementation research to ensure efficacy. The insights gained are then scaled up to influence state, national, and global policies and practices. Our focus lies at the intersection of newborn survival and maternal health, health system strengthening, and early childhood development, aligning all our initiatives to tackle both local and global challenges faced by newborns and mothers. We are Cooperative Centre of Excellence for Indian Council of Medical Research joining hands with several scientific research organizations pan-India to address numerous national priorities and build a future scientific workforce for the country! We are also an ICMR - Centre for Advanced Research for Neonatal and Maternal Health working on solutioning newborn survival! In Uttar Pradesh, we support UP National Health Mission as a newborn survival specialist through UP TSU (Uttar Pradesh Technical Support Unit). For more information please visit our website https://www.celworld.org What defines us as a team We are young, collegial, committed, and sensitive - a bunch of creative people which loves to do science with a compassionate heart. We believe in human goodness, unending capacities to grow as leaders, and finding meaning through consistent efforts. We believe in learning by doing! We believe in soiling our hands, doing science in the midst of community, and keeping the community at centre! We are not mere desktop researchers. We value high-impact research publications and simultaneously bringing the solutions to the doorstep of those who need them most! Our people drive the organization and contribute to mutual growth. Some bright public health scientists, tech talent, management mavens, community organizers, and volunteers have kept us going for over twenty years now. We are ambitious, and growing and we need many more of our tribe now. At CEL, we encourage people to pursue a career, with a passion for public health service. What do you get The freedom to express your talent, the joy of watching the difference your work makes to our nation, and the reward of working with a vibrant, joyful team. Who are we looking for CEL is now looking for Data Management and Quality Assurance personnel. We are building a dedicated data management, analytics and quality assurance team to manage primary data collection, data storage and analysis, and data quality for all the projects. You will be at the center to our data team, watching the flow of data, ensuring gold standard data quality, and helping to channel data for decision-making. Since our study area consists of families that have Hindi as their native language - communication in Hindi and local dialect would be desirable. Proficient communication in English would be appreciated for engaging in formal communication, especially with our foreign partners, stakeholders, etc. Scope of Work Database design and management Collaborate with research team members to prepare of data dictionary, and QA framework outlining standards. Design the digital data collection application ensuring inbuild accuracy, completeness, and consistency in data collection. Implement quality control measures, validation checks, and error detection protocols. Design and implement database structures optimized for efficient data storage, retrieval, and management, considering factors such as data normalization, indexing, and scalability. Manage the life cycle of reference and master data issues from identification, analysis, phased introduction, prioritization, and planning of the integration of the data into subscribing nodes. Data Documentation, Security and Confidentiality Maintained detailed documentation of data collection procedures, variable definitions, and data .