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Back ground
The Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) is a large-scale clinical and public health research unit, with sites offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in Vietnam, Jakarta in Indonesia and Kathmandu in Nepal. In Vietnam, we are hosted by the Hospital of Tropical
Diseases (HTD) in Ho Chi Minh City, and the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (NHTD) in Hanoi. OUCRU-Nepal is hosted by the Patan Academy of Health Sciences, and in Indonesia we exist in partnership with the Eijkman Institute as the Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Programme (EOCRU). As a Wellcome Trust Africa Asia Programme, we have received considerable support from the Wellcome Trust since our establishment in 1991. OUCRU's vision is to have local, regional and global impact on health by leading a locally
driven research programme on infectious diseases in Southeast Asia. Priority is given to health issues important to the hospitals where we work, and to the countries as a whole where we operate: Vietnam, Indonesia and Nepal. All work is intended not only to benefit the patients seen daily at our host hospitals, but also to help improve patient care throughout Southeast Asia. OUCRU employs approximately 320 people across Viet Nam and has an average annual budget of USD 12mil. Please see more information on OUCRU Website: [protected info]
The IT and Data Management group is a functional department that provides IT and Data Management related services to the whole Unit's operation. That includes a professional team to provide IT professional services and Data Management best practices.
Hours of work :Full time
Tenure: Initial for 1 year, include of 2-month probation with possibility for extension.
Reporting to: Lead Data Manager/Head of IT and Data Management
Deadline for submission: 22nd April 2022
JOB SUMMARY
The Data Programmer is a member of the Data Management team responsible for the gathering requirement, design, construction, integration, testing, verification an maintenance of required applications including clinical data management system, window- based and web-based applications. In addition, the post provides support for CliRes (in-house web-based applications for clinical trials) for multiple sites in within Vietnam and international roll-out
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Software Development
- Develop software according to functional and technical design specifications and maintain a "common sense" approach that serves to recognize potential design gaps and provide insight into closing them.
- Create efficient, scalable, reusable middle tier logic using any of ASP.NET, VB.NET,Classic ASP, XML, C#, PHP and other languages as needed.
- Create intuitive, logical and dynamic user interfaces using HTML, HTML5, JavaScript, XSL, EXTJS and AJAX.
- Create and design databases, views, stored procedures, T-SQL statements and user-defined functions of varying complexity with a "best practices" approach to keys, indices and relationships in SQL Server 2008/2012. Experience using typed-datasets is critical.
- Manage Windows 2008/2012 Server, IIS, COM+ and SQL Server 2008/2012 with regards to administration and performance tuning.
- Assist in continual improvement of software configuration management process.
Dedicated Data Manager for clinical trial projects that supports
- Designing the Case Report Form (questionnaire, data collection forms)
- Develop databases on specified CDMS platforms
- Specific programming for study databases on specified CDMS platforms
- Technical support for study staff at multiple sites on using CDM
Maintenance and other roles
- Assess, troubleshoot, document, upgrade and develop maintenance procedures;
- Review code for potential performance issues, reusability, and/or anomalies.
- Detail unit testing of code.
- Troubleshoot client problems both remotely and onsite.
- Research and identify cause of reported defects and issues.
- Develop patches and defect fixes.
- Perform and assist with quality assurance activities as needed.
- Participate in training and / or customer support activities as needed.
- Other duties may be [protected info]
- Develop patches and defect fixes.
- Perform and assist with quality assurance activities as needed.
- Participate in training and / or customer support activities as needed.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Your Skills and Experience
- BSc in computer science, computer engineering or information system
- Strong knowledge and experience in programming and software development
- Having programming experience in C#, ASP.Net, C++, JavaScript, PHP or other equivalent programming languages.
- Having database experience in MS SQL Server, MySQL, MS Access, and PostgreSQL.
- Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards
- Mobile Programming experiences is preferable
- Strong motivation to apply software development in clinical researc
- Analytical problem-solving skills, willingness to learn, self-initiative, attention to detail
- Team player, organized, patient, dedicated, tactful, understanding, disciplined and mature
- Keen on self-development
- English communication (or IELTS equivalent 5.0)
Why You'll Love Working Here
- Contracted salary: Negotiable (depending on actual experience and education).
- Optional insurance: In-patient and out-patient medical coverage; Personal accident insurance coverage
- Two months' salary for annual bonus and clothes
- Annual leave 18 days each year for the first year
- Other responsibilities and benefits are based on Viet Nam Labour Law.
