Project Manager (JDHAN-1224-012)

Job Description

Group

Clinical Trials Unit

Location

Base in OUCRU (Hanoi – preferable, or HCMC)

Hours of work

Full time: Monday – Friday, 37.5 hours per week, extra hours may be required.

Tenure

Initially for 01 year, including a 02-month probation period, with possibility of extension.

Reporting to

AWARE1 PI and CTU-HN Manager

Vacancy reference

JDHAN-1224-012

Background

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 has partnerships with the Patan Academy of Health Sciences and Patan Hospital, and OUCRU Indonesia exists in partnership with the University of Indonesia. 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.

OUCRU employs approximately 320 people across Viet Nam and has an average annual budget of USD 12mil.

Please see more information on OUCRU website: www.oucru.org

Job summary

The global rise in inappropriate antibiotic use is a threat to population health. Over 90% of human use is in primary care (PC), with rapidly increasing use of broad-spectrum oral Watch antibiotics seen in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). A core component of antibiotic stewardship is improvement in clinical treatment decision-making by frontline health workers. The overall aim of this trial is to develop and test a framework for future surveillance, benchmarking and population based interventional trials of optimal antibiotic use in LMIC PC settings. The educational and organisational intervention will be based on the 2022 WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) AWaRe (Access–Watch–Reserve) Book. The pragmatic global cluster randomised trial will be performed in countries across Asia and Africa to determine the effectiveness and safety of an AWaRe system-based intervention on appropriately reducing total and oral Watch antibiotic prescribing and will be designed as a blueprint for future population-based PC trials.

The role of the Project Manager is overall managing the project in the study countries across Asia and Africa to ensure the project is delivered on time with the adherence to study protocol, GCP and local requirements.

The candidate can be based on either Ha Noi (preferable) or Ho Chi Minh city.

Key responsibilities and tasks

This involves the following:

· Study Oversight: Manage the study across Asian and African sites, ensuring compliance with protocols, GCP standards, and local regulations.

· Coordination: Collaborate with country and site leads, Clinical Trials Unit, and researchers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh to implement and report on study activities.

· Budget and Reporting: Oversee project-specific budgets and support operational and financial reporting in collaboration with OUCRU admin and finance teams.

· Meeting Participation: Proactively attend project meetings, reporting progress and addressing challenges.

· Training and Support: Organize and deliver training sessions and provide remote support to the study team, ensuring effective knowledge transfer.

· Documentation and Communication: Develop research SOPs, manuals, and reports; communicate with study sites to monitor progress and resolve issues, and represent OUCRU at meetings and workshops.

· Other tasks requested by the principal investigator and CTU Manager.

Job Requirement

Selection criteria

Essential:

·         Advanced university (Master or above) degree in medicine, public health or life science.

·         A minimum of 3 years working experience in clinical research or clinical trial.

·         Experience of managing projects in communities, and effectively interact with and work with a range of local partners.

·         Budget management experience and capacity to handle financial issues

·         Excellent communication and management skills in cross-cultural settings

·         Diplomacy skills and evidence of working with government essential

·         Experience managing teams and supervising others

·         Excellent level of spoken and written English and Vietnamese

Desired:

·         Experience of working in multi-country, multi-culture clinical research is an advantage

·         Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy, and yet be team player

·         Highly organized

·         Experience with research publications

·         Energetic and creative; open to new approaches and ideas
 

Benefits

-          Contracted salary:

-          Grade: RS4/IC4

-          Salary ranges: $ 1,550 - $ 1,801 gross per month

-          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.

How to apply

Interested qualified candidates are invited to send their detailed resume and cover letter in English, including copies of relevant degrees, certificates by email to Ms. Pham Thi Thanh Hoa - Operations Manager: 

* The cover letter should detail:

- What part of your education, training or employment history has best equipped you for this position and why you would be a good candidate?

- Contacts of two referees who are your latest HR/ line manager and can provide details of relevant work experience and attitude

* We thank all applicants for their interest but only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.

Contact person

Pham Thi Thanh Hoa

Deadline for submission

27th December 2024