Early Post-Doctoral Researcher - Health Systems/Implementation Scientist

Key Responsibilities

• Operationalise implementation science frameworks within a multi-country health systems evaluation.
• Design, specify, and maintain indicator sets and measurement plans for implementation strength, including formal definition and validation of facility-level components.
• Lead the quantitative development and refinement of implementation indices.
• Design and conduct quantitative process evaluations linking implementation strength and fidelity to coverage and system performance.
• Oversee the execution, scoring, and analytic integration of Health Facility Readiness Assessments (HFRA).
• Coordinate and analyse Quality Improvement (QI) event logs, audits, and commodity/stock tracking data.
• Contribute to the development of reproducible analytic pipelines (script-based workflows) for data cleaning and model estimation.
• Generate high-frequency implementation performance dashboards and quantitative learning products.
• Lead the synthesis of quantitative findings into learning briefs, technical reports, and peer-reviewed manuscripts.
• Engage with implementation partners and national stakeholders to contextualise findings and inform adoption analyses.

Requirements

• PhD (or near completion) in Implementation Science, Health Systems, or Global Health.
• Experience applying RE-AIM or similar frameworks and managing multi-site process evaluations.
• Skills in programme measurement, quantitative analysis, and Quality Improvement (QI) methods.
• Strong stakeholder facilitation and excellent technical writing abilities.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application through the KEMRI e-recruitment portal at https://erecruitment.kemri.go.ke. You can also access the application through the referral link: https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/apply-now/1199096.