Senior Post Doctoral Researcher (Lead Senior Clinical Scientist / Health System Implementation Scientist) at Kenya Medical Research Institute | Ajira Zone
Senior Post Doctoral Researcher (Lead Senior Clinical Scientist / Health System Implementation Scientist)
Nairobi
Posted 03 April, 2026
Deadline 21 April, 2026
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Healthcare and MedicalFull-TimeMid-level(3-5 yrs)
Job Description
Role Overview
The Senior Post Doctoral Researcher will provide overall scientific leadership for a multi-country evaluation, ensuring alignment with protocol objectives across mortality impact, coverage and quality, implementation fidelity, health system performance, and workforce capacity. This is a high-level research position requiring expertise in implementation science and advanced quantitative methods to guide multi-country evaluation workplans.
Key Responsibilities
Provide overall scientific leadership for multi-country evaluations, ensuring alignment with protocol objectives.
Lead cross-country evaluation workplans to ensure coherence across analytical domains and consistency of methods and outputs.
Oversee the design and iterative refinement of the evaluation framework, integrating implementation science approaches.
Establish and enforce standardized data definitions, indicators, measurement plans, SOPs, and harmonized tools across participating countries.
Ensure quality, standardization, and analytical readiness of core datasets, including data quality assurance processes.
Lead the design and governance of federated data architecture, ensuring compliance with national data policies and secure data hosting.
Supervise the strengthening of routine data systems (HMIS and DHIS2) to ensure alignment with national platforms.
Line manage evaluation workstream leads (implementation science, data science/biostatistics, data management) and mentor early-career staff.
Guide analytical workstreams covering mortality modelling, process evaluation, cost-effectiveness, and workforce analytics.
Coordinate engagement with Ministries of Health and national stakeholders regarding data-sharing agreements and dissemination.
Lead adaptive learning cycles to ensure feedback between evidence generation and programme implementation.
Oversee the production of technical updates, annual reports, policy briefs, manuscripts, and dissemination packages.
Requirements and Qualifications
Must be a Clinician with a PhD in Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Systems, or an equivalent field.
Minimum of 5 years post-PhD experience in a relevant research field.
Extensive experience in leading large, multi-country evaluations.
Demonstrated expertise in implementation science and advanced quantitative methods.
Strong track record working with routine facility data systems, including HMIS/DHIS2 and federated data governance.
Strategic leadership and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
Proven expertise in grant and report writing.
Proficiency in advanced statistics (Interrupted Time Series, multilevel modelling) and data governance.
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online through the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) e-recruitment portal at https://erecruitment.kemri.go.ke. Ensure all applications are submitted by the deadline of April 21, 2026.
