Senior Postdoctoral Researcher - Statistician/Quantitative Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of all primary quantitative analyses, impact evaluation, and effective coverage estimation.
• Specify detailed statistical analysis plans.
• Develop, maintain, and govern harmonized, reproducible analytic codebases (R, Stata, Python), ensuring compatibility with federated data execution and secure in-country runs.
• Oversee data preparation for all analyses, including variable construction, temporal alignment, cohort definition, and linkage across routine and evaluation datasets.
• Implement and supervise advanced data quality assurance and reproducibility processes.
• Lead the Year 1 mortality recalibration analysis, comparing modeled projections with observed empirical data and updating lives-saved estimates.
• Co-lead statistical quality control processes across countries, ensuring consistency of model implementation, outputs, and reporting.
• Mentor quantitative analysts and work closely with the Senior Data Management Research Officer to align analytic needs with data pipelines and governance requirements.
• Produce high-quality statistical outputs, including technical appendices, codebooks, metadata, and fully reproducible analytic notebooks to support reporting, peer-reviewed publications, and external review.

Qualifications and Requirements

• PhD in Biostatistics, Statistics, Data Science, or an equivalent field (Mandatory).
• At least 5 years of post-doctoral research experience (Mandatory).
• Demonstrated expertise in Interrupted Time Series (ITS), causal inference in observational settings, multilevel models, and routine health data (Mandatory).
• Advanced proficiency in R, Stata, or Python.
• Expertise in reproducible research, version control, and clear technical writing (Mandatory).

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the KEMRI e-recruitment portal at https://erecruitment.kemri.go.ke.