Medical Officer (Principal Investigator)

Medical Officer (Principal Investigator)

Minimum Requirements:

- MBChB
- Registration with Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
- 5 years experience within a clinical trials environment as a sub-investigator, which should include writing study protocols
- Experience working on industry-sponsored trials (5-years or more)
- Must have produced academic outputs (at least two first author publications)
- Must demonstrate experience writing study-protocols
- Keen interest in Research, Allergy and climate change-driven environmental change
- Good Clinical Practice Certification (advantageous)
- Intermediate computer with proficiency in Microsoft Office or electronic Data Management systems, email, internet






- Travel locally and overseas for research-related meetings (at least 6x/year)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Able to work autonomously and within a team

Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

- Clinical management of study sites across SA
- Providing clinical services to patients enrolled onto the units clinical trials.
- Interface with non-unit clinical and trial staff and regulatory personnel
- Taking care of the patients during their active treatment and follow up period
- Provide medical expertise to improve and enhance research nurse-related patient care
- Ensure fair and ethical treatment of all patients involved in clinical trials
- Ensure proper maintenance of patient records, and data management including entry of data into electronic database
- Ensure that the study patient case record forms and clinical documentation meets good clinical practice standards
- Writing and development of study protocols with regulatory and data teams
- Collecting,





compiling and analysis of patients data with statistician support
- Writing of study academic outputs and grants reports

Additional Information:

- 12-month Fixed Term Contract
- Working hours: 40 hours per week (negotiable), Monday to Friday

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not receive a response within 30 days of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

The University of Cape Town Lung Institute is committed to equity in our employment practices and reserves the right not to appoint.
The selection process will be guided by the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the University of Cape Town Lung Institute (Pty) Ltd.

*Please Note: This Position is not on UCT Conditions of Service.

▶️ Medical Officer (Principal Investigator)
🖊️ University of Cape Town Lung Institute
📍 Cape Town