NTD-SC Quantitative RCT Intern, Task Force for Global Health
Category : Student Opportunities Work Study
Role Description
The NTD-Support Center is a program within the Task Force that supports operational research on shared issues confronting 5 diseases. The mission of the NTD-SC is to provide the technical assistance and problem-solving research necessary to ensure a strong scientific base for the massive global public health effort currently underway to eliminate NTDs. The NTD-SC is also the secretariat for the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD).
NTD-SC is seeking a REAL student to support a clinical trial on morbidity management and disability prevention for lymphatic filariasis, the LEDoxy trial. The trial assesses if treatment with doxycycline reduces the progression of lymphedema in those with early stages of the disease.
The student will support the LEDoxy Study in data cleaning, management, and reporting.
Responsibilities
- Cleaning data from the LEDoxy study by:
- Assessing the degree to which the data is internally consistent in the REDCap system
- Finding and addressing areas were data is missing or appears implausible
- Working with Country PIs and Data Managers to ensure data quality and completeness.
- Utilizing SAS to:
- Create reports from LEDoxy Study data via programming in SAS
- Create SAS program to prepare study data for analysis including data merging, reshaping and cleaning variables
- The REAL student will also perform other duties to assist the program as assigned.
Necessary Qualifications
- Attention to detail
- Some experience with SAS
Desired Qualifications
- Experience manipulating (ie cleaning and merging) data in SAS
- Proficiency in French
- Interest in infectious disease or neglected tropical diseases
How to Apply
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