Job Title: FIELD LABORATORY TECHNICIAN- ( 60 Positions)

Reports to: Field Team Leader

Work Station: Throughout Uganda

Job Purpose: The field laboratory technician will be responsible for all biomarker related procedures at the household/team level, such as phlebotomy, rapid blood tests, processing and shipping of specimens, waste management, interpreting and documenting test results & equipment maintenance.

Duties and Responsibilities: • Attend all technical trainings as outlined by UPHIA Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

• Conduct phlebotomy and all required biomarker tests and procedures

• Conduct internal quality control procedures as per schedule and QC SOP and correctly fill QC logs

• Maintain strict confidentiality of participant test results

• Handle and store samples appropriately until shipment

• Adhere to survey Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

• Adhere to principles of universal safety precautions as well as safe handling and disposal of biohazardous materials as per SOP

• Ensure that required supplies and consumables are in sufficient stock and stored appropriately to avoid survey interruptions

• Maintaining field lab equipment and consumables

• Safely maintain tablet computer while in their possession, ensure that tablet is charged when needed

• Identify and document survey non-conforming events and implement recommended corrective action.

• Any other duties as assigned from time to time

Qualifications and Experience • Must be a trained Laboratory Technician with Diploma or above

• Required: Annual Practitioner’s License

• Ability to read, write and speak fluently in English and language at least one main local language in the geographical areas where they are posted to work.

• Must have basic computer skills.

• Experience working in large population surveys such as UPHIA and DHS in the last 7 years.

• Valid certificate in GCP, GCLP and protection of human research participants

Competences • Must have good organizational and interpersonal skills, be a team worker/player

• Able to work on the program continuously for the contract period

• Must be able to organize oneself and work independent of close supervision.

• Ability to adapt to local adverse conditions.

• Must be available to attend didactic training starting in January 2025

• Must be able to start work by beginning of March 2025.