{"id":106639,"date":"2026-08-10T06:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/research-assistant-nairobi\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T06:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:48:27","slug":"research-assistant-nairobi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/research-assistant-nairobi\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Assistant &#8211; Nairobi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Research Assistant - Nairobi\", \"description\": \"Key Responsibilities:\\nSetting up laboratory study assays, reporting and troubleshooting assays.\\nReceiving and scrutinizing laboratory requisition forms and specimen.\\nReceiving and collecting, labelling and registering patient specimen.\\nPreparing and making laboratory orders for reagents.\\nMaintaining equipment and reagent inventories for the study\\nSupervising the disinfection, washing and sterilization of study apparatus.\\nDocumenting and reporting study results.\\nProcessing the specimen according to the specific Standard Operating Procedures SOPs\\nOversee sample storage and shipping processes including Material Transfer Agreements MTAs.\\nPlanning for field trips for the study as required.\\nPreparing and presenting scientific findings of the study as required.\\nVacancy Requirements:\\nBachelor\u2019s Degree in any of the following fields: Medical Microbiology OR Medical Laboratory Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\\nRegistration Certificate issued by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board KMLTTB or any other recognized regulatory body.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\\nProficiency in phlebotomy procedures.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\\nProficiency in computer application.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\\nDemonstrated work performance and results oriented.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\\nAt least three years\u2019 experience working in a clinical trial or research setting is an added advantage.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Added Advantage\\nExperiencing working with arboviruses and other related viruses is an added advantage.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Added Advantage\\nAnalytical Skills\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\\nCommunication skills\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\\nInterpersonal skills\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\\nTeam player\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-08-06\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-26T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"CONTRACTOR\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Kenya Medical Research &#8211; KEMRI<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Contract<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-26<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Key Responsibilities:<br \/>Setting up laboratory study assays, reporting and troubleshooting assays.<br \/>Receiving and scrutinizing laboratory requisition forms and specimen.<br \/>Receiving and collecting, labelling and registering patient specimen.<br \/>Preparing and making laboratory orders for reagents.<br \/>Maintaining equipment and reagent inventories for the study<br \/>Supervising the disinfection, washing and sterilization of study apparatus.<br \/>Documenting and reporting study results.<br \/>Processing the specimen according to the specific Standard Operating Procedures SOPs<br \/>Oversee sample storage and shipping processes including Material Transfer Agreements MTAs.<br \/>Planning for field trips for the study as required.<br \/>Preparing and presenting scientific findings of the study as required.<br \/>Vacancy Requirements:<br \/>Bachelor\u2019s Degree in any of the following fields: Medical Microbiology OR Medical Laboratory Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<br \/>Registration Certificate issued by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board KMLTTB or any other recognized regulatory body.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<br \/>Proficiency in phlebotomy procedures.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<br \/>Proficiency in computer application.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<br \/>Demonstrated work performance and results oriented.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<br \/>At least three years\u2019 experience working in a clinical trial or research setting is an added advantage.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Added Advantage<br \/>Experiencing working with arboviruses and other related viruses is an added advantage.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Added Advantage<br \/>Analytical Skills\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<br \/>Communication skills\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<br \/>Interpersonal skills\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<br \/>Team player\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mandatory<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Kenya Medical Research &#8211; KEMRI on erecruitment.kemri.go.ke to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1299521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-26 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Kenya Medical Research &#8211; KEMRI Location: Nairobi Job Type: Contract Apply Before: 2026-08-26 Job Description Key Responsibilities:Setting up laboratory study assays, reporting and troubleshooting assays.Receiving and scrutinizing laboratory requisition forms and specimen.Receiving and collecting, labelling and registering patient specimen.Preparing and making laboratory orders for reagents.Maintaining equipment and reagent inventories for the studySupervising the disinfection, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1408,1409],"tags":[1443,1413,1637,1412],"class_list":["post-106639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-nairobi","tag-contract","tag-job-listing","tag-kenya-medical-research-kemri","tag-myjobmag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106639\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}