National (only for Bangladeshi nationals) employment opportunities
Posted on : September 09, 2026 Application deadline : September 15, 2026
Senior Data Management Assistant with Immunobiology, Nutrition & Toxicology under the Nutrition Research Division (Internal#125/2026)
icddr,b is a Bangladesh-based international health research institute dedicated to solving key public health problems through high-quality scientific research and innovation. As a values-based organization, icddr,b encourages women and people with disabilities to apply.
The Immunobiology, Nutrition and Toxicology Unit conducts research on biomarkers and immune function in relation to infectious diseases, nutrition and environmental toxic exposures using cutting-edge technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
The Senior Data Management Assistant will report to the Statistician. The major areas of responsibilities include:
- Capture and validate data, and resolve the systematic queries and automated queries raised by CRO and sponsor;
- Ensure compliance with study protocols, SOPs, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and study data management policies;
- Maintain data management documentation, including data management plans, data cleaning logs, query logs, and version-control records;
- Prepare regular reports on data entry status, data quality, outstanding queries, and study progress;
- Monitor study-specific data management indicators and deadlines;
- Prepare clean and analysis-ready datasets with the support statisticians and researcher by providing datasets, data dictionaries, and relevant documentation;
- Ensure data confidentiality, security, and appropriate access control;
- Build interactive dashboards, visualizations, and automated reports on key study indicators;
- Analyse data as required by the Supervisor/Principal Investigator (PI) and raise issues or discrepancies to the investigator/PI;
- Prepare periodic analytical reports for PI, supervisors, and project teams and take corrective actions as directed by the supervisor.
Required qualification and experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or in Statistics with good academic records;
- At least 2 years working experience in the relevant field. Candidates having experience in clinical/vaccine trials data management will be given preference.
- Sound knowledge on Python and R
Location: Dhaka and Project Field Site.
Number of Position: 02 posts
Contract Type and Duration:
- Contractual Services Agreement basis (CSA); duration will be 6 months with a possibility of extension subject to performance.
Salary & benefits:
- Tk. 50,267/- per month (consolidated) inclusive of house rent and conveyance allowances;
- Festival bonus, income tax paid by icddr,b and subsidized canteen; Transport and daycare facilities are subject to space availability.
Notes of attention:
- Only short-listed candidates shall be invited for written test /interview;
- icddr,b does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
Interested candidates who fulfill the requirements should submit online applications using icddr,b website: career.icddrb.org by September 15, 2026.
