HIV Study Clinician (AFRICOS)

About this role

HJF Medical Research International, Inc. Tanzania is recruiting an HIV Study Clinician to support the African Cohort Study (AFRICOS), a long-term observational HIV research study. The position is based in Mbeya and sits within HJFMRI's PEPFAR-supported HIV care and treatment portfolio, implemented through the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in collaboration with Tanzania's Ministry of Health and the President's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government. The clinician will be responsible for implementing and conducting AFRICOS, working on site with the AFRICOS Principal and Clinical Investigators, the AFRICOS Study Coordinator, the Head of the Department of Clinical Research on HIV at NIMR-Mbeya, and administrators at Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital and Mbeya Regional Referral Hospital.

The post-holder will provide clinical and research support so study activities follow approved protocols, ICH-GCP guidelines, ethical standards, sponsor requirements, and national regulatory requirements. Duties include direct interaction with research participants, oversight of clinical procedures, participant safety monitoring, data quality assurance, and support for study management activities. The role contributes to improving HIV prevention, care, and treatment outcomes and to public health knowledge through high-quality clinical research integrated within routine HIV care services. The posting does not specify academic credentials or years of experience.

It requires a clinician able to manage direct participant interaction, clinical procedure oversight, safety monitoring, and data quality assurance in a regulated research environment. The successful candidate must collaborate with investigators, hospital administration, and research partners to ensure study activities are executed successfully. This is a full-time position based in Mbeya, reporting to the Senior Research and Evaluation Advisor. HJFMRI implements two PEPFAR-supported HIV programmes: the Southern Highlands Program in Rukwa, Katavi, Mbeya, and Songwe, and the Tanzania People's Defense Forces Program in 21 military health facilities in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.

Compensation and benefits are not stated in the source. Applications close on 22 November 2026.