Africa Medical and Behavioral Sciences Organization (AMBSO)
REF: 003/MAY/2026 www.ambso.org is a ‘Private Not for profit (PNFP) organization, with its Head offices at Nansana, along Hoima Road and satellite offices in Hoima and Kalisizo in Kyotera district. AMBSO conducts a wide range of activities of public health interest including clinical research, community-based health surveillance research; programs for health care service delivery and capacity building among health care and community health workers.
In a bid to support AMBSO activities, we are seeking to recruit committed and reliable candidates to execute the clinical research duties on a full-time basis. Applications are therefore invited from interested persons to fill these positions.
1. Job Title: Medical Officer – Full time (1 Position)
Location: AMBSO offices; Kalisizo – Kyotera
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervising study nurses, clinicians and vaccination teams in their day-to-day activities.
- Conduct patient evaluations including screening and assessment for eligibility.
- Supervising and ensuring accurate and proper completion on enrollment activities, including informed consenting procedures.
- Supervising daily clinic operations including specimens’ correction, treatment of infections and identifying different states of study interest such as pregnancy.
- Facilitating and monitoring follow up schedules including auditing of case report forms
- Review clinical records to ensure completeness.
- Review, classify and make recommendations on all adverse events reported by the study team.
- Ensure proper informed consent process is conducted according to GCP, with participant understanding documented.
- Communicate with the study supervisor and Pl to complete required action for reporting and management of adverse events.
- Communicate regularly with the senior research team of the organization and to provide regular updates on the progress of the study.
- Conducting and attend regular study clinical staff meetings.
- Participate in staff training.
- Maintaining good communication between the study team and senior research team.
- Participate in study monitoring visits, audits, and regulatory inspections, responding to queries as needed.
- Any other activities as may be assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and surgery (MBChB) from a recognized University.
- Full registration and annual practicing license with the Uganda medical and dental Practitioner’s council is a must.
- Prior experience working in a clinical trial is desirable
- Evidence of training in Good Clinical Practice (GP) and Human Subject Protection (HSP).
- Ability to work under minimal supervision, meet protocol deadlines, and maintain participant confidentiality.
- Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Self-motivated with ability to lead a multidisciplinary team and work independently when required.
How to Apply:
Qualified and interested applicants should submit their application letter, valid academic documents and detailed (CV) with three (3) recognizable referees to: The HR Manager, Africa Medical and Behavioral Sciences Organization. Nansana along Hoima Road behind Bukomero Seven sisters building. Emails: jobs@ambso.org.
(Submit in a single PDF file with a maximum of 5MBs only).
N.B: Please indicate the position applied for in your subject line with the ‘job number’.
Applications should be handed in not later than 5:00pm Friday, 5th June, 2026.
