Charles Aketch

• Developed Comprehensive MERL plan (experimental design, Theory of change, results framework, methodology, sampling, and sample size) and Project cost-effectiveness assessment plan.
• Develop a study protocol that contains key details on the study objectives, research questions, rationale, and study evaluation framework that includes methods for the baseline and endline.
• Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
• Test the quantitative and qualitative data collection tools.
• Trained subordinates on effective evaluation implementation to increase accuracy of data.
• Collected research data through experimentation, surveys and leading focus groups.
• Performed statistical, qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Generated data models and performed analysis to produce reports outlining results.
• Assessed effectiveness and quality of Telemedicine program based on internal and external data analyses.
• Used R, SPSS and Atlas ti to compile and interpret Quantitative and Qualitative data.
• Assessed effectiveness and quality of Telemedicine program based on internal and external data analyses.
• Prepared materials for reports, presentations and submission to peer-reviewed journal publications.
• Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
• Recommended adjustments to monitoring, measuring and analysis strategies to effectively assess progress toward program goals.
• Designed surveys and other evaluation tools to collect meaningful, actionable data.
• Develop a data audit and feedback mechanism to ensure high-quality data capture and continued improvement.
• Determined performance indicators and how to measure and assess success of programs.

• Designed and managed research studies and clinical trials, including the development of protocols, informed consent, Case Report Forms, and data collection tools.
• Provides and/or oversees training of research staff.
• Synthesized input, Managed and developed project timelines, study budgets and tracking documents for management of study, site progress, and logistics.
• Identified research study sites, conducted site evaluations, and coordinated site selection, visits and managed Contract Research Organization (CRO).
• Manages communications with regulatory bodies and internal and external ethics review committees, including new study applications, adverse event reporting, and protocol deviations.
• Utilized advanced querying, visualization and analytics tools to analyze and process complex data sets.
• Worked with stakeholders to develop quarterly roadmaps based on impact, effort and test coordinations.
• Extracted and assessed data from databases to drive improvement of product development and business strategies and processes.
• Discovered stories told by data to present information to scientists and business managers.
• Set up SQL database on cloud servers to store client data for query analysis.
• Identified, measured and recommended improvement strategies for KPIs across business areas.
• Applied statistical and algebraic techniques to interpret key points from gathered data.
• Coached and mentored junior data scientists on R and data mining techniques.
• Coached and mentored junior data scientists on SAS and data mining techniques.
• Developed intricate algorithms based on deep-dive statistical analysis and predictive data modeling.
• Assessed accuracy and effectiveness of new and existing data sources and data analysis techniques.
• Built company A/B testing frameworks to test model quality.
• Improved data collection methods by designing surveys, polls and other instruments.
• Applied loss functions and variance explanation techniques to compare performance metrics.
• Developed polished visualizations to share results of data analyses.
• Compiled, cleaned and manipulated data for proper handling.
• Implemented randomized sampling techniques for optimized surveys.
• Ran statistical analyses within software to process large datasets.
• Tested and validated models for accuracy of predictions in outcomes of interest.
• Presented findings orally and in writing with advanced mathematical models.

• Designed and managed research studies and clinical trials, including the development of protocols, informed consent, Case Report Forms, and data collection tools.
• Provided and/or oversaw training of research staff.
• Synthesizes input, Managed and developed project timelines, study budgets and tracking documents for management of study, site progress, and logistics.
• Identified research study sites, conducted site evaluations, and coordinated site selection visits and managed Contract Research Organization (CRO).
• Managed communications with regulatory bodies and internal and external ethics review committees, including new study applications, adverse event reporting, and protocol deviations.
• Collaborated with public or private sector partners, including CROs, academic and research organizations, to facilitate implementation of project objectives.
• Managed data collection, analysis, and reporting activities.
• Led and conducted qualitative and quantitative data analysis and conducted cost effectiveness analyses.
• Developed and approved study operating procedures and training materials.
• Responsible for product regulatory submissions.
• Conducted monitoring visits and oversee dissemination activities.
• Drafted and completed study manuscripts targeted for publication in peer reviewed journals.
• Wrote research papers, reports and summaries regarding diagnostics.
• Performed research into study topics to increase knowledge and to provide valuable contributions.
• Use Atlas ti software to determine data-set correlations while initiating qualitative functions.
• Collaborated with leadership team to identify relevant questions and determine best methods of collection.
• Generated data models and performed analysis to produce reports outlining results.
• Collecting data on the effectiveness of treatments and diagnostics to help guide future decisions about dianosis options
• Conducting statistical analyses of data, including creating graphs and charts that illustrate findings
• Reviewing results of clinical studies to determine their scientific validity
• Communicating with pharmaceutical companies or other third parties to arrange for testing or data analysis services
• Ensuring that data from research studies is accurately recorded in a way that can be understood by others

1. Trial Management

• Provided overall research study leadership through startup, implementation and closeout.
• Led the development and review of clinical protocols and other clinical documents including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Case Report Forms (CRFs) and Informed Consent Forms (ICFs).
• Led development of central Ethical submission packages and reviewed submissions as needed by various ethical review boards including version controls.
• Contributed to the Scientific Review Packages as required internally by the organization before submitting externally.
• Ensured and oversee that the trial approved protocol was implemented through reviewing progress reports from Contract Research Organizations (CROs), monitoring and data quality and audit reports.
• Led the maintenance and the final archiving of the Trial Master File as per the internal organization requirements and International Conference on Harmonisation-Good Clinical Practice - ICH-GCP (Food and Drug Administration guideline).
• Oversee the procurement (including import and export) and availability of clinical trial supplies and investigational products as per the approved trial protocol requirements.
• Management of the trial specimen tracking systems from collection to the testing site/labatory as per the approved protocol and ensuring specimen quality and integrity from collection, transit and finally to the laboratory for testing.
• Oversee clinical trial registry posting.
• Led the study specific meetings including development of agenda, minutes, next steps decisions and maintain the study related documents.
• Manage the trial across the functional study teams to ensure trial implementation and quality outcome.

• International Travels to clinical trials sites to establish the trial (trial site initiation) and activities evaluation activities.
• Conducted and documented Sponsor level monitoring/oversight as required.
• Planned and coordinate site audits, scheduling , assessing and evaluating eventual outcomes and supporting remedial plans.
• Ensured the establishment of Investigators Site File and their maintenance.
• Verification of availability of study staff availability as with regards to their qualifications, experience and training.
• Provided and coordinated additional training needed as per the clinical study requirements including the Good Clinical Practice .

• Oversee the selection of the trial sites and CROs as per the trial requirements.
• Tracking of the requirements /deliverables/ trial activities to completion.
• Management of contractual activities of clinical sites and Contract Research Organizations (CROs) including defining roles and responsibilities, budgets/payments as per the outlined milestones.

4. Data Collection, Management, Analysis and Reporting

• Worked with stakeholders to develop quarterly roadmaps based on impact, effort and test coordinations.
• Utilized advanced querying, visualization and analytics tools to analyze and process complex data sets.
• Identified, measured and recommended improvement strategies for KPIs across research areas.
• Applied statistical and algebraic techniques to interpret key points from gathered data.
• Extracted and assessed data from databases to drive improvement of product development and business strategies and processes.
• Developed intricate algorithms based on deep-dive statistical analysis and predictive data modeling.
• Discovered stories told by data to present information to scientists and business managers.
• Set up SQL database on cloud servers to store client and research data for query analysis.
• Assessed accuracy and effectiveness of new and existing data sources and data analysis techniques.
• Compiled, cleaned and manipulated data for proper handling.
• Modeled predictions with feature selection algorithms.
• Leveraged mathematical techniques to develop engineering and scientific solutions.
• Developed polished visualizations to share results of data analyses.
• Improved data collection methods by designing surveys, polls and other instruments.

The following medical devices and diagnostics were innovated:

• The Philips Community Health Workers (CHWs) backpack which contain basic medical devices that can used by community health volunteers in the community. (https://www.devex.com/news/what-s-inside-the-philips-backpack-89032t)
• The Philips midwifes' backpack which contains medical devices that can be used by midwives at the community to provide basic obstetric at the community level. (https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42188809)
• Mobile Obstetric Monitoring (MOM) solution for monitoring and detecting high risk pregnancies at the community level and connecting the high risk pregnant women with care including provision of clinical decision support (CDS) to primary health care providers managing these high risk pregnancies (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nmf1xtvvFM)
• Remote Monitoring Solution (RMS): leverages on Internet Of Things Technology to connect medical devices at the very remote and far removed health facilities and ensuring that the devices functionality are monitored through Dashboards by a remotely located biomedical engineer to ensure 100% devices functionality uptime. This solution ensures that the devices that are key to the functionality of the health facility such as ultrasound and microscope and the devices that breaks down more frequently are having good serviceability contract and planned repair and maintenance work from county government management perspectives.
• Logistic Information Management System (LMIS) that measure Key Performance Indicator (KPI) to support both the county and national government in monitoring the functionality of the health facilities through dashboards developed based on some prior set KPIs that are extracted from Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and mobile devices.
• Digital Labor and Delivery monitoring Solution (DLDS) which is includes an e-photograph for monitoring labor and delivery
• Digital Labor and Delivery monitoring Solution Referral Module (DLDSRML) that acts as an integration to support referral of complicated pregnancies from one facility to another hence timely management of such complications through proper and adequate information sharing between the referring facility and the receiving facility.
• Involved as part of the technical working group that developed the costing and financial models for Community Life Center (CLC) that would be used to produce the desired cost results for CLC. This work involved in addition to providing technical assistance as the work progresses; providing guidance on data collection and review on the development, use and interpretation of the models; on reports and projections made with the models; on comparisons with public sector costs; and on any expected health and mortality impact assessment of the services provided.
• Installation, managing, training and implementation of a multi-stakeholders digital health innovations such as the Mobile Obstetric Monitoring (MOM) in Wajir County in Kenya

Management of Clinical:

• Travels to clinical trials sites to establish the trial (trial site initiation) and evaluation activities.
• Conduct and document Sponsor level monitoring/oversight as required.
• Ensured the establishment of Investigators Site File and their maintenance. Verification of availability of study staff availability as with regards to their qualifications, experience and training. Provide and coordinate additional training needed as per the clinical study requirements including the Good Clinical Practice .
• Manages research studies and clinical trials, including the development of protocols, informed consent, Case Report Forms, and data collection tools.
• Provides and/or oversees training of research staff.
• Synthesizes input, Manages and develops project timelines, study budgets and tracking documents for management of study, site progress, and logistics.
• Manages communications with regulatory bodies and internal and external ethics review committees, including new study applications, adverse event reporting, and protocol deviations.
• Collaborate with public or private sector partners, including CROs, academic and research organizations, to facilitate implementation of project objectives.
• Managed data collection, analysis, and reporting activities.
• Led and conducted qualitative and quantitative data analysis and report writing.
• Developed and approved study operating procedures and training materials. Responsible for product regulatory submissions.
• Conducted monitoring visits. Oversaw dissemination activities.
• Drafted and completed study manuscripts targeted for publication in peer reviewed journals.

• Prepared scholarly manuscripts and final study reports to communicate results of research to broader scientific community.
• Designed, constructed and implemented research proposals, protocols and procedures.
• Supervised data collection by core research staff.
• Assisted with analysis of research data in collaboration with research department.
• Gathered and evaluated quality assurance data to identify issues and improve process efficiency.
• Conducted root cause analysis to enhance quality and laboratory processes.
• Researched and resolved issues regarding integrity of data flow into databases.
• Synthesized complex analytics-derived insights into easy-to-understand, actionable recommendations for business users.
• Developed required policies and procedures that reflected actual goals, tasks and workflows, while meeting all regulatory compliance requirements.
• Developed tables, views and materialized views using SQL.
• Extracted and interpreted data patterns to translate findings into actionable outcomes.
• Implemented code solutions to answer analytic questions and test and assess new methods.
• Analyzed transactions to build logical intelligence model for real-time reporting needs.
• Documented effective and replicable methods for extracting data and organizing data sources.
• Used statistical methods to analyze data and generate useful reports.
• Identified, analyzed and interpreted trends or patterns in complex data sets.
• Created various Excel documents to assist with pulling metrics data and presenting information to stakeholders for concise explanations of best placement for needed resources.
• Tested data prediction algorithms based on historical data.
• Utilized data visualization tools to effectively communicate research insights.
• Designed and implemented tools to support strategic value chain optimization initiatives.

• Supervised junior technicians and scientists.
• Collected samples and carried out fieldwork.
• Wrote research papers, reports and summaries regarding Water Sanitation and Hygiene.
• Researched health and disease prevention infrastructures and models and developed, tested and .
• Researched health and disease prevention infrastructures and models and developed, tested and marketed Unilever Water Purification products.
• Performed WASH experiments and research and documented findings.
• Completed testing projects by deadline and under budget for company-wide initiatives.
• Developed case report forms and conducted medical monitoring in partnership with Ministry of Health WASH personnel.
• Oversaw and developed WASH projects and component studies.
• Performed research into study topics to increase knowledge and to provide valuable contributions.
• Targeted WASH research by focusing on specific demographic parameters.
• Provided qualified input and development support for WASH plans and study protocols.
• Wrote research papers, reports and summaries regarding WASH.
• Generated data models and performed analysis to produce reports outlining results.
• Recognized abnormal test results and devised corrective actions to retain accurate and valid results.
• Collaborated with leadership team to identify relevant questions and determine best methods of collection.

• Designing the Household survey studies and developing study protocols
• Supervised Field Household Data Collection in Bungoma county and using Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) and Tablets with digitized data collection tool suing Open Data Kit (ODK)
• Data management from the electronic devices and sending the data collected digitally to the head office in Nairobi through cloud computing.
• Community Mobilization and management Community Health Workers (Research assistants) and Conducting quality assurance to ensure that the right data was collected
• Leveraged text, charts and graphs to communicate findings in understandable format.
• Analyzed large amounts of data to identify trends and find patterns, signals and hidden stories within data.
• Identified, reviewed and evaluated data management metrics to recommend ways to strengthen data across enterprise.
• Assessed large datasets, drew valid inferences and prepared insights in narrative or visual forms.
• Developed and implemented data collection systems and other strategies to optimize statistical efficiency and data quality.
• Compiled, cleaned and manipulated data for proper handling.
• Applied loss functions and variance explanation techniques to compare performance metrics.
• Implemented randomized sampling techniques for optimized surveys.
• Presented findings orally and in writing with advanced mathematical models.
• Modeled predictions with feature selection algorithms.
• Produced monthly reports with advanced Excel spreadsheet functions.
• Transformed project data requirements into project data models.
• Performed regular quality and validation assessments on patient data to verify accuracy.
• Hosted market research interviews, selecting focus group participants based on clients' prescribed demographics.
• Complied with market research best practices and appropriate ISO guidelines during research testing.
• Completed spreadsheets on specific data tracking vectors for upload to central project database.
• Managed end-to-end sample tracking for all the studies.
• Improved data collection methods by designing surveys, polls and other instruments.
• Tested and validated models for accuracy of predictions in outcomes of interest.
• Ran statistical analyses within SPSS software to process large datasets.
• Developed polished visualizations to share results of data analyses.

• Fostered relationships with sponsors by procuring new trials and negotiating budgets and contracts with new and existing sponsors.
• Performed site monitoring visits to verify adherence to clinical research protocols and good clinical practice(GCP) guidelines.
• Built institution's research portfolio in accordance with long-term strategic plan.
• Established strategic goals for broad-scale research through acquisition of appropriate funding and program support.
• Controlled clinical research protocols while maintaining compliance with federal, clinical and local regulatory agencies and Institutional Review Board (IRB) standards and assuring safety and wellbeing of all study participants.
• Coordinated with advanced practitioners and physicians during pre-study visits, staff orientation, study startup to close out, drug accountability, patient screening, enrollment and follow up, study reimbursement and data collection, sustaining HIPAA requirements at all times.
• Planned and initiated research study protocols, monitored regulatory and subject binders and organized, implemented and administered data collection and analysis systems.
• Directed multiphase clinical research trials from startup to closeout by overseeing training and certifying staff, recruiting patients for trials and managing sponsor relationships.
• Designed and delivered trainings and presentations to institutional staff and supported research program development.
• Conducted risk assessments for research where applicable.
• Analyzed findings and reports from researchers in program and interpreted for supervisory staff.
• Edited, reviewed and supported grant applications to provide comprehensive funding for research objectives.

The study focused on the HIV/AIDS stigma among Sex workers and Men who have sex with Other Men (MSM) deploying respondent Driven sampling method since the Most at risk population, commercial sex workers, are hidden and hard to reach and their reproductive needs are hidden.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop a thematic codebook for generating themes and sub-themes in line with the objectives of the analysis. This involved producing summaries, abstracts and coding.
• Developed coding notes from the Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), and freelisting interviews.
• Carry out a detailed analysis of the qualitative data collected using NVivo software.
• Developed qualitative analysis report that includes a description of results in terms of themes and sub-themes, including but not limited to quotations, examining relationships and patterns between categories and themes, discussion of results, and annex for the final codebook.
• Contribute to the writing of qualitative methods sections for reports or other publications.
• Ensuring the daily upload of the complete data.
• Worked with the evaluation team to identify appropriate analytical methods to conduct qualitative analyses accordingly.

• Cleaning of the sexual reproductive health data collected from expectant women under Out Based Aid Project (Demand side financing)
• Data analysis using STATA and QRS Nvivo (Quantitative and Qualitative data analysis respectively).
• Programming and using personal digital assistance and android enabled phones to enable smooth collection of reproductive health data and health care financing from men and expectant women in Uganda.
• Quantification of the costs of the health intervention and financial requirements of the reproductive Health project using Microsoft excel.

• Administration of questionnaires to the commercial sex workers and men who have sex with other men in order to determine their most pressing health needs
• Screening and conducting HIV rapid diagnostic tests.
• Counseling and Behavior change communication with regards to new HIV infections
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
• Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
• Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.

• Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
• Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
• Generated data models and performed analysis to produce reports outlining results.
• Worked with principal investigators to coordinate qualitative and quantitative research.
• Prepared materials for reports, presentations and submission to peer-reviewed journal publications.
• Performed statistical, qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Collected research data through experimentation, surveys and leading focus groups.
• Worked with principal investigators to coordinate qualitative research.
• Scheduled appointments with test subjects over phone and through email.
• Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.