Biomedical Engineer Associate at Amref Kenya

Job Description

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Amref Health Africa in Kenya is the country programme office of Amref Health Africa, Africa’s largest International Health NGO. This is the largest and oldest country programme in Africa with an average annual budget of USD 40million. We have 19 innovative products and project models that have successfully been implemented and transformed 5.4 million lives.

JOB PURPOSE

The Biomedical Engineer Associate will support contract management and reporting the oxygen infrastructure works. He/she will support Project Management Team (PMT) and serve as secretariat member of PMT.

RESPONSIBILITY

Bio-Medical Engineering Associate is responsible for ensuring tracking and managing contracts, processing of payments in close consultation with finance and procurement. Keep records and documentation of the implementation. Attend and verify adequate installation requirements and compliance of contractors with the project contract requirements for the project. Keep records of all job cards, PPM schedules and tasks as performed. Participate in quality improvement initiatives within the department and provide reports as required Track project milestones and monitor project progress. Any other duty as may be allocated by the supervisor from time to time.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

At least a Diploma in Biomedical Engineering or related discipline from an accredited institution.

Experience

At least Three years of relevant, progressively responsible, professional experience is required. Basic knowledge of medical equipment, medical devices, and biomedical engineering is required. Hands-on working experience in medical device development, procurement, evaluation, commercialization, or scaling environment, particularly oxygen delivery systems is considered a strong asset. Experience in project management. Member of an engineering professional society or a regulatory body preferably AMEK