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Hire Dr. Mutai K.

South Africa

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Biostatistician/Modeller | 10 years experience working in health research & government agencies | Expert in R/SAS/Matlab

Profile Summary

Education: PhD Student in Infectious Disease Modelling, University of Bristol, UK / University of Cape Town, SA Master in Biostatistics, Moi University – Kenya Bachelors in Applied Statistics, Maseno University – Kenya Professional experience: 10 years in research and policy Statistician and Modeller at National AIDS Control Council, Kenya Key roles: generation of annual national HIV estimates and projections, development of policy reports Statistician at Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya and Ampath Program, Kenya Key roles: Data management and statistical analysis, proposal and protocol development, scientific manuscript writing Epidemiology: Different epidemiological studies Systematic review and meta analysis Proposal/grant and manuscript writing Statistics: Different analysis methods (univariate/multivariable; causal inference analysis, longitudinal analysis Analysis of routine programmatic data Analysis of population-based survey data Analytical tools: R, SAS, Matlab, Stata, QGIS Modelling and estimation: 1) Development of annual HIV estimates and projections 2) Testing and validating UNAIDS Reference Group pre-release models 3) Adopting previously developed models Mathematical models: Deterministic models e.g., Spectrum AIM and Goals models Individual-based models e.g., NCD model, EMOD model

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Biostatistics
• ★ Mathematical Models
• ★ Epidemiology
• ☆ Computer Simulation/Computational Modeling
• ☆ Adoption
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Public Health

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing

Research Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

National Statistician and Modeler

National AIDS Control Council (NACC), Kenya

May 2016 - December 2019

Statistician

Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya

March 2010 - April 2016

Biostatistician

Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATH), Kenya

July 2013 - September 2014

Education

PhD in Infectious Disease Modeling

University of Bristol, UK / University of Cape Town, SA

January 2020 - Present

Masters in Biostatistics

Moi University, Kenya

September 2008 - December 2011

Bachelor of Science in Applied Statistics

Maseno University, Kenya

January 2005 - December 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.