Field Research Supervisor

CCDC; Anakapalli District, Visakhapatnam; Remote; INR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC) invites applications for the Field Research Supervisor role in Anakapalli/Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. You will oversee day-to-day field operations, supervise 10 health workers, coordinate participant assessments, blood collection and laboratory activities, and ensure adherence to the study protocol and timelines.

Ideal candidates have a graduate or postgraduate degree, 4–5 years of field research experience, proficiency in Telugu and English, and

Qualifications

• Educational Qualifications: A graduate or postgraduate degree in any discipline, with relevant experience in public health, community-based research or field coordination.
• Essential Experience and Skills: 4 to 5 years of field-based research, project implementation, or community outreach activities. Proficiency in MS Word and MS Excel. Strong communication, organizational and multitasking skills, with willingness to undertake regular field travel. Proficiency in Telugu and English. Familiarity with non-communicable diseases and primary healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Allocate daily fieldwork to health workers, monitor task completion, supervise data collection activities, and review individual performance.
• Collaborate with health workers to identify participants, screen them for eligibility, and coordinate enrolment and follow-up in accordance with the study protocol.
• Monitor questionnaire administration, measurement of vital signs, anthropometric measurements and other study assessments.
• Schedule fasting blood collection and coordinate with phlebotomists. Monitor sample labelling, processing, cold-chain maintenance and transportation, and track laboratory reports.
• Review submitted records, identify missing or inconsistent data, coordinate query resolution and maintain quality trackers.
• Manage field equipment and project consumables and maintain inventory records.
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly reports covering recruitment, assessments, sample collection, data quality and field team performance.
• Liaise with the CCDC project team for carrying out the various activities.
• Do any other tasks assigned by the principal investigator.

Skills

MS Word

MS Excel

Field travel

Telugu

English

Public health

Education

Graduate or Postgraduate

Job description

Location: Anakapalli and Visakhapatnam Districts, Andhra Pradesh

Organization: Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC)

Organization Profile: Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC) is a not-for-profit research organization that generates and translates evidence to prevent and control non-communicable (chronic)diseases in diverse low- and middle-income settings. CCDC is recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. It is also a WHO Collaborating Centre for Surveillance, Capacity Building and Translational Research in cardio-metabolic diseases and an ICMR Collaborating Centre of Excellence.

Project Brief: The Community-Based Cohort Study on Healthy Ageing, Cognitive Decline and Non-Communicable Diseases is being implemented by CCDC, the Centre for Brain Research (CBR) and Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. The study covers selected urban wards (7, 8, 9, 17 and 18) of Visakhapatnam city and rural mandals (Nathavaram and Makavarapalem) of Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh. Through a multimodal, community-based cohort, the study aims to investigate the longitudinal determinants of healthy ageing and the burden and progression of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in an ageing South Indian population. Key study activities include household surveys and clinical assessments, followed by blood sample collection and laboratory investigations. Longitudinal follow-up and repeated assessments will monitor changes in health outcomes over time.

Job Description

The Field Research Supervisor will oversee day-to-day field operations and supervise 10 health workers. Responsibilities include coordinating participant assessments, blood sample collection and laboratory activities; monitoring data quality; and ensuring that study activities are implemented in accordance with the approved protocol and study timelines.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Allocate daily fieldwork to health workers, monitor task completion, supervise data collection activities, and review individual performance.
• Collaborate with health workers to identify participants, screen them for eligibility, and coordinate enrolment and follow-up in accordance with the study protocol.
• Monitor questionnaire administration, measurement of vital signs, anthropometric measurements and other study assessments.
• Schedule fasting blood collection and coordinate with phlebotomists. Monitor sample labelling, processing, cold-chain maintenance and transportation, and track laboratory reports.
• Review submitted records, identify missing or inconsistent data, coordinate query resolution and maintain quality trackers.
• Manage field equipment and project consumables and maintain inventory records.
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly reports covering recruitment, assessments, sample collection, data quality and field team performance.
• Liaise with the CCDC project team for carrying out the various activities.
• Do any other tasks assigned by the principal investigator.

Responsibilities and Requirements

Educational Qualifications:

A graduate or postgraduate degree in any discipline, with relevant experience in public health, community-based research or field coordination.

Essential Experience and Skills:

• 4 to 5 years of relevant experience in field-based research, project implementation, or community outreach activities.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong communication, organizational and multitasking skills, with a willingness to undertake regular field travel.
• Proficiency in spoken and written Telugu and English.
• Familiarity with non-communicable diseases and primary healthcare.

Last date for sending your application is 20 th November 2026.

Compensation: Remuneration will be offered in accordance with the Centre for Chronic Disease Control guidelines applicable to the post of Field Supervisor.

CCDC envisions to reduce chronic disease burden and promote innovative science that has the potential to improve human health through implementation and translational research.

Institutional Ethics Committee
Department of Health Research (DHR) Registration Number: EC/NEW/INST/2024/4768Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) FWA No: FWA00012746