Isiramen Olajide

Key Skills and Expertise:

Microbiology and clinical diagnosis: Proficient in use of manual and automated laboratory diagnosis methods. I worked as a bench technician for over 8 years on laboratory assays including malaria, hematology, biochemistry, urine/stool/blood microscopy, culture and sensitivity testing, lateral flow test/rapid test diagnosis

HIV & Tuberculosis Diagnostics: Specialized in the design and implementation of diagnostic protocols, with significant experience in viral load testing, molecular test, ELISA, Early Infant Diagnosis (EID), and TB diagnostics using cutting-edge techniques like GeneXpert, TB culture.

Public Health Research & Surveillance: Led and supported in public health initiatives, including HIV Recency testing and COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests (AgRDT), ensuring data-driven decisions and policy developments.

Training & Capacity Building: Certified National Master Trainer on Quality Management system, HIV, Tuberculosis, infectious disease diagnosis with a proven track record in developing and delivering training programs for laboratory staff across multiple countries, including Nigeria and South Sudan. Successfully trained and mentored over 300 healthcare workers in various public health programs.

Quality Management Systems: Extensive experience in implementing ISO 15189 standards and Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP), with a focus on continuous quality improvement and laboratory assessment, competency assessment and accreditation processes.

Population-Based Surveys: Expertise in training in laboratory biomarker assays for house-house surveys, assessments using standardized tools and mentorship of trainees, supply chain and data management. Participated in National and state-based Population based HIV indicator and impact surveys in Nigeria 2018 and 2024 as a trainer on biomarker diagnosis, supervisor, quality manager, supply chain specialist and data specialist.

Project Management: Demonstrated ability to manage complex public health projects, from conceptualization through to execution and evaluation, using agile project management methodologies.

Policy Development & Stakeholder Engagement: Played key roles in drafting and reviewing national strategic documents and guidelines, standard operating procedures; collaborating with high-level stakeholders, including ministries of health, CDC, USAID, and global health organizations.

Data Analytics: Demonstrated proficiency in data collection, analysis and use of statistical packages, STATA, SPSS

Core skills: Strategic thinking and problem solving, report writing, clinical research, Analytical & Results-Oriented, team leader, Passionate in Capacity Building