Berchie Agyemang Nti
Reigate
Summary
Dynamic Data Manager with over 16 years of extensive experience in data management within tropical medicine and infectious disease epidemiology. Expertise in designing robust data systems, ensuring data integrity, and delivering high-impact technical support to research teams. Proven track record of implementing efficient database solutions, automating workflows, and supervising large-scale data operations. Proficient in Python, Stata, MS Excel, and modern data visualisation tools; currently advancing knowledge through an MSc in Data Science and Analytics.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Scientific Data Manager
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
01.2022 - Current
- Oversaw data management for 2 multi-country infectious disease epidemiology projects, supporting datasets exceeding 20,000 records with 99.9% accuracy.
- Built custom validation tools in REDCap, cutting post-collection cleaning time by 65%.
- Reduced data cleaning and validation time by 40% through Python-based automation and Shiny dashboards.
- Co-designed and deployed a centralised Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) across 4 African project sites, enabling real-time access for 120+ researchers and cutting reporting delays from weeks to under 48 hours.
- Trained 50+ field staff and investigators on data systems, reducing entry errors by 60%.
- Delivered analytical reports and dashboards that directly supported successful control measures of the use of antimicrobial drugs in 2 project sites in Ghana and Tanzania through the Point Prevalence Survey.
- Reviewed source documents and listings to compile resources for identifying and correcting data allocation issues.
- Installed and configured middleware in Linux and Windows environments.
- Set up and controlled user access levels across databases to protect important data.
Data Manager
Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research Group – Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research
01.2017 - 11.2021
- Administered research databases for 10 epidemiological studies, managing over 8 thousand records with zero critical data-loss incidents in 5 years.
- Designed automated backup and disaster-recovery systems, achieving 100% recovery success in quarterly tests.
- Supervised a team of 12 data entry staff, increasing throughput by 55% and reducing error rates from 4.2% to 0.8% via SOPs and quality audits.
- Provided tier-2 technical support to 20+ users, resolving 95% of incidents within 4 hours and maintaining 99.7% system uptime.
- Audited production reports, tracking data entry and processing errors.
Senior Data Entry Clerk
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine
04.2010 - 12.2016
- Led a 4-person data entry team processing >5000 clinical and laboratory records with 99.95% final accuracy.
- Developed Excel reporting templates that reduced monthly report generation time for Principal Investigators from 30 days to under 7 days.
- Delivered on-site IT support for 20+ incidents annually with average resolution time
- Spearheaded migration from paper to electronic data capture for a large cohort study, eliminating transcription errors and saving ~6,000 staff hours per year.
- Utilized techniques for increasing data entry speed.
- Compiled, verified accuracy, and sorted information to prepare source data for computer entry.
- Checked for accuracy by verifying data and records.
- Corrected data entry errors to prevent duplication or data degradation.
- Developed and implemented data entry operations.
- Created spreadsheets for more efficient recordkeeping.
Education
MSc - Data Science and Analytics
University of Hertfordshire
11.2025
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Christian Service University
Kumasi, Ghana06-2021
DNIIT - Software Engineering – Microsoft Technologies
National Institute of Information Technology
Kumasi, Ghana02-2010
Skills
- Python
- Stata
- MS Excel
- PHP
- Shiny for Python
- JavaScript
- Data Management
- Data Integrity
- Problem Solving
- Technical Support
- Collaboration
- Python programming
- Information integrity
Languages
English (Fluent)
Courses
- Introduction to Data and Data Science – 365 Data Science
- Pre-MEST Fullstack Web Development – MEST Africa
Software
REDCap
MS Office
SENAITE LIMS
OpenSpecimen
MS SQL
Stata
Shinny for Python
Python
Timeline
Scientific Data Manager
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
01.2022 - Current
Data Manager
Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research Group – Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research
01.2017 - 11.2021
Senior Data Entry Clerk
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine
04.2010 - 12.2016
MSc - Data Science and Analytics
University of Hertfordshire
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Christian Service University
DNIIT - Software Engineering – Microsoft Technologies
National Institute of Information Technology