Description:
The Research Coordinator may provide direction to volunteers, students, patient partners, and new staff regarding orientation and operational procedures. Activities may include development of job descriptions, delegating work, training, and workflow analysis.
Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):
- Supports and manages research studies, which may include patient recruitment, data collection, monitoring, entry, cleaning, scoring, analysis, and preparation of manuscripts.
- Prepares ethics submissions and communicating with the Research Ethics Board and other regulatory bodies, as required.
- Administers research budget allocations and tracking revenues and expenditures.
- Develops project timelines and monitoring project deadlines and outcomes.
- Prepares data for progress reports, grant applications, presentations, and peer-reviewed research papers.
- Under the general direction of the PI, coordinates research staff, students, and volunteers including onboarding, delegating tasks and duties, and providing support as appropriate.
- Liaises between clinicians, researchers and team members to ensure that projects are managed effectively, on time, on budget, and are aligned with the overall objectives.
- Assists with lab communications, including preparing information for newsletters, webpages, social media, media requests, and community organizations.
- Manages team resources such as calendars, activity trackers, shared drives.
- Assists with the preparation of grant applications and ensures that pre- and post-award requirements are maintained.
- Prepares and delivers engaging, informative, well-organized presentations.
- Provides general administrative support including scheduling meetings and events, coordinating conferences and seminars, making travel arrangements, maintaining calendars, and preparing meeting notes and memos.
- Proactively anticipates problems and develops preventative solutions; helping to establish quality performance standards.
Qualifications / Requirements:
- A Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Health Sciences or a related field; Master's degree preferred
- Minimum two (2) years of experience in a clinical research setting; a combination of education and experience will be considered
- Prior experience with research coordination in a clinical setting is an asset
- Proficiency with computer software including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, database software packages, and design platforms (e.g., Canva).
- Experience with clinical populations, data analysis software (e.g., SPSS, SAS, NVivo), online data collection (Qualtrics), and IRISS (HREBA) is an asset.
- Experience with patient engagement in research and knowledge translation activities is an asset.
- Knowledge of research ethics and regulations for granting agencies (e.g. Tri-Council).
- Understanding of the University environment including PeopleSoft and E-fin.
- Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects with accuracy.
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong oral and written communications skills.
- Sound judgment and ability to maintain confidentiality, tact, and discretion.