Research Coordinator (maternity leave cover)
Hours: 37.50 hours/week Monday to Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm CST
Salary Range: $58,000-$73,000 per year
Proposed Start Date: Flexible - as soon as available
Trial/Probation Period: 6 months
Term: 1 year, with opportunity to extend
Preference for Manitoba candidates
Individuals that are interested in this position are invited to send an email to c4t.canada@gmail.com with their expressed interest and CV. Posting will be open until filled.
ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND
The Maternal Infant Child Youth Research Network (MICYRN) is a federally incorporated, nonprofit organization that joins 21 maternal-child health research members with over 25 affiliated practice-based perinatal and pediatric research networks. MICYRN’s principal role is to improve the quality and impact of research through the provision of a coordinated infrastructure that supports research teams working across Canada and beyond.
Maternal and Child Health Research Institute leadership across Canada have recently highlighted a collective desire to develop a national clinical research infrastructure. MICYRN works with leadership representatives from our member sites to identify and implement shared priorities toward developing this infrastructure, which will support a variety of clinical investigations, with an emphasis on multi-centre clinical trials and prospective observational studies.
MICYRN is seeking an experienced, full-time research coordinator to support the Canadian Collaborative for Childhood Cannabinoid Therapeutics (C4T) and Increasing capacity for Maternal and Paediatric Clinical Trials (IMPaCT). C4T is an academic research team made up of parents, doctors and scientists assembled to study medical cannabis in children. Our goal is to move cannabis use from the era of anecdote to evidence. C4T collaborates globally to study when and if medical cannabis can provide a safe and effective therapy for children. C4T conducts qualitative and quantitative studies, as well as clinical trials. IMPaCT is a Clinical Trials Training Platform funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. IMPaCT is for clinicians and researchers in any discipline who work with children (neonates to adolescents), and pregnant people and want to learn more about designing, operating, and communicating about clinical trials. Our mission is to build a sustainable network with the next generation of perinatal and child health researchers to support career development, demystify the process of clinical trials and increase capacity for perinatal and pediatric clinical trials in Canada.
NATURE OF THE WORK
Employed by MICYRN and under the direction of the C4T Director and IMPaCT Director/Co-Director, the individual in this position leads complex national and international designed maternal-child health clinical research studies and delivers project coordination by conducting, reporting, and providing support to ensure successful project completion. The individual will also play a key role in the development of project plans, protocols, training resources, and educational materials. This position has a term of one years, with the possibility of extension (grant-dependent) and generally reports to the C4T and IMPaCT team. The individual will be required to travel (at least twice per year).
RESPONSIBILITIES
· Coordinates and contributes to execution of data collection and entry, and provides support to the research team.
· Assists with research grant submissions.
· Contributes to the development of research methods and protocols.
· Coordinates preparation of research ethics board submissions, institutional impact, privacy and data access committee as well as ensuring compliance with on-going submissions including amendments and annual approval as required.
· Interacts with various departments and outside agencies to clarify needs for various approvals and assists researchers in finding solutions to facilitating the project.
· Ensures the research protocol is conducted in accordance with the research ethics board approved research protocol, ICH-GCP (Good Clinical Practice) and TCPS2.
· Ensures the collection of data per the protocol and entry into the case report form or study specific electronic data capture tool (e.g. REDCAP) in a timely manner within guidelines while ensuring data quality, via data cleaning and query resolution.
· Ensures patient safety and privacy protocols are adhered to.
· Coordinates and contributes to participant recruitment and informed consent.
· Coordinates, collects and contributes to data analysis qualitative and quantitative data.
· Drafts oral and poster presentations.
· Coordinates and contributes to manuscript submissions.
· Collaborates with other research staff, hospital personnel and industry sponsor personnel.
· Establishes and maintains a project/study file, collects and maintains essential documents as required.
· Liaises with university resources (Research Services Office, Human Resources, etc.)
· Provides research and other support (as directed by supervisor) for graduate students and other assistants.
· Assist in conference planning.
· Coordinates Community of Practice.
· Provides research and other support (as directed by supervisor) for graduate students and other assistants.
· Performs other duties as assigned or required.
QUALIFICATIONS
MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION/TRAINING REQUIRED:
· Master's degree in a related field or equivalent experience is required.
EXPERIENCE
· Three years of research experience is required.
· Experience coordinating research studies preferred.
· Experience with grant preparation, REB submissions, manuscript submission, and oral and research posters preferred.
· Experience with non-academic writing (e.g. Online blogs) and website management is an asset.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
· Effective written and verbal communication skills are required.
· Ability to work independently and as part of a team is required.
· Demonstrated ability in using computer software related to word processing (e.g. Microsoft Office, Outlook) is required.
· Demonstrable attention to detail is required.
· Strong problem-solving skills are required.
· Excellent organizational skills, prioritizing workload and meeting deadlines, is required.
· Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required.