Research Coordinator

• Responsible for implementing, monitoring, refining, analyzing, coordinating, and reporting on several clinical research projects. Acts as a resource for the development of protocols, study documents, operations of study management, and management techniques. 
• Provide lead hand supervision and is responsible for the quality and quantity of work of others.
• Ongoing responsibility for supervising up to 5 casual employees at any one time.
• Provide orientation and show procedures to others.
• Apply specialized knowledge and scientific principles to review, critically appraise and interpret published literature.
• Write sections of scientific papers, funding proposals, and abstracts.
• Coordinate the activities of research staff and resources to ensure that the project progresses in accordance with predetermined timelines.
• Develop estimates of time and resources for research projects.
• Oversee the collection, entry, verification, management, analysis, and reporting of data.
• Use statistical software to analyze data and interpret results.
• Design and maintain databases, data collection forms, error checking methods and related programs for efficient collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Troubleshoot moderately complex computer problems.
• Write data management and operations documentation for projects.
• Liaise between the clinic centre and remote clinic sites and personnel.
• Conduct structured patient interviews.
• Ensure that the relevant research methodology is applied and all research material is handled in accordance with established protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Participate in the development of promotional strategies and related materials to encourage participation and support for research projects.
• Consult on protocol development, student organization, and data management activities.
• Develop presentations and present information and training sessions to project personnel and project patients.
• Present at meetings, seminars, and conferences.
• Keep project participants informed of project progress through regular reports and newsletters.
• Implement and maintain research project budgets. Create financial projections and make adjustments to research project budgets throughout the fiscal year.
• Exercise appropriate controls, monitor, and reconcile accounts.
• Conduct literature searches.
 

Qualifications:
• Requires 4 years of relevant experience.
• Masters degree in rehabilitation, recreation/leisure studies or kinesiology
• Experience conducting geriatric medicine or aging research studies

Assets:
• Professional membership with Consortium of Canadian Centres for Clinical Cognitive Research (C5R) 
• Strong working knowledge of good clinical practice guidelines and N2 SOPs
• Strong working knowledge of research process in HIREB, CTO, REDCap, ResearchNet, and ClinicalTrials.gov
• Clinical Trial experience. 
• GCP, TCPS2 training 
• Ability to design high-quality knowledge translation tools and products using Canva, PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.