Research Coordinator- Pediatrics

Description

The Administration Team in the Office of VP Research invites applications for a Research Coordinator. This Part-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 12 months (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.

This position reports to the Principal Investigator. The primary responsibility in this position will be the coordination of sub-studies related to a project, Advancing healthcare for equity deserving groups through electronic health records by disaggregated data collection in Pediatrics. The objective of the project is to assess the state of collecting Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) data across Pediatric electronic health records. This project will develop a minimal data collection tool to standardize the SDOH data collection for pediatric electronic health records in Canada. The project is funded through a catalyst grant from Canada First Research Excellence funding (CFREF).

This is a regular part-time position (0.5 FTE) with work during regular business hours, with the occasional exception for events held outside of business hours. A combination of work from home and on-campus work is possible. However, on-campus work and in-person meetings will be required. The position is part of the AUPE Bargaining Unit.

Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):

• Responsible for the coordination of project activities, including assembling and designing evidence summaries, coordinating online and/or in-person meetings, organizing focus groups, managing the data collection from focus groups, assisting with the quantitative and qualitative processes for focus group results, and other related tasks.
• Responsible for data collection, data integrity, data analysis, and manuscript preparation.
• Prepares and submits documentation and other deliverables, technical and financial, required by funding agencies, collaborators, and interested parties.
• Supports project activities including data requests/applications, approval, follow-ups, and reporting.
• Liaises and communicates with collaborator groups to promote awareness of the project.
• May support other research projects by providing knowledge, skills, and on-the-job training to others.
• Establishes and maintains effective, productive relationships with staff, students, peers, immediate supervisor, and senior management, and with the campus community.
• Manages own time effectively and ensures immediate reports to the manager are kept informed of activities and progress of work.
• Demonstrate strong communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills, with an ability to exercise judgment within established guidelines.
• Support with minutes for meetings and storage of project working documents.
• Supervise research learners on the team, e.g., summer students, medical students, and medical resident learners.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Master of Science/Health Sciences with a public health or clinical research background, or experience working with health databases, or Bachelor of Science/Health Sciences with significant health research experience.
• Minimum of 2-5 years (depending on credentials) of experience as a clinical research coordinator, research assistant, research associate, or similar experience within an academic setting, and in particular related to musculoskeletal health research.
• Experience in engaging multiple parties in research across different settings (e.g., site research team, institute partners, and participants).
• Strong ability to solve complex problems based on analysis of multiple factors and meet project deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written).
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills, including the ability to build consensus with internal and external collaborators and foster collaborative research.
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and work with individuals and groups from across the University and the community. There are sometimes conflicting deadlines to manage, so flexibility and composure are required.
• Initiative to solve complex problems, strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills are required.
• Knowledge and demonstrated training of ethical human research standards, particularly Tri-Council (TCPS2.0), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and Health Canada Division.
• Excellent professionalism, diplomacy, and a high degree of confidentiality.
• Extensive knowledge of theory and practical application of research policies and procedures.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience in conducting focus groups and processing and cleaning transcripts, and data analysis from focus groups.
• Strong decision-making skills and the ability to carry out tasks with little direction.
• Experience and demonstrated training with Electronic Data Capture (EDC) systems, including Medidata, such as REDCap, are an asset.
• Experience with qualitative analysis using NVivo software is an asset.
• Experience in data collection, data cleaning, transcription, and qualitative data analysis using NVivo software.
• Skills in graphical design software and statistical analysis programs such as SAS, STATA and SPSS an asset.
• Demonstrated ability in professional writing, preparing reports, and supporting literature reviews for the purpose of presentation and publication
  Manuscript writing of research findings.
• Research experience with the University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine (CSM); CSM Legal and Finance; Calgary Centre for Clinical Research (CCCR); Conjoint Health Research and Ethics (CHREB/IRISS) is preferred.
• Knowledge and skills in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti racism and Anti-Oppression will be valuable assets for the successful candidate.
• Past work experience or lived experience with members of equity deserving communities (namely Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, plus individuals), women/girls and children with disabilities, Indigenous individuals (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis) is an asset.
• Past work experience in community engagement research activities, particularly with equity-deserving communities as described above.
• Skills in research manuscript preparation. A writing sample or example of a publication available on request will be an asset.

Application Deadline: July 31, 2025

We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.

This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the Technical Job Family, Phase 2.

For a listing of all management and staff opportunities at the University of Calgary, view our Management and Staff Careers website.

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