| POSITION TITLE |
Research Coordinator I |
| DEPARTMENT |
Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care |
| EMPLOYMENT TYPE |
Temporary, Full-Time (1-year contract) |
| HOURS OF WORK |
37.5 hours per week |
| EMPLOYEE GROUP |
Non-Union |
| REPORTS TO |
Principal Investigator |
The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute (LTRI) of Mount Sinai Hospital, a University of Toronto affiliated research centre, is one of the world's leading centres in biomedical research. With ground-breaking discoveries in research areas such as diabetes, genetic disorders, cancer and women’s and infants’ health, the Institute is committed to excellence in health research and the training of young investigators. Strong partnerships with the clinical programs of Mount Sinai Hospital ensure that scientific knowledge is used to promote human health. Your significant contributions will assist in maintaining our momentum in advancing our research.
Position summary:
The Research Coordinator will support the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care’s Research Team and other staff involved in research projects in the ongoing development and management of research studies. The overall function of this position is to contribute to manage the daily operations of multiple research projects.
Minimum education and experience:
- A Master’s degree in a health-related field
- 2 years of experience in research coordination
- Experience in health services or clinical research preferred
Skills/qualifications
- A solid understanding of both quantitative and qualitative research methods
- Excellent data management skills
- Ability to synthesize extensive amount of information into a cohesive, comprehensive summary
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with experience in writing manuscripts, conference presentations and posters
- Excellent organizational skills
- Capacity to take initiative, think critically, problem solve and make decisions as appropriate
- Ability to work independently with limited oversight and direction
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, be flexible in workflow and meet deadlines
- Commitment to work cooperatively as part of an interdisciplinary team of clinical, research and administrative staff
- Capable of exercising good judgement, discretion, and initiative in dealing with confidential information
- Proficiency with computer programs such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Knowledge of analytical programs (NVIVO, SAS, SPSS or Stata) and citation management software (EndNote) is an asset
- Capacity to adapt to new technologies quickly and pro-actively
- Solid work ethic and demonstrated work performance and attendance history
Duties and responsibilities:
- Support and participate in project development and planning
- Coordinate the submission of research ethics applications, manage the research ethics approval process and subsequent amendment and renewals as required
- Plan and coordinate all aspects of multiple active research projects under the direction of senior research staff, to ensure project deadlines are met
- Develop budgets for research projects and manage project funds to ensure projects remain on budget
- Apply specialized knowledge to critically appraise and summarize relevant bodies of literature
- Coordinate meetings, prepare meeting materials and take meeting notes
- Anticipate and troubleshoot problems at all stages of project development and implementation, assist with modifying protocols or project procedures to address challenges
- Responsible for collecting data and data entry, including interviewing study participants and creating and distributing surveys, creating databases to store study data
- Support data clean up and analysis, including preparing demographic data tables and simple statistics for manuscripts and presentations and creating and managing project files for qualitative analysis
- Assist in the preparation of posters and manuscripts
- Coordinate the submission of grant applications by supporting the Principal Investigator to collate proposal documents
- Participate in regular Research Team meetings
In accordance with Institute’s policy and legislated health and safety requirements, employment is conditional upon the verification of credentials, completion of a health review, and demonstrating proof of immunity and vaccination status of vaccine-preventable diseases. All employees and affiliates will follow safe work practices and comply with health and safety policies, procedures, and training. Successful candidates will be required to provide two (2) written reference letters from their former employer(s)/supervisor(s).
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of all our people and patients, Sinai Health has made it a priority to support everyone in getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Consistent with this, our Staff Immunization & Surveillance Policy was recently updated to include the requirement for full vaccination – currently defined as receiving two doses and serving a 14-day waiting period following the second dose – in order to be able to work at Sinai Health. To be compliant with our updated Policy, you must provide proof of dual COVID-19 vaccination, as indicated on the Prospective Immunization and Surveillance Policy Information Sheet, in order to be eligible for employment at Sinai Health. If you believe you are one of the very few people who may require an exemption from vaccination, supporting medical information must be submitted to our Occupational Health department, who will review and assess.
We are a fully committed to fairness and equity in employment and our recruitment and selection practices. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, members of racialized groups, women and any others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Sinai Health community. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under our Access for People with Disabilities policy. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance.
The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute is a scent sensitive environment, and all members of the community are expected to refrain from wearing or using scented products while visiting or working at the Institute. We also support a barrier-free workplace supported by the Institute’s accessibility plan, accommodation and disability management policies and procedures. Should you require accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, including accessible job postings, please contact the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Human Resources Department.
| Posting open until February 3, 2023. We thank all candidates for applying. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. |
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