Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of

7 days ago

Calgary, Canada The University of Calgary Full time

**Description**

The Ward of the 21st Century (W21C) is a research and innovation initiative based at the University of Calgary and in the Calgary zone of Alberta Health Services (AHS). The W21C was created to respond to the urgent need for innovation in health care. The Canadian Adverse Events Study (2004) reported that as many as 20,000 deaths occur annually in Canadian hospitals from preventable adverse events. This finding drew considerable attention to the issues of safety and quality in health care, resulting in a call for strategic research and innovation to address the challenges in health care systems.

The Clinical Research Coordinator reports to the W21C Program Manager and will receive direction from the Lead Investigator(s) of relevant project(s). The Clinical Research Coordinator will be responsible for both project specific and general W21C work.

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

- Meet the continuously changing needs of the department and the University
- Responsible for process development of procedures that fit within established program guidelines
- Under limited supervision, responsible for performing a range of research coordination tasks in support of W21C¿s program objectives
- Determines priorities with input from the W21C management and team
- Provide research expertise to the W21C initiative
- Provide clients with information and advice about programs/services
- Ensure that services meet the continuously changing needs of the department and the University
- Make recommendations to policy or procedural changes
- Coordinate and schedule research visits according to study procedures
- Extract data from existing databases
- Collaborate with the study investigators to perform and complete relevant parts of the study (may include tasks such as obtaining signatures, discussing questions that come up, reviewing abnormal results of tests, etc.)
- Perform investigator-delegated functions, such as interviewing and educating patients, completing questionnaires, performing simple physical exam tasks such as measuring weight, height and blood pressure, etc
- Develop informed consent forms, source documents worksheets and case report forms
- Contribute to protocol development by bringing forth feasible ideas for patient recruitment, study design and methodology and patient retention in studies
- Liaise with all research team members and sponsor/other collaborators
- Prepare and submit study documents to relevant ethic boards, CROs, and sponsors

**Qualifications / Requirements**:

- Bachelor¿s degree
- with a preference for training within a health-related field
- Previous experience as a research coordinator (minimum one year experience) with a background in clinical trials
- Phlebotomy and venipuncture training would be an asset
- Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in a research environment
- Clinical Trial Coordinator training (may include courses such as the following: Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit: Leadership in Patient Oriented Research: Pragmatic Clinical Trials Certificate Program; Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program); National Institutes of Health (NIH): Protecting Human Research Participants; Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans; Northern Alberta Clinical Trials + Research Centre (NACTRC) - Study Coordinator Training Program
- Experience with hospital staff and in the hospital setting is essential
- Knowledge of University policies including submission of projects to ethics boards
- Ability to manage competing priorities on multiple projects
- Fluent in English; excellent communication skills
- Computer literacy MS Windows, Word, Excel, MS Outlook and MS Access
- Strong leadership skills
- Must be able to work independently and with others
- Strong organizational skills and detail oriented
- Effective communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills

**Application Deadline**: December 6, 2024

This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the **_Specialist/Advisor 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**.

**About the University of Calgary**

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