Project Manager, Research

1 month ago


Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia Full time

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Administration, Level B

Job Title

Project Manager, Research

Department

Strategic Initiatives |Faculty of Medicine | Provost and VP Academic

Compensation Range

$5,906.25 - $8,508.42 CAD Monthly

The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.

Posting End Date

August 21, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Aug 31, 2025
- This is a 2-year term position._

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The Project Manager, Research will be responsible for ensuring the effective project management and implementation of various complex strategic research projects that advance the Faculty of Medicine’s strategic plan (i.e., a Shared Research Platforms strategy).

This role encompasses the entire project lifecycle, including engaging senior leadership, gathering and analyzing stakeholder information, preparing project documentation, tracking progress and schedules, planning and executing change management activities, managing communications, conducting analyses, and handling other project-related tasks.

Organizational Status

Our Vision: To Transform Health for Everyone.
- Ranked among the world’s top medical schools with the fifth-largest MD enrollment in North America, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is a leader in both the science and the practice of medicine. Across British Columbia, more than 12,000 faculty and staff are training the next generation of doctors and health care professionals, making remarkable discoveries, and helping to create the pathways to better health for our communities at home and around the world.
- The Faculty—comprised of approximately 2,200 administrative support, technical/research and management and professional staff, as well approximately 650 full-time academic and over 10,000 clinical faculty members—is composed of 19 academic basic science and/or clinical departments, 3 schools, and 25 research centres and institutes. Together with its University and Health Authority partners, the Faculty delivers innovative programs and conducts research in the areas of health and life sciences. Faculty, staff and trainees are located at university campuses, clinical academic campuses in hospital settings and other regionally based centres across the province.

The Project Manager, Research will have a direct report to the Director, Strategic Initiatives and take functional direction from the Associate Director, Research Programs and Administration.

Work Performed

The Project Manager, Research will manage multiple concurrent strategic research projects for the Faculty of Medicine. One of these projects involves creating and supporting a strategy that will shape how the Faculty of Medicine utilizes shared research infrastructure. This strategy will be developed based on the research community's requirements and the faculty's research priorities. The incumbent will engage senior Faculty leadership and broad stakeholders to understand and clarify goals and objectives, participate in the project conception process, manage several concurrent projects of varying size and complexity, and assume responsibility for their successful completion.

Responsibilities will include:
Project Management:

- Manage multiple strategic research projects of varying complexity and risk, ensuring alignment with the Faculty's research strategy.
- Conduct thorough analysis and consultation to understand project objectives, supporting the design of initiatives that advance research strategies.
- Define project scope, deliverables, and estimate resource requirements, creating detailed project plans.
- Consider change management principles and best practices in project plans, considering potential implications.
- Effectively manage project activities, tracking action items and deliverables to ensure timely completion and alignment with project goals.
- Contribute to project work as needed, leveraging your research expertise and adaptability to accelerate project completion.
- Manage project transition to operations, including closeout, evaluation, and capturing lessons learned.
- Produce comprehensive project documentation, including charters, plans



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