Research Associate

**Regular/Temporary**
- Regular

**Job Title**
- RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (II)

**Job ID**
- 72253

**Location**
- HSC- Central Campus

**Open Date**
- 10/05/2025

**Job Type**
- Continuing

**Close Date**
- 11/03/2025

**Employee Group**
- Unifor Unit 1, Staff

**Favorite Job**

**Department**
- Medicine

**Salary Grade/Band**
- Grade 12

**Salary Range**
- $41.82 - $62.71 (hourly)

**Hours per Week**
- 35

**Posting Details**

**Schedule**

Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm (Day shifts only)

**Education Level**

Doctoral degree in a relevant field of study.

**Anticipated Fill Date**

As soon as possible.

**Career Level**

Requires 7 years of relevant experience, including 1 year for full supervision.

**Job Description Number**

JD00442

**Unit / Project Description**

**Job Summary**:
The** Research Associate (II)** is responsible for planning, managing, and overseeing multiple concurrent large, multi-site, multi-disciplinary research programs, with the potential to compose, lead, and conduct research as an independent investigator or as a co-investigator within a faculty member's program. The incumbent will develop collaborations and partnerships with research user groups to help shape research directions and ensure effective research transfer.

**Accountabilities**:

- Initiate, design, and lead concurrent research programs.
- Formulate research questions and generate and test hypotheses.
- Make significant contributions to the design of research programs to answer questions and solve complex research problems.
- Publish results as first author in scientific peer-reviewed journals.
- Author scientific papers, funding proposals, and abstracts.
- Write research proposals, submit proposals to external funding agencies, and secure funding to conduct research through grants and contracts.
- Plan and coordinate all aspects of major research programs across multiple sites.
- Develop inter-disciplinary, inter-institutional, and inter-sectoral research collaborations.
- Negotiate research agreements and subcontracts to meet site and coordinating centre requirements.
- Develop budgets for research programs.
- Implement and maintain research program budgets. Create financial projections and make adjustments to research program budgets throughout the fiscal year.
- Troubleshoot problems at all stages of program development and implementation and modify protocol or program procedures to address challenges.
- Participate with a team in the development and authoring of research protocols.
- Design promotional strategies and related materials to encourage participation and support for research programs.
- Conduct quantitative and qualitative program participant interviews.
- Facilitate focus group sessions with program participants.
- Coordinate and manage the collection, delivery, entry, verification, analysis, and reporting of data.
- Oversee the design of data management systems.
- Develop estimates of time and resources for research programs.
- Use statistical software to analyze complex data and interpret results.
- Liaise between program centres and remote program sites and personnel.
- Develop presentations and present at meetings, seminars, and conferences.
- Conduct literature searches.

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Doctoral degree in a relevant field of study.
- Requires 7 years of relevant experience, including 1 year for full supervision.
- The following is also an asset:

- Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Immunology, Hematology, or related discipline (completed within the past 5 years).
- Proven expertise in: Immunoassays, epitope mapping, Molecular mutagenesis, Bioluminescence imaging, Mass spectrometry, Flow cytometry
- Demonstrated knowledge in: Structural biology, Platelet/coagulation biology, and/ or Humoral immunity
- Strong publication record and experience presenting at scientific conferences.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to lead multiple research projects and collaborate with academic partners.

**Additional Information**
- Cover letter detailing their research interests and demonstrating their level of expertise.
- CV
- A sample of peer-reviewed publications, preferably first author publications.

**Employment Equity Statement**

McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and within the lands protected by the “Dish With One Spoon” wampum agreement.

The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity, and has a strong commitment to employment equity.

Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact:

- Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247), or
- Faculty of Health Sciences HR Office at ext.