Research Coordinator

**Research Coordinator, Sunnybrook Research Institute**

**Temporary Full time, one-year term with possibility of renewal**

**Hours: 37.5 hours/week (1.0 FTE)**

**Description**:
The Sunnybrook Research Institute is seeking an energetic, highly motivated individual to work as a Temporary Full Time Research Coordinator (RC) in the Department of Emergency Services.

The Research Coordinator will co-ordinate investigator-initiated research studies. Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the list below. Excellent communication skills and ability to multitask and solve problems is essential.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Carry out project-specific activities from project initiation to project completion.
- Prepare submissions to Research Ethics Boards; monitor project timelines, amendments and renewals, and maintain study documentation in accordance with institutional policies and procedures
- Manage process for Data Sharing Agreements / contracts
- Assists in study administration and study management: ability to adhere to research protocol and to carry out various aspects of conducting of a research study or a clinical trial.
- Training of research assistance in accordance with research protocol
- Supervising data collection and data quality of research assistants, and ensure they adhere to research protocols, institutional and REB policies and procedures
- Responsible for collaborating with the Principal Investigator and other members of the study team, in the recruitment of study participants
- Financial duties relating to research study-related activities such as liaising with Research Finance as necessary for activities such as new account setup, annual reporting, budget management, etc.
- Plan, implement, review and coordinate all aspects of data collection and source documentation, as per hospital policy and ICH/GCP guidelines
- Report any study related abnormalities and/or deviations from defined parameters (i.e., the approved protocol or documented investigator instructions) to the investigators or health care team members
- Liaise with study team members and investigators at study sites to ensure high standards of quality and optimal management of research participant care
- Ensure that the confidentiality of patient, employee and hospital information is maintained at all times
- Occasional off-hour (evening, weekend work) may be required

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree, Science/or Health Science preferred
- Minimum of one (1) year direct clinical research coordinator experience is an asset.
- **Familiarity with Research Ethics Board submissions is an asset**
- Competence in REDCap, Word, Excel, as well as database and spreadsheet software and other software packages is an asset
- Appreciation and respect for difference in communication styles and the values of older persons.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Attention to detail, superior organizational and time management skills and the ability to learn quickly and work independently.
- TCP2 Certification is required (must be completed within 3 months of hiring)

Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); **AND** have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital’s obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

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