Research Project Coordinator

**Position Details**:
**Posting #**: 28087
**Department**:SARSCOV2
**Employee Type**:Temporary, Full Time
**If Temporary, Number of Weeks**:
**Union**:Non-Union
**Openings Remaining**:1

**Schedule**:
**Work Days**: Monday to Friday
**Time of Day**: Days
**Shift**: 7.5 hour
**This position may be scheduled at any of the following sites**: Charlton Campus (Hamilton Downtown)

**Application Dates**:
**Opening Date**: 21/05/24
**Closing Date**: 28/05/24 Applications must be received online by 12:00 midnight on the Closing Date

**Position Description**:
Temporary assignment until September 2026

**Position Summary**:
The project coordinator will develop, implement and maintain the CIHR Team Grant for Lung Health Initiative.

**Location**:
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Charlton Campus
Hours: Monday - Friday days, but some evening/weekend work may be required

**Objectives of this role**:

- Build and develop the Team Grant project (9 academic centers across Canada, McMaster primary site) to ensure recruitment targets are met by providing direction and guidance.
- Establish and maintain relationships with relevant principal investigators, collaborators and research staff by providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes
- The project coordinator will also prepare and present updates regularly to principal investigators/collaborators to ensure the project needs are achieved.

**Responsibilities**:

- Initiate, manage and communicate within our institution, other collaborating sites, patient support groups and knowledge translation/outreach partners.
- Contracts/agreements
- Budgets
- Research Ethics Board submissions/amendments/renewals
- Regulatory document preparation and submission
- Preparation and distribution of monthly newsletters
- Shipment of samples for biobanking
- Standard Operating Procedures for study conduct, diagnostic procedures and laboratory protocols
- Telemonitoring and database entry

**Qualifications**:

- BSc or equivalent (MSc preferable) with previous research (clinical/basic science) experience in medical discipline
- Flexible and positive professional attitude required
- Dependable and reliable with a good attendance record required
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills will facilitate interactions with the team, collaborators and research staff
- The ability to prioritize, negotiate, set and meet goals
- Fluent with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, basic statistical knowledge

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) is an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all our programs, practices, facilities, and people. We foster a culture of patient and staff safety where all positions comply and work in conjunction with the Mission, Vision, and Core Values of SJHH. SJHH is committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process - please inform us should accommodation be required at any point in the recruitment process.
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) is an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all our programs, practices, facilities, and people. We foster a culture of patient and staff safety where all positions comply and work in conjunction with the _Mission, Vision, and Core Values_ of SJHH._

**We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. SJHH is committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process - please inform us should accommodation be required at any point in the recruitment process.**

**Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.