Research Coordinator

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

Non Union Technicians and Research Assistants

Job Profile

Non Union Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 3

Job Title

Research Coordinator

Department

Isserow Laboratory Support Division of Cardiology | Department of Medicine | Faculty of Medicine

Compensation Range

$4,567.04 - $5,385.67 CAD Monthly

Posting End Date

January 31, 2025

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

Job End Date

Dec 31, 2026

This position is expected to be filled by promotion/reassignment and is included here to inform you of its vacancy at the University.

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
Responsible for coordinating research studies, coordinating lab activities and providing administrative support to the SportsCardiologyBC Research group at UBC Hospital. The incumbent will be responsible for the coordination of specific ongoing research studies and, in addition, will complete ethics and regulatory submissions for new research studies. In addition the incumbent will assist with the overall facilitation of group objectives by managing varying non-research lab projects, grant submissions, junior research assistants, including students and volunteers, administrative staff

Organizational Status
The Project and Research Coordinator will work within a team of research staff, administrative staff, physicians, cardiovascular technicians, and liaise with other healthcare professionals to ensure that the studies conducted at SportsCardiologyBC exceed regulatory and institutional standards. This position requires frequent contact with study participants, physicians, fellow Co-investigators, and other hospital staff. In addition the Project and Research Coordinator will be responsible for managing junior research assistants, including volunteer undergraduate students, co-op students, and research interns. The Project and Research Coordinator will be the primary contact with the UBC Clinical Research Ethics Board, granting agencies, and any other regulatory bodies. When necessary the incumbent will report to the Principal or Senior investigators.

Work Performed
- Executes research protocols and implements study procedures for enrolled participants in accordance with skills and education and Good Clinical Practice
- Administers project budgets to ensure compatibility with protocols and tracks payments from sponsor, grant, or funding agency
- Creates patient consent forms for assigned studies
- Coordinates screening, consenting, and enrolment, as well as administers study questionnaires and assess medical charts for participants in multiple on-going studies
- Schedules patient follow-up visits and assists with research procedures in accordance with training, including 24-hour Holter monitors, Ambulatory Blood Pressure monitoring, Elctrocardiogram (ECG), blood pressure, and anthropometrics when appropriate
- Collects data and responds to data queries
- Delegates to and supervises junior research assistants/volunteers to complete necessary data collection, entry, and validation for multiple on-going research projects
- Coordinates collection and storage of study-related materials while recognizing and maintaining participant confidentiality
- Prepares data flow charts outlining study interfaces with electronic source documents
- Development of and compliance with Standard Operating Procedures for research studies, projects, trials, and general lab purposes
- Ensures that all research studies and projects are performed within UBC Clinical Research Ethics Board, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and Tri-Council guidelines (TCPS-2)
- Correspond with PI, REB, and other regulatory agencies as necessary and document all correspondence in a clear, concise, and timely fashion
- Maintain research related documentation in regulatory/study folders to ensure accuracy and completeness (includes ethics documentation, certifications, delegation of authority logs, screening logs, etc.)
- Conduct daily aspects of trials according to study protocols
- Screen hospital charts for potential participants and discusses eligibility with physicians
- Develop study advertisement, promotional material, and teaching material for study recruitment and training purposes
- Provide detailed updates to senior investigators and study physicians
- Coordinate site visits, monitoring visits, and conference calls when necessary
- Resolve and report adverse events promptly and accurately as specified in study protocol
- Ensure appropriate study close-out, including archiving and document storage/security
- Manuscript development and submission to various public