Research Coordinator

**Schedule**
Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm

**Education Level**
Master's degree in a relevant field of study

**Career Level**
Requires 5 years of relevant experience

**JD #**

JD00440

**Pay Grade**

10

**Title:
**Research Coordinator (III)

**Unit/Project Description**:

- For Department use only._

The McMaster Immunology Research Centre (MIRC) within the Department of Medicine is a vibrant research facility with an infrastructure that supports 15 faculty members and their teams of researchers within the 4th and 5th floors of the MDCL building at McMaster. The Research Coordinator position would function as a general lab manager to facilitate the coordination of maintenance of the research infrastructure, including: service/upkeep and purchase/replacement of major shared instruments/equipment; monitoring purchase/supply of consumables and distribution of expenses; coordinate communication and leadership with the team-oriented technicians that support the MIRC research endeavours; communicate safety/Biosafety and building facility management issues within the MIRC team.

**Job Summary:
**The Research Coordinator (III) is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating protocol procedures and managing the daily operations of a research study ensuring that all aspects of the study protocol are adhered to. Applies specialized knowledge to initiate, implement, coordinate, and manage moderate to large research projects.

**Purpose and Key Functions:
- Monitor and coordinate multiple research studies and knowledge translation activities in order to assess the need for and to implement strategies to ensure the conduct of quality research, the achievement of expected time lines and deliverables, and the efficient use of human and practical resources.
- Troubleshoot problems at all stages of study development and implementation.
- Participate with a team in the development and authoring of research protocols.
- Lead the internal research study ethical review process.
- Recruit study participants and enlist agencies to refer participants.
- Review referrals and keep track of intakes from various referral sources.
- Develop an implementation plan for research studies.
- Design a promotional strategy and related materials.
- Provide advice on and conduct analyses of complex data sets.
- Interview study participants to gather qualitative and quantitative data.
- Facilitate focus group sessions with study participants.
- Facilitate research learning opportunities.
- Gain the cooperation of research partners and team members by acting as the first point of contact on a variety of research projects and liaising with project collaborators, stakeholders, and staff.
- Coordinate and manage the collection, delivery, entry, verification, analysis, and reporting of data.
- Identify funding opportunities and coordinate the submission of research proposals.
- Oversee the design of databases, data collection forms, error checking methods, and related programmes for collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Write sections of scientific papers, funding proposals, and abstracts.
- Develop estimates of time and resources for a research project.
- Prepare data management and operations documentation for the project.
- Liaise between the study centre and remote study sites and personnel.
- Ensure that the relevant research methodology is applied, and that all research material is handled in accordance with established protocols, policies, and procedures.
- Develop and deliver information and training sessions.
- Deliver presentations at meetings, seminars, and conferences as required.
- Keep project participants informed of the project's progress through regular reports and newsletters.
- Implement and maintain the research program budget.
- Conduct literature searches.

**Supervision:
- Provide lead hand supervision and is responsible for the quality and quantity of work of others.
- Ongoing responsibility for supervising up to 9 casual employees.

**Requirements:
- Master's degree in a relevant field of study.
- Requires 5 years of relevant experience.

**Assets**:

- For Department use only._
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills and problem-solving ability
- Familiarity with various instruments and equipment required for running wet lab laboratory research. For example: ultracentrifuges and rotors, Biological safety cabinets, Liquid Nitrogen storage, -80 degree freezers, tabletop centrifuges, incubators, microscopes, imaging systems, cell culture requirements
- Familiarity with safety and Biohazard regulations in wet lab research
- Familiarity with excel files, basic accounting and McMaster's Mosaic and MacBuy programs
- A background in basic Immunology and/or cell biology could also be an asset

**Additional Information:
**Applicants can visit the MIRC website for more information on the research activities mirc.mcmaster.ca

**How To Apply**

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