Research Coordinator

**Schedule**
8:30-4:30, M-F

**Education Level**
Bachelor's degree

**Career Level**
4 years of relevant experience

**Hourly Rate**

Should the successful applicant be a Unifor Unit 1 bargaining unit member, who meets the eligibility conditions of Article 19.02 of the Unifor Unit 1 Collective Agreement, then the Limited Term Assignment will be defined as a Career Growth Opportunity in accordance with Article 19 of the Unifor Local 5555 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.

**About the Faculty**:
McMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences trains physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, health care researchers, physician assistants and midwives to work together in teams, providing the finest patient care. Our pioneering education advances and our excellence in world-class research has consistently placed McMaster among the top 50 universities in the world for health and medicine.

**About the Department**:
The McMaster University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is a large multi

**About the Role**:
This role is a full-time temporary Career Growth opportunity for a 2-year term with potential for contract extension and/or growth within the department. This role will support department-wide research projects. Most of the projects will be clinical in nature, some of which will include patient recruitment for clinical trials. Tasks will include but are not limited to:

- Collecting routine information, word processing routine documents, and inputting data into databases.
- Developing estimates of time and resources for research projects.
- Writing data management and operations documentation for projects.
- Liaising between the project center and remote project sites and personnel
- Ensuring that the relevant research methodology is applied, and all research material is handled in accordance with established protocols, policies, and procedures.
- Developing an implementation plan for research projects.
- Designing promotional strategies and related materials to encourage participation and support for research projects.
- Conducting qualitative study participant interviews.

**Purpose and Key Functions**:

- Develop an implementation plan for research projects.
- Design promotional strategies and related materials to encourage participation and support for research projects.
- Perform quantitative analyses of research data.
- Interview study participants to gather qualitative and quantitative data.
- Facilitate focus group sessions with project participants.
- Coordinate and manage the collection, delivery, entry, verification, analysis, and reporting of data.
- Oversee the design and maintenance of databases, data collection forms, error checking methods, and related programs for collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Write sections of scientific papers, funding proposals, grants, and abstracts.
- Coordinate the activities of research staff and resources to ensure that projects progress in accordance with predetermined timelines.
- Develop estimates of time and resources for research projects.
- Use statistical software to analyze data and interpret results.
- Write data management and operations documentation for projects.
- Liaise between the project center and remote project sites and personnel.
- Ensure that relevant research methodology is applied, and all research material is handled in accordance with established protocols, policies, and procedures.
- Develop presentations and present information and training sessions to project personnel and project participants.
- Present at meetings, seminars, and conferences.
- Keep project participants informed of project progress through regular reports and newsletters.
- Implement and maintain research project budgets. Create financial projections and make adjustments to research project budgets throughout the fiscal year.
- Exercise appropriate controls, monitor, and reconcile accounts.
- 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 at any one time.
- Provide orientation and show procedures to others.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study.
- Requires 5 years of relevant experience.

**Assets**:

- Detailed knowledge of McMaster University policies, procedures, and regulations in relation to postgraduate education and faculty would be an asset.
- Flexibility in schedule is necessary, as some evenings, weekends and early mornings are required.
- Discretion, good judgment, attention to detail, personal motivation
- and the demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team with mínimal supervision in a fast paced and deadline-oriented environment.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with a strong customer service focus and proven relationship management skills.
- Ability to maintain composure under pressure.
- Problem solvin