Lead, Clinical Research

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $45.46 - $65.35 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
We have an exciting opportunity for a** Temp Part Time**Lead, Clinical Research**to join our team in **Surrey, B.C.**

Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to:

- Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
- Generous Vacation Time: Eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
- Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
- Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
- Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
- TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes.
- Additional employee discounts and perks available.-
- **_Eligibility based on employment status._**

Detailed Overview:
**Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families**:
**Responsibilities**:

- Leads the promotion, management, support, and execution of clinical research activities for FH and works in close collaboration with researchers within FH and across other health authorities. Acts as the communications link between all strategic partners.
- Plays an active role in the strategic decision making in the development of new relationships with internal and external agencies by networking, partnering, collaborating, liaisoning, and connecting parties with similar research interests.
- Works with physicians and other researchers as a resource in developing strategies to identify funding opportunities and support for clinical research projects. Collects and engages expertise from across FH and other organizations.
- Stimulates business development initiatives related to clinical research by identifying and pursuing funding from funding agencies, commercial entities, donor contributions, scientific partnerships, and marketing opportunities.
- Engages participation from the scientific research community in the process of developing and promoting research for FH. Cultivates positive and responsive working relationships with members of the research community.
- Develops the communication and marketing strategies and oversees their implementation and ongoing administration. Develops policies and procedures which comply with FH's research-related policies and which govern the conduct of all research activities within FH.
- Develops, designs, and implements the evaluation processes and procedures and research protocols for research initiatives. Ensures that all research adheres to FH research-related policies.
- Drives all aspects of the public awareness strategies to proactively communicate and ensure greater public awareness and support for research activities across FH.
- Facilitates the organization and development of new research ideas from concept to protocol. Works with internal and external experts to develop ideas into a concept with a clear hypothesis and objectives.
- Manages assigned employees including hiring, orientation, coordinating team activities, performance evaluation, coaching, training, approving leaves, and discipline and dismissal.
- Undertakes research to keep current with national and international research initiatives and opportunities.
- Represents the department on internal and external working groups, as applicable.

Qualifications**:Education and Experience**
Master's Degree in a related field plus five (5) years' recent, related experience in clinical research, or related project management work. Experience in research methodologies, study protocol requirements, including ethical conduct and standard operating procedures.
**Competencies**
Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

**Professional/Technical Capabilities**:

- Demonstrated ability in developing new strategic partnerships both internal and external to the organization.
- Demonstrated community and organizational development skills.
- Knowledge of participatory community-based research, planning, and analysis skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build cooperative and consultative partnerships with senior staff in external organizations.
- Demonstrated project management skills.
- Ability to motivate and influence leaders, physicians and staff at all levels to embrace and take action on initiatives.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of multi-disciplinary teams.
- Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in health care.
- Physical ability to p