Clinical Research Manager

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level A

Job Title

Clinical Research Manager

Department

HLI Clinical Research Core | UBC James Hogg Research Centre | Faculty of Medicine

Compensation Range

$5,365.42 - $7,709.92 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

September 11, 2025

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

Job End Date

September 30, 2026

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Job Summary
The Clinical Research Manager (CRM) is responsible for managing research activities of the Respiratory Medicine Division at the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI) located at St. Paul’s Hospital in downtown Vancouver. The CRM's will be responsible for the regulatory and operational provisions and administration of two multi-site research projects and will manage several research coordinators, assistants, and students executing the research activities in accordance with study protocols within an allocated budget and timelines. The CRM will liaise with internal and external clinical and administrative staff to ensure the successful achievement of study goals and milestones while maintaining high security, privacy, and ethical practices.

Organizational Status

The CRM will report directly to the Clinical Research Services Core Manager and receive supervision from the Principal Investigator(s). The CRM will work collaboratively with professional staff (nurses, physicians, technicians) and directly supervise research coordinators, assistants, and students.

The UBC Centre for Heart Lung Innovation at St. Paul’s Hospital brings together basic and clinical scientists in an exciting multidisciplinary environment to address heart, lung, and critical care disease. The HLI is the largest translational research centre within Providence Health Care’s St. Paul’s Hospital, comprised of 50 Principal Investigators (PIs), of whom approximately 40% conduct clinical research, and over 300 Scientists and staff. Education is provided to over 130 undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students.

Work Performed
- Facilitate the transition of a large-scale, national, clinical registry (CARE-PF) into an electronic data capture system, create new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and manage access to the data.
- Lead patient engagement in governing the above-mentioned registry transition and management.
- Establish a coordinating site for a multi-site, national, study (CAN-Impact) and manage research activities and administration.
- Manage finances and budgets of the projects, including invoice preparation, payment tracking, budget forecasts, financial reports, and other required financial documents. Coordinate with the finance team to resolve any financial issues that may arise and report routinely to PIs on financial status of the projects.
- Develop and regularly update organizational and study-specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure compliance with ICH/GCP guidelines and clinical operations.
- Lead local and national study team meetings. Establish effective communication with all team members.
- Develop work priorities for the research project team, manage workload, establish timelines, and ensure research objectives and deadlines are met.
- Liaise with physicians and other hospital staff to establish and coordinate study operations within hospital departments, including laboratories, radiology, IT, and outpatient services.
- Develop and oversee patient enrollment strategies.
- Review study progress with the study team and initiate necessary actions to improve progress if needed.
- Execute queries and conduct preliminary data analysis on study database(s).
- Contribute to the development of investigator-led and study protocols.
- Assist the Core Manager in hiring, training, and supervising new research staff.
- Contribute to academic publications and present at academic conferences.
- Perform other duties as needed.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

This position exercises professional judgement and initiative in managing various research activities with a high level of independence. Failure to act professionally and tactfully would harm patients and various UBC and he