Clinical Research Coordinator

Hours per Week: 35

Salary Grade 13: $62,480 - $73,460, commensurate with experience.

Please note, this is a wholly grant funded 1-year temporary full-time contract opportunity. This contract includes a comprehensive benefits package.

With an international reputation for success, Western ranks as one of Canada's top research-intensive universities. Our research excellence expands knowledge and drives discovery with real-world application. Western also provides an exceptional employment experience, offering competitive salaries, a wide range of employment opportunities and one of Canada's most beautiful campuses.

The mission of Hana Serajeddini's research is to investigate characteristics and drivers of severe airways diseases like asthma. By advancing our understanding of this we stand to improve the personalization of care in the field.

The Clinical Research Coordinator will play a key role in planning, implementing, and completing research projects for the severe airways disease research team within the Division of Respirology. This position supports day-to-day administrative, financial, and regulatory operations, assists with data collection, and contributes to the dissemination of findings. The Coordinator will manage research initiatives including participant recruitment, conducting assessments, and ensuring compliance with ethical standards and regulatory requirements. The role also involves maintaining high standards of data quality, overseeing sample collection and storage, and implementing best practices for continuous quality improvement. As the team expands into advanced applications such as ventilation MRI, sputum analysis, and clinical trials, this position is essential for safeguarding participant safety, ensuring operational excellence, and advancing personalized medicine to improve patient care.

Education:

• Master of Science or registered healthcare professional, such as a Registered Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, Registered Respiratory Therapist, Physician's Assistant, or equivalent, and relevant experience
• Preferred:
• Clinical Research Certificate preferred
• Phlebotomy training would be an asset
• PhD in a relevant discipline preferred

Experience:

• 2 years of clinical research study management experience
• Experience performing patient study visits that include ECG, phlebotomy, spirometry and collaborating with imaging units
• Experience with designing and developing study protocols
• Preferred:
• 5 years of working experience in clinical research is strongly preferred
• Experience working with respiratory patients including administering pulmonary function tests is preferred
• Experience in assisting with the preparation of grant applications, ethics submissions, research budgets and monitoring accounts would be an asset

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• In-depth knowledge of ICH, GCP and TCPII guidelines
• Knowledge in, and experience with, best practices and GLP for collection and processing of human samples (blood and sputum)
• Familiarity with techniques for planning, managing and coordinating projects with competing priorities that involve a variety of stakeholders
• Familiarity with regulations and guidelines governing research ethics in an academic environment and with best practices for reviewing and writing grant proposals
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and confidence dealing with all levels of an organization
• Self-motivated with exceptional organizational and management skills
• Familiarity with financial principles and budgeting with the ability to ensure expenditures and resources are within allotments and to make appropriate modifications when required
• Attention to detail with an ability to retrieve, analyze and synthesize sizable amounts of data, while ensuring that information is accurate and comprehensive
• Proven ability to collaborate with outside departments, including medical biophysics, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, and laboratory medicine
• Ability to provide solutions by using constructive and innovative thinking
• Strong interpersonal skills to promote positive experiences for participants and their families
• Ability to ensure confidentiality and privacy is maintained through the appropriate retention and destruction of information
• Computer skills with the ability to learn and use relevant software that achieves the required outcomes and is in line with best practices
• Ability to collaborate with industry partners and act as a clinical trial coordinator for industry sponsored trials (regulatory, budget, contracts negotiations and study visits)
• Proven ability to take initiative and champion a project from conception through implementation and evaluation
• Proven ability to develop relationships by interacting with people in a professional, respectful and diplomatic manner
• Ability to work independently as a team member to achieve laboratory goals
• Intermediate computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite
• Familiarity with university research policies and practices preferred

Please note, successful applicants may be required to produce a current Police Vulnerable Sector Check from a police service prior to commencing employment.

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Western is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources or phone

This position is an existing vacancy. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.