Research Data Coordinator

Date Posted: 11/18/2025

Req ID: 46032

Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Department: Office of the Vice Dean, Research & Health Science Education

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number:

Description:

About us:

Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.

Your opportunity:

The Office of the Vice Dean, Research & Health Science Education (VDRHE) oversees research undertaken for the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and coordinates with its counterparts at the affiliated hospital research institutes for clinical research. This includes grant proposal development, administering internal funding allocations, collecting and reporting on research productivity metrics, and managing core research facilities.

As the Research Data Coordinator, you will generate and disseminate routine and ad hoc research metrics used to support reporting requirements for departments, units and the faculty. You will gather and analyze research metrics from both internal and external databases, providing context to end users and internal stakeholders to help them understand the data provided and inform decision making. Your collaborative approach, ability to work independently, strong analytical skills and proven track record of meaningfully contributing to complex projects will be key to your success in this role.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Generating and disseminating both regular and ad hoc reports to be used for management decision-making
• Analyzing complex statistical reports and financial information to inform management decision-making
• Coordinating tasks for projects and other strategic initiatives with stakeholders; and continuously analyzing processes to identify areas to boost efficiency in operations
• Reviewing and assessing requirements needed to meet project timelines; and researching, analyzing and recommending solutions to project challenges
• Updating and maintaining database records, and implementing data-cleaning processes for more consistent and reliable reporting
• Delivering training to end users on procedures and use of relevant information technology (IT)/data systems

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years of related data coordination experience preferably within an academic institution, teaching hospital or comparable environment
• Experience generating and disseminating reports used to inform decision-making
• Demonstrated experience with data analysis, including analyzing complex statistical reports
• Experience updating and maintaining database records
• Experience implementing data-cleaning processes
• Experience with project coordination
• Experience building and managing relationships with stakeholders
• Experience delivering end-user training on IT/data systems
• Experience using a wide range of research productivity metrics and databases (Scopus, Web of Science, RIS, Altmetric) and building and generating report
• Experience usingstatistical/analytical software (SPSS, Tableau)
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Access, PowerPoint) and must possess advanced Excel skills
• Strong technical skills to reliably extract, integrate, and work with complex data sets
• Solid analytical and project management skills, including the ability to set priorities and workflows, meet deadlines and facilitate/influence others to meet deadlines
• Excellent organizational, and problem-solving skills with the abilityto work independently and as a collaborative team member
• Superior communication skills (oral, written and listening)
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of data and present data analytics in an efficient, effective and easily understandable way to a wide variety of audiences
• General knowledge of research principles, concepts and techniques relating to data collection and data management

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Efficient
• Insightful
• Multi-tasker
• Possess a positive attitude
• Resourceful

Closing Date: 12/02/2025, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group: USW

Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing

Schedule: Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:

USW Pay Band 10 - $72,119. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $92,226. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category: Administrative / Managerial

Recruiter: Sharon Hung

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.