This is a Temporary Full Time assignment up to approximately twelve (12) months
Sinai Health is seeking a Research Coordinator to collaborate with the members of the Neonatology team to oversee the coordination, management, and operational aspects of the clinical research program. Working with leadership, you will develop a shared vision for clinical research, and monitors and evaluates key indicators to ensure that the program’s goals and objectives are met. The Coordinator will facilitate research within the program, including conducting feasibility reviews and triaging competing protocols, and monitoring the progress of studies throughout the entire life cycle of the study. The Coordinator will ensure that research studies are carried out by trained and educated staff according to local, federal and international guidelines governing ethical research in humans, and are adequately resourced in terms of space, infrastructure, budget and personnel. He/she will work with the leadership to identify gaps in infrastructure, services or policies. The Coordinator will also work with the program’s Executive and/or Principal Investigators to manage the financial aspects of clinical research projects, including budget preparation and ongoing budget management and oversight. The coordinator is also responsible for overseeing contract negotiations and data and material transfer agreements.
The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Research Manager and the Principal Investigator of the assigned projects, but must be able to work independently and effectively to produce high quality research, documents, communication and overall coordination.
About This Team
The Department of Paediatrics of Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the largest academic centres for neonatal care in the country. In addition, the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, a University of Toronto affiliated research centre, is one of the world's leading centres in biomedical research. With ground-breaking discoveries in many areas of research in neonatology, the Institute is committed to excellence in health research and the training of young investigators. Strong partnerships with the clinical programs of Mount Sinai Hospital ensure that scientific knowledge is used to promote human health.
In This Role You Will - Coordinate, supervise, train and educate staff. Encouraging collaboration between all clinical researchers, research staff, trainees, and volunteers within their program area, in close collaboration with study principal investigators
- Coordinate research staff administrative onboarding and requests
- Educate research team members to ensure all clinical research is conducted according to the guiding ethical principles, privacy legislation, and all other applicable internal policies and external regulations and guidelines
- In collaboration with the Principal Investigators, oversee the management life cycle for funded and/or prospective clinical research studies or infrastructure projects, from budget development, grant applications, study initiation/planning through to execution and closure. This specifically includes providing assistance to researchers in the preparation and submission of ethics applications and amendments as required, contract and data transfer agreements as required, and organization of study monitoring.
- Communicate with Department Head/Executive/Senior Management Team as necessary to ensure research is carried out in accordance with departmental and hospital strategic priorities and to identify issues, negotiate resources/deliverables and/or update on general project progress
- Support researchers to develop proposals and grant submission applications, in addition to data collection tools using paper, web-based forms, REDCaP, Simple Survey, excel, and/or access and to develop study databases using REDCaP, Simple Survey, excel, and/or access
- Coordinate study logistics with other sites
- Ensure studies follow Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Tri-Council Policy Statement 2 (TCPS2), and research ethics board (REB) guidelines
- Coordinate research studies:
- Establish project plans to ensure study time-lines and deliverables are met.
- Assist with database creation and maintenance
- Recruit participants and research activities as related to participants
- Communicate with other hospital leads for data collection and verification
- Assist supervising Principal Investigator in preparing reports of study progress
- Assist with preparation of written materials: research ethics board applications and reports, consent forms, manuscripts, research reports, poster and presentation submissions
- Engage with the lead investigators, research team, and clinical providers throughout the research process
- Assist with grant submissions for future FICare studies
- Maintain study documents and other research files
- Help with general clinical study organization including archiving and filing
Job Requirements
Mandatory
- Master's degree in Epidemiology, Health Sciences or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience in clinical research
- Minimum of 1 year experience and demonstrated success in a research setting
Preferred
- A clinical professional degree and/or certification in clinical research (e.g. Society of Clinical Research Associates or Association of Clinical Research Professionals)
- Familiarity with and/or interest in Paediatrics/Neonatology
- Previous work experience in a healthcare and/or clinical setting
- Previous experience interacting with study participants/patients
Skills and Knowledge
- High level interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Well-developed time management skills and excellent attention to detail
- Self-motivated and able to work independently to complete the collective goals of the team
- Good judgment and decision making
- Good computer skills with Microsoft Word and Excel (data collection and entry)
- Strong communication skills
If this sounds like you and you feel ready to advance your career within research, apply now and let us know why you would be a great addition to our team.
