Manager, Research Operations

Staff
- Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried
- Administration, Level B Job Title Manager, Research Operations Department Research Programs & Administration | Office of Research | Faculty of Medicine

Compensation Range $7,158.42 - $10,292.25 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date August 29, 2026

Note:

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

Job End Date February 23, 2029

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

This position provides comprehensive guidance for efficient administration and organization of the Office of Research within the Faculty of Medicine (FoM), including coordinating responses to issues and complex requests, preparing reports and briefs for the Vice Dean, Research, Senior Director, Research, and/or Associate Director, Research Programs and Administration, and managing staff responsible for coordinating the duties of the Office of Research.

The Manager, Research Operations is responsible for the operations of the Faculty of Medicine's Research Office including managing and promoting research activity including providing input into the research administration of the UBC Faculty of Medicine. Working in under the broad direction of the Associate Director, Research Programs and Administration to provide senior management leadership for operationalizing strategic plan initiatives and objectives.

This position will be responsible for the planning, management and the coordination of support for all research related resources for faculty members in the Faculty. Through the acquisition of information from multiple sources, organizations and agencies he/she makes recommendations and provides guidance on issues of research policy, procedures, regulatory guidelines, in addition to the local, provincial and federal research funding policies.

Working closely with senior administration within the Faculty of Medicine offices (Research, Education, Departments, Schools, Centres, and Institutes), this position is responsible for a wide variety of initiatives to ensure the work of the Office of Research can be carried out efficiently and effectively. This position collaborates with the Associate Director, Research Programs and Administration in conceptualizing, strategizing and implementing a collaborative planning approach collegiately for areas that impact across the Faculty of Medicine and UBC.

This role will continue to evolve and the individual must be willing to respond to the given priorities of the day and be willing to work cooperatively in a challenging and dynamic environment. This position is primarily located at the Point Grey campus, but may also work from alternate locations.

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC’s entrepreneurial spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. UBC encourages its students, staff and faculty to challenge convention, lead discovery and explore new ways of learning. At UBC, bold thinking is given a place to develop into ideas that can change the world.

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