Research Coordinator

Job Summary

The Research Coordinator position will involve working on grant funded cervical cancer elimination and HPV research studies conducted through the Women's Health Research Institute (WHRI). The primary goals of the projects in this program are to address emerging health system priorities in cervical cancer prevention. The role provides a range of responsibilities regarding project oversight, coordination, and data management. The Research Coordinator will work under the supervision of the Research Program Manager and Dr.

Gina Ogilvie.

The incumbent will have a workspace at WHRI, located at the BC Women's Hospital campus, and will also spend time at the BC Cancer Research Centre.

The position is in the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH), within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. The School is an innovative unit that encompasses many health‑related groupings at UBC as a collaborative venture. The School is structured around four divisions:
Occupational and Environmental Health;
Health Services and Policy;
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health Practice; and Health in Populations.

The primary activities of the Research Coordinator include:

• Reviews and coordinates trial conduct and administration to ensure all research activities are conducted per protocol, and advises PIs of potential or actual risks or threats to project objectives and completion.
• Investigates, provides reports, and makes recommendations to the Research Manager and investigative team to ensure trial activities are conducted per protocol and within trial scope and budget.
• Develops abstracts, manuscripts, and presentations for submission and/or presentations as needed.
• Works collaboratively with team and relevant stakeholders to facilitate completion of the project per protocol, and facilitates and oversees participant recruitment, working in the field as needed.
• Reviews study protocols as assigned, discusses logistics with the Program Manager, Dr. Ogilvie, and research team as needed, and oversees compliance with documentation requirements in accordance with study protocols and Good Clinical Practice guidelines.
• Acts as a resource to various research team members to identify real or potential problems and works independently and with the Research Manager as needed to resolve these issues.
• Actively contributes in study progress meetings with research team(s).
• Analyzes study databases, conducts target fact‑finding and interprets data to generate progress and interim research reports for the investigative team.
• Works on grant and ethics submissions and manages various regulatory documentation.
• Other duties as needed.

Errors made could influence the ability of the research team to meet critical deadlines and could compromise the results of the research project, thereby impacting the credibility of the Principal Investigator. Poor decisions may be damaging to the reputation of the Principal Investigator, the School, the funding body(ies), and the University, and could lead to incorrect or inappropriate policy recommendations being made.

This position will be responsible for access, collection, use, and disclosure of personal information in accordance with the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (RSBC 1996) and other UBC privacy and security policies. Employees must work under strict confidentiality requirements; internal procedures and policies to protect personal information must be followed, and adherence to these requirements will be regularly reviewed by the employer.

Works under general direction within established policies, procedures, and standards. Work is reviewed against task objectives and conformity to standards.

The research coordinator is not responsible for other employees.

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum of two years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with…