Research Coordinator II Healthy Cities Healthier Lives

Research Coordinator II Healthy Cities Healthier Lives (Job ID: 7795)

The Healthy Cities Healthier Lives Research Program, led by Dr. Gillian Booth, is seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent leadership, interpersonal, communication, and critical thinking skills for the position of Research Coordinator II. This research program is located within the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions. MAP is Canada's largest research centre focused on health equity and the social determinants of health. Internationally recognized for groundbreaking science and innovation, MAP develops and implements real-world, evidence-driven program and policy solutions that disrupt cycles of socioeconomic exclusion and poor health.

The Healthy Cities Healthier Lives Research Program is currently looking for a Research Coordinator II. The successful candidate will work closely with a team of research scientists and staff to carry out research exploring the design, implementation, and evaluation of a park prescription intervention aimed at preventing diabetes.

The role of the Research Coordinator II is to conduct and lead the day to day coordination of research activities and implementation of projects involving quantitative and qualitative methodologies, assisting with the building of study infrastructure, and developing future projects. This individual supports communications, and operations of programs. The Research Coordinator II is responsible for administrative duties pertaining to the research projects including maintenance of study records, quality assurance and ensuring the integrity of study data. Examples of the kind of work include developing and implementing strategies to disseminate and increase the uptake of guidelines and SOP's, building strong supportive relationships amongst diverse stakeholders, and evaluating implementation projects using qualitative and quantitative research skills. Research Coordinators II are responsible for ensuring participants and their data are collected within the research and ethical standards, and that proper research practices are followed at all times.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that people in underrepresented communities are less likely to apply to jobs when they don't meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building an inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we still welcome you to apply.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Research Duties (50% of work time)

· Networks, engages, and fosters relationships with municipal decision makers, community-based organizations, and other key stakeholders.

· Leads the development of study protocols and key informant interview guides; conducts key informant interviews.

· Analyses data from key informant interviews; critically integrates information garnered into broader study protocols and knowledge mobilization strategies.

· Coordinates projects with little direction and provides broader project strategic direction.

· Ongoing coordination of study activities; day to day project management of timelines, resources, deliverables, and study tasks.

· Assists Principal Investigator in the initiation of new research, consulting on search criteria, strategies, brainstorming, etc.

· Develops, and reviews content in proposals, grant applications, and protocols.

· Quantitative and qualitative data collection, including designing interview guides, surveys, selecting/screening test sample, cleaning/coding data, and conducting interviews.

· Leads presentation of research related information: reports, proposals, publications, manuscripts, abstracts, newsletters, posters etc.

· Prepares, and presents research at conferences and other meetings.

· Writes manuscripts, prepares tables and figures, submits manuscripts, and makes revisions.

· Plan, design, coordinate and execute quantitative and qualitative data analysis and report writing.

· Develops processes, tools (workflow, Gantt charts), and resources to support team members, and projects.

· Monitors, and controls research regulations, quality, and guidelines, including ethical (e.g., REB submissions), and safety protocols.

· Interacts with multiple stakeholders. Acts as a knowledge broker and user to add framing for policy recommendations. Disseminates reports and presentations to stakeholders.

· Writes and administers informed consent forms.

· Coordinates participants and helps with screening /recruitment, including following up with participants.

· Ensures accurate distribution of honoraria.

· Manages honorarium logs, ensuring signatures for each participant.

Administrative Duties (35% of work time)

· Designs all source documents (templates, tracking files, forms, guidance documents) for the collection, and management of information/data.

· Creates trainings, manuals, e-learning content as needed.

· Organizes, facilitates, and runs meetings with internal teams, and external stakeholders.

· Ensures maintenance, collection, transcription, and entry of study related data, in accordance with hospital and privacy regulations.

· May plan research-related events, publication, and knowledge translation events (including food vendor organization, and event advertising and marketing).

Day to day project and staff guidance (15% of work time)

· Coordinates, trains, mentors, and delegates tasks (including overseeing quality control of submitted assignments) to Research Assistants, volunteers, students, casual staff, internal/external collaborators, and Research Coordinator I's.

· Supports team growth and encourages collaboration and team-focused approaches.

· Resolves conflict.

· Performs cross functional and other duties as assigned and/or requested.

· All staff are expected to carry out their assigned duties and responsibilities in a manner which prioritizes patient and employee safety, and confidentiality. Key accountabilities in this regard include:

· Strict compliance with patient/employee confidentiality practices and policies.

· Strict compliance with patient/employee safety practices and standards.

· Appropriate identification, reporting and response to patient/employee confidentiality breaches in accordance with established policies and procedures.

· Appropriate identification, reporting and response to patient/employee safety risks and incidents/events in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Qualifications

· Undergraduate Degree and 3 years of relevant experience, OR demonstrable equivalent combination of specialized education and experience. [AJ1]

· Currently working towards a PhD in epidemiology, public health, health services research, or a related discipline is an asset.

· Knowledge and experience in diabetes research.

· Knowledge and experience in urban built environment research, with a focus on parks and greenspace.

· Experience working with policy and/or community stakeholders.

· Understanding of systemic power structures and their effect on individual and public health.

· Understanding of the social determinants of health and how these factors intersect to impact health.

· Ability to understand and analyze how policy decisions shape public health outcomes, using an equity-focused lens.

· GCP certificate. (Completed within first 2 weeks of hire)

· TCPS CORE 2 is preferred. (Completed within first 2 weeks of hire)

· RCR (Responsible conduct of Research) is an asset.

· Experience with navigating ethics boards and grant funding applications.

· Knowledge of applied healthcare research.

· Experience with plain language writing.

· Project coordination experience.

· Project Management skills are an asset.

· Quantitative research experience.

· Qualitative research experience.

· Familiarity with knowledge translation.

· Knowledge of basic statistics an asset.

· Knowledge of statistical/data analysis software (e.g. SPSS, SAS, R, Strata,R/R Studio, Access, etc.) is an asset

· Knowledge of qualitative analysis software (e.g.NVIVO) is an asset.

· Knowledge of survey software (Survey Monkey, Qualtrics, REDCap) is an asset

· Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

· Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

· High attention to detail.

· Proven ability to learn new skills.

· Ability to assimilate new information, and concepts quickly.

· Awareness and commitment to diverse communities and priority populations (BIPOC, LGBT+, people who use drugs experiencing homelessness, or have health issues etc.).

· Self-driven and takes initiative.

· Leadership skills.

· Able to appropriately conduct themselves and interact with stakeholders accordingly.

· Self-motivated.

· Ability to work in a fast paced, adaptable environment.

· Aptitude for analytical problem solving skills.

· Ability to meet deadlines, punctual.