Research Quality Associate (Partnership Security and Compliance)

The University Health Network, where "above all else the needs of patients come first", encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of ground breaking firsts and a purpose of "Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning", the University Health Network (UHN), Canada's largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.

Union: Non-Union
Site: 700 University Ave., Toronto. ON
Department: Research Quality Integration
Reports to: Manager, Research Integrity and Responsible Conduct
Work Model: On-Site
Grade: N0:08
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: $38.17- $47.71 per hour (To commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy)
Shifts: Day
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: Until Filled

The Research Quality Integration department supports the UHN research community by identifying risks to quality, and opportunities for improvement, facilitating safe, effective and efficient solutions to enable regulatory compliance, while achieving best practice standards in research at UHN. The Research Quality Associate works with the research community, including scientists, research teams, senior leadership, Research Solutions & Service leadership, promoting leading practices in quality, risk management and responsible conduct of research.

UHN and its researchers are involved in national and international research partnerships and collaborations that facilitate discovery and innovation, increase participant diversity and improve the validity and applicability of study findings. Disclosure and management of these relationships is critical to UHN's ability to conduct high quality research. The Research Quality Associate will support initiatives that ensure that these relationships are disclosed and reported in compliance with regulatory and funder requirements, including assessing relationships for relatedness to funded research.

Duties
The primary responsibility of the Research Quality Associate is to support UHN's responsible conduct of research program, with a focus on relationship management and regulatory compliance. This includes:

• Supporting UHN's approach to managing foreign affiliations and compliance with the Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern
• Supporting compliance with the US Public Health Services financial conflict of interest requirements, including assessment of scientific grant applications for relatedness to research relationships
• Supporting disclosure of relationships and foreign affiliations by UHN's researchers
• Supporting other parts of the program as necessary (including conducting policy analysis, risk assessments, report writing, developing and implementing training and education, coordinating committees)
• Assisting in the coordination and support of research integrity activities and inquiry / investigation process, including collecting information, document management, communication, and report drafting in compliance with regulatory and funder requirements
• Assessing and monitoring of the internal and external research environment, governing legislation, guidelines and regulations to facilitate identification of potential risks or quality gaps
• Assisting in the coordination and support of risk management activities, collaborating with risk owners to identify, assess, evaluate, plan and monitor risk mitigation strategies
• Managing projects that are integral to RQI strategic initiatives, including coordinating and conducting research program review activities, and system/process gap analyses
• Participating in the development and communication of research best practice standards, including delivering effective education, training and support to research programs
• Internal and external environmental scans and evaluation of research programs, services, systems, tools

• At minimum, Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences or related field required
• Master's degree preferred
• Minimum four years in an academic research environment (wet/dry lab, clinical research)
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory requirements, standards, issues related to the academic research environment
• Strong ability to understand and critically assess research projects
• Outstanding ability to interact with, engage, and build relationships with diverse stakeholders including scientists, researchers, senior-level executives, management, and front-line staff.
• Strong expertise in business writing including policy, standards, reports, meeting minutes
• Experience in developing, analyzing, and implementing policy
• Excellent project management skills, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Outstanding collaborative approach and interpersonal skill.
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.