Clinical Research Project Manager - Toronto, Canada - SickKids

SickKids

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About SickKids:

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world.

As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education.

Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day.

SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of _Healthier Children. A Better World_.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

Position Description:

Here's What You'll Get To Do

Prepare protocols for use and develop case report forms and/or questionnaires
Organize science reviews and track deadlines
Keep abreast of regulations and policies governing clinical research and communicating to staff and research team members
Develop policies and procedures related to the research program, ensuring external regulations and guidelines are followed
Develop informed consent documents based on regulations, REB consent templates and institutional requirements. Submit documents to REB; following

- up on queries and changes. Prepare annual follow up for resubmission, making and submitting changes based on protocol amendments as required

Develop study binders for clinical program and study team use and ensure they are kept up to date
Participate in audits, site visits and monitoring by SickKids and other regulatory bodies
Supervise literature reviews and keep current with study literature
Supervise database development and entry and locking database once clean
Develop programming to produce regular database reports
Develop and monitor timelines for existing studies and balance the demands of multiple projects
In multicentre trials, manage the overall study, including participation in selection, training, monitoring and ongoing communication with other studies, and organizing Investigator meetings
Develop quality control guidelines for studies e.g. eligibility confirmation, protocol compliance, scheduling of reevaluations
Monitor serious adverse events or drug reactions and reporting to PI. Followup on adverse events including filing reports with internal and external regulatory bodies (REB), notification of collaborators, and/or patients
Design/develop promotional strategies, including newsletters and letters to parents
Oversee recruitment and patient contacts
Encourage and foster collaborative relationships with the healthcare team at SickKids, other participating centres and government and community agencies
Recruit, train and supervise project staff
Actively participate in departmental/program meetings or rounds to acquire and disseminate knowledge and to profile clinical research
Develop, manage and forecast study budgets
Develop inservices on study requirements
Monitor staff performance and assist PI with annual performance appraisals

Here's What You'll Need

Master's degree in Epidemiology, Health Science or a related field with a minimum of three years experience in clinical research. Alternatively, you are a licensed healthcare professional with 7 years' related clinical research experience
Certification as a clinical research associate (e.g., SOCRA accreditation) would be an asset
Proven skills in grant writing, data and budget management
Familiarity with statistical software packages
Ability to function independently yet collaboratively within a team
Effective communication, interpersonal, facilitation and project management skills
Strong leadership and mentoring skills

Employment Type:
Full-time 1 Year Contract with possibility of renewal.

Our Commitment to Diversity:

The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team.

Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital's receipt of all necessary documentation.

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