Research Coordinator - Ottawa, Canada - CHEO RESEARCH INSTITUTE

CHEO RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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Ottawa, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Posting # RI-23-024

Posting Period - May 16 to May 30, 2023

POSITION:
Clinical Research Coordinator
Division of Hematology/Oncology

TERM:
Full-Time Position (1.0 FTE), 2 year term with the possibility of renewal

SALARY:
$30.55/hour, will commensurate with skills and experience

REPORTS TO:
Dr. Donna Johnston

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute ("CHEO RI") is the research arm of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario - Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre ("CHEO") and an affiliated institute of the University of Ottawa.

CHEO is a beloved institution and workplace that is widely recognized for being an anchor in our community.

CHEO RI works to create new knowledge and evidence to support CHEO in its provision of world-class care to our children.

Our mission at CHEORI is to connect exceptional talent and technology in pursuit of life-changing research for every child, youth and family in our community and beyond.

CHEO RI has an immediate requirement for a Clinical Research Coordinator.

The Hematology/Oncology Division at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario is involved in several studies in hematology/ oncology involving adolescents and young adults with cancer, and hematologic disorders.

The research program will include clinical, basic and translational projects. This position will focus on Hematology trials.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage clinical research projects
Participate in the consent process for patients participating in clinical studies
Act as a contact person for patients enrolled in clinical studies directing calls to physicians and/or other staff as appropriate
Extract, analyze, and submit patient treatment information to complete the required data entry in a study phasespecific fashion.
Identify and report adverse events to all regulatory bodies (i.e., IRB, COG, Study Coordinator, Pharmacy, NCI, American Clinical Trials Evaluation Program, Health and Food Protection Branch) in a timely manner.
Coordinate specimen procurements for study patients including biologic specimen (e.g. blood, bone marrow, cerebrospinal fluids, tumour tissue, urine, normal organ tissue, slides, xrays, and radiotherapy data).
Organize and prepare shipment packages for specimen send out.
Ensure appropriate patient protocol information is provided to the health care team treating the patient, physician, nurses, pharmacy, clinic chart, family, and others as required.
Assist in the design and maintenance of clinical data bases
Conduct literature reviews on behalf of members
Assist members in the writing of manuscripts, abstracts, progress reports
Assist with the planning, organization and implementation of locally organized conferences.
Completing Clinical Trial Applications for submission to Health Canada
Completing Research Ethics Board Applications for initial submissions, amendments and annual review.
Maintaining Patient Study Documents (i.e. source documents) as per Good Clinical Practice guidelines
Organizing dates of patient clinical visits and input of data from Clinical Trials into online database (alternative, this may involve supervising a junior researcher assistant who would perform this task)
Liaising with University of Ottawa Researchers and/or Industry Representatives to coordinate site visits and Industry and/or Health Canada visits for the purpose of auditing study records

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

BSc Degree or MSc Degree (essential)
Prior experience with clinical research (essential)
Experience with clinical trials (preferred)
Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment (essential)
Excellent communication skills (essential)
Ability to coordinate multiple projects at once (essential)
Bilingualism (English/French) (preferred)
SOCRA certification (preferred)

WORKING CONDITIONS

Clinic setting work within hospital; exposure to children and parents and/or caregivers.
Flexibility to work remotely in a hybrid work model that would include both remote work and onsite work.
Able to be flexible with working hours in order to meet deadlines
Able to work in a dynamic, often hectic, environment and be able to multitask
Able to work under tight deadlines
Able to share information in an effective and collaborative manner

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Eligible to work in Canada;
Compliance with CHEO RI's Universal COVID19 Vaccination Policy; and
Police Record Check.

TO APPLY

The CHEO Research Institute seeks to increase equity, diversity and inclusion in all of its activities, including research, education and career development, patient, family and donor partnerships.

We value diverse and non
- traditional career paths and perspectives, and value skills such as resilience, collaboration, and relationship

Applications will only be considered from those that are eligible to work in Canada. We thank all applicants for t