Clinical Research Coordinator - Vancouver, Canada - University of British Columbia

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Description
Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level A

Job Title

Clinical Research Coordinator

Department

Support | Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems | Faculty of Applied Science

Compensation Range

$4, $6,754.00 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

April 19, 2023

Note:
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Apr 18, 2024


At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students.

Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

This position will be responsible for coordinating the activities of the Stillbirth Risk Identification Using Multiparametric Ultrasound (STIMULUS) Study. Funded by Wellcome Leap and led by Dr.

Robert Rohling, [Principal Investigator, Director, Institute of Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS), the University of British Columbia (UBC)] STIMULUS aims to reduce stillbirth rates by capturing multiparametric quantitative ultrasound measures of maternal, fetal, and placental function during first, second, and third trimester scans.

Major responsibilities of the position include managing recruitment efforts, database development, oversight of ethics and facilitating communication with team members located at BC Women's Hospital, UBC, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Organizational Status


This position will report directly to the STIMULUS Clinical Research Manager and is accountable to the Principal Investigator, or his designate, as well as the ICICS Administrator.

This position is situated at ICICS at UBC with regular travel to BC Women's Hospital required for study visits.

Work Performed

  • STIMULUS aims to reduce stillbirth rates by capturing multipara metric quantitative ultrasound measures. Sets priorities for study related tasks such as recruitment, database development, oversight of ethics and facilitating communication with team members located at BC Women's Hospital, UBC, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
  • Construction, population and maintenance of a participant database; REDCap to organize the data generated from this study.
  • Oversees and participates in data collection, analysis and data cleaning as well as preliminary writeup of manuscripts.
  • Manages recruitment efforts, including consenting participants, monitoring sample size, and assessing and modifying recruitment strategies where necessary.
  • Provides patient education on study background, purpose, procedures and potential benefits and risks.
  • Overseeing the preparation and dissemination of program activities; developing content for websites, promotional materials, visual communications, etc.
  • Developing, in conjunction with the Director and Research manager, written progress, quarterly, annual and final reports, for projects, grants and collaborations by providing updated budget summary/milestone information.
  • Oversees ethics, including the preparation of study amendments and annual renewals, and communicates with the UBC Children's and Women's Research Ethics Board
  • Serve as representative at meetings with outside institutions, industry, academia and other research groups as well as with onsite neighbors related to operations issues.
  • Records expenditures for Clinical Research Manager's overview
  • Facilitates communication with various stakeholders and collaborators at BC Women's Hospital, UBC, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
  • Develops standard operating procedures including patient instructions for each study visit, safety and security of ultrasound equipment, etc.
  • Performs other related duties as required.
Consequence of Error/Judgement


A high degree of accuracy, a thorough understanding of policies and practices, the ability to anticipate, investigate and resolve problems are expected.

Failure to do so may result in unusable patient data.

The Research Coordinator exercises professional judgment and initiative and is accountable for the effective execution in coordinating the daily activities of (STIMULUS) Study.

Supervision Received

Works independently with limited supervision by Research Manager. Position reports to the ICICS Administrator and STIMULUS Clinical Research

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