Research Coordinator II – WIHV

Job title: Research Coordinator II – WIHV

Job description: Job Number:

J0521-1870

Department:

WIHV

Job Type:

Temporary Full Time

Number of Positions:

1

Duration:

1 year

Employee Group:

Research

Hours of Work:

37.5 hours/week

Women’s College Hospital (WCH) is an academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a focus on health for women, health equity and health system solutions. If you’re ready to be part of a team that is revolutionizing the future of healthcare, then you will want to join an institution where the possibilities for innovation, new discovery and system thinking are limitless. Women’s College Hospital is committed to equity, quality and patient safety as key professional values and essential components of daily practice.

With the mobilization of our Strategic Plan, WCH has entered an exciting phase of its history – strengthening its bond with partners and introducing a new and inspiring vision: Healthcare revolutionized for a healthier and more equitable world.

Job Description

The Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (WIHV) aims to improve heath by working to develop, implement and evaluate innovations in clinical care and policy. Our philosophy is to engage and collaborate with all players in health care to deliver tangible solutions that improve the health system as a whole. Our goal is to inspire innovation and enable Ontario’s most promising leaders to transform their ideas into practical, scalable solutions.

Summary of Duties, but not limited to:

• Coordinate evaluations for the virtual care program and Centre for Digital Health Evaluation (CDHE) hosted at WIHV including large, multi-centred research studies
• Create project plans for Manager sign-off including scope of work and timelines
• Prompt relevant team members to stay on task, and work to complete assigned tasks, in advance of deadlines
• Assist with the creation of budgets and costing forecasts for project proposals, and track same
• Facilitate meetings including developing agendas, running meetings and taking minutes
• Proactively identify barriers/threats/risks for project completion and work with team members to develop solutions
• Compile relevant documents and forms for approval by the Manager, including: invoice templates, purchasing/procurement requisitions, and project status reports
• Prepare periodic and ad hoc reports, as required by investigators, administrators, and funders
• Liaise with research sites, Ministry of Health stakeholders, healthcare providers, patients, and WCH staff in furtherance of research objectives
• Communicate with sites to assist with the preparation and execution of contracts
• Coordinate necessary data flow between internal and external collaborators
• Coordinate with WCH Research Ethics to determine appropriate practices for WIHV’s unique projects and research designs; submit and maintain ethics applications both internally as well as submissions to external organizations and track approvals
• Assist in protocol development and grant development
• Conduct and synthesize literature reviews for academic publications, grant proposals, and public dissemination
• Coordinate and assist with qualitative and quantitative data collection, including assisting with interviews as per study protocol, and preparing data for analyses
• Apply theoretical frameworks when analyzing qualitative data in accordance with study protocol
• Collaborate with team members to write and edit presentations, reports, proposals, and publications
• Represent WIHV at conferences and external stakeholder meetings; present results of research at public forums

As a role model and champion, you will work to identify and integrate safe, best practices into daily activities to foster the delivery of safe and exemplary care

The responsibilities described above are representative and are not to be construed as all-inclusive.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in health sciences, public health and/or other health-related discipline, Master’s preferred
• Three (3) to five (5) years’ progressively responsible and related experience working in a research environment
• Experience coordinating between multiple agencies in policy or research settings
• Experience with health sciences research and research ethics (REB) process
• Experience with technology-based health-related companies an asset
• Knowledge and proficiency with the MS Office applications including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and data collection and analysis software
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Strong multi-tasking, time and project management skills
• Ability to work well under pressure with strong judgment and decision making skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision; highly independent
• Demonstrated interest in health system solutions and health care delivery innovations.
• Demonstrated record of good performance and acceptable attendance will be considered as part of the selection criteria
• Professional behavior and communication that meets the standards of the professional regulatory college or association, as applicable, and the standards of Women’s College Hospital
• This position plays a critical role in acting as an advocate for safety and will demonstrate principles, practices and processes that will optimize a safe environment for all

Closing Statement

Women’s College Hospital is a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto and is committed to fairness and equity in employment and our recruitment and selection practices. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, members of racialized groups, women and any others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Hospital community. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under our Access for People with Disabilities policy. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance.

Company: Women’s College Hospital

Expected salary:

Location: Ontario

Job date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 22:52:19 GMT