Research Ii

Your Opportunity:

The University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) is one of Canada’s leading academic health sciences centers with a reputation for clinical research, innovation, education, and patient-centered care. Our Clinical Trial Unit (CTU) is a specialty area where clinical researchers design, conduct, analyses and publish clinical trials and other health studies. The CTU is currently recruiting for a Research II, you will be assigned to the Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Group (GILDR). The GILDR Group is an energetic and experienced team of physicians and research nurses. Our team has gained recognition internationally for their excellence in managing and conducting all aspects of clinical trials. The GILDR team focuses on conducting clinical trials and research studies with outcomes that aim to improve the quality of life for those patients who suffer from gastrointestinal or liver disease. The Research II will bring exceptional management skills including planning, implementation, resource allocation and oversight of multiple clinical trials from feasibility to close out. You will ensure clinical trial activities are on time, within budget and scope. The Research II will provide day to day oversight of GILDR including the oversight of financial administration including budgets and contracts while also maintaining established operating procedures as well as working practices that govern the research teams activities. The Research II will organize and lead staff meetings, participate in hiring, evaluate staff, participate in site selection visits, site initiation visits, and meet with monitors when on site to resolve any issues or problems. You may also assist with regulatory (HREB) applications, drafting informed consents, source documents, and working templates as required.

Description:

As a Research II, you will be responsible for coordinating research activities which generate and disseminate new knowledge that assists with advancing the understanding of health disciplines and various health and medical concerns. Working with the principal investigator, you will assist with the study design and development of research protocols, determine appropriate data collection methods and measurement procedures, interpret results, develop recommendations and coordinate study approvals. You will also contribute to grant submissions and budgeting, conduct literature reviews and environmental scans and provide day-to-day oversight of research studies/projects.