Regular/Temporary

Temporary

Job Title

RESEARCH COORDINATOR (III)

Job ID

70738

Location

HSC- Central Campus

Open Date

07/18/2025

Job Type

Short Term Employee

Close Date

07/24/2025

Employee Group

Unifor Unit 1, Staff

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Department

Rehab Sciences

Salary Grade/Band

Grade 10

Salary Range

$32.81 - $52.36 (hourly)

Contract Duration

8.1 Months

Hours per Week

20

Posting Details

Schedule

Monday to Friday, 12-4PM

Education Level

Master's degree in relevant study

Career Level

Requires 5 years of relevant experience

Hourly Rate

$42/hour

Job Description

The McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging is one of 14 Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit (OSSU) research centres. The Collaborative is a coalition of researchers, trainees, and older adult research partners with expertise in people-centred and partnership-oriented research and a commitment to improve the health equity and well-being of older Canadians. The Collaborative provides consultation and support, promotes training and mentorship, and facilitates partnerships and knowledge mobilization for partnered research on aging. The Collaborative brings an aging perspective to health services and policy research, provides researchers with methods and tools needed to conduct people-centred and partnership-oriented research, and fosters synergies between older adults, researchers, policy makers, health care providers, and other SPOR-funded entities to address health and care issues relevant to older Canadians.

Job Summary:

The Research Coordinator (III) is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating protocol procedures and managing the daily operations of a research study ensuring that all aspects of the study protocol are adhered to. Applies specialized knowledge to initiate, implement, coordinate, and manage moderate to large research projects.

Purpose and Key Functions:

• Monitor and coordinate multiple research studies and knowledge translation activities in order to assess the need for and to implement strategies to ensure the conduct of quality research, the achievement of expected time lines and deliverables, and the efficient use of human and practical resources.
• Troubleshoot problems at all stages of study development and implementation.
• Participate with a team in the development and authoring of research protocols.
• Lead the internal research study ethical review process.
• Recruit study participants and enlist agencies to refer participants.
• Review referrals and keep track of intakes from various referral sources.
• Develop an implementation plan for research studies.
• Design a promotional strategy and related materials.
• Provide advice on and conduct analyses of complex data sets.
• Interview study participants to gather qualitative and quantitative data.
• Facilitate focus group sessions with study participants.
• Facilitate research learning opportunities.
• Gain the cooperation of research partners and team members by acting as the first point of contact on a variety of research projects and liaising with project collaborators, stakeholders, and staff.
• Coordinate and manage the collection, delivery, entry, verification, analysis, and reporting of data.
• Identify funding opportunities and coordinate the submission of research proposals.
• Oversee the design of databases, data collection forms, error checking methods, and related programmes for collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Apply specialized knowledge and scientific principles to review, critically appraise and interpret published literature.
• Write sections of scientific papers, funding proposals, and abstracts.
• Develop estimates of time and resources for a research project.
• Prepare data management and operations documentation for the project.
• Liaise between the study centre and remote study sites and personnel.
• Ensure that the relevant research methodology is applied, and that all research material is handled in accordance with established protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Develop and deliver information and training sessions.
• Deliver presentations at meetings, seminars, and conferences as required.
• Keep project participants informed of the project's progress through regular reports and newsletters.
• Implement and maintain the research program budget.
• Conduct literature searches.

Supervision:

Provide lead hand supervision and is responsible for the quality and quantity of work of others.
Ongoing responsibility for supervising up to 9 casual employees.

Assets:

Experience working collaboratively with diverse partners (including community members, health care providers)

Experience managing multiple concurrent projects

How To Apply

To apply for this job, please submit your application online.

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Hybrid Work Language

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