Clinical Research Coordinator

The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute is the research arm of The Ottawa Hospital – one of Canada’s largest learning and research hospitals. We are proudly affiliated with the University of Ottawa and supported by The Ottawa Hospital Foundation. With more than 2,200 scientists, clinician investigators, trainees and staff, and total revenues of more than $120 million, we are one of the foremost Canadian hospital-based research institutes. Our research spans more than a hundred different diseases, conditions, and specialties with an overall focus on translating discoveries and knowledge into better health.

Job description

The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute’s Acute Care Research Program has an opening for a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) position with the BLUEPRINT Research Group (www.ohri.ca/blueprint) and The Ottawa Hospital Department of Vascular Surgery Research Group. We are seeking an experienced Clinical Research Coordinator to join our group at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Under the supervision of Dr. Manoj Lalu (BLUEPRINT) and Dr. Derek Roberts (Vascular Surgery), the CRC will support clinical trials and clinical research in both groups. In terms of clinical trials and other projects, the CRC will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating protocol procedures and managing the daily operations of projects ensuring that all aspects of the project protocol are compliant. In addition, given appropriate expertise, the applicant may also be involved in survey studies, prospective and retrospective cohort studies, as well as grant applications.

Key Responsibilities Include:

The prospective hire will be responsible for the following tasks, as well as support other BLUEPRINT projects and team goals:

• Recruit eligible participants for the study
• Train site staff on study protocol, GCP guidelines, and compliance standards
• Screen patients for eligibility into clinical trials
• Set up trial sites and prepare for study execution
• Obtain informed consent from patients
• Submit documents to Ethics Committees (REB) for approvals
• Preparing for Health Canada regulated interventional arm submissions
• Data collection and entry via questionnaires and chart review
• Contribute to final reports, data lock, and study closeout activities
• Prioritize and manage time effectively to coordinate competing tasks, activities, and the oversight of study staff to meet tight or changing deadlines
• The successful candidate will be expected to work largely onsite, splitting time between the General Hospital Campus and the Civic Hospital Campus

Basic Requirements:

• Post secondary degree
• Evidence of training certification in Tri-Council Policy Statement -2 (TCPS-2), the International Conference on Harmonization – Good Clinical Practice Guidelines (ICH-GCP), and Health Canada Division 5 – Drugs for Clinical Trials Involving Human Subjects
• Knowledge of medical terminology, clinical medicine, clinical trials and GCP concepts
• Detail-oriented and meticulous in all aspects of work
• Strong follow-through skills and ability to proactively identify and solve problems; demonstrated initiative is imperative
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in clinical research environment.
• Experience supporting investigator-initiated clinical trials and/or multi-centre trials, including recruitment, consent, data collection.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively as both part of an interdisciplinary team and independently.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills required to coordinate multiple activities to meet tight or changing deadlines
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills required to deal with unexpected situations or issues
• Excellent computer skills (MS Teams, Zoom, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Zoom)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a health science related field or equivalent
• Experience with Health Canada regulated trials
• Proficiency with The Ottawa Hospital’s EPIC medical record, including establishing participant identification and screening processes, is considered a strong asset.
• Bilingualism (French and English) is an asset