Clinical Research Coordinator

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Posting Reason:

Replacement of a temporary position

Job Type:

Employee

Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments):

12

Job Family:

Research and Program Support

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

School of Psychology_Nicole Racine_PM

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

N/A

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/04/27

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/05/08

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

Non-Union Grade NR4 - 35 hrs

Salary Range:

$61,615.00 - $77,019.00

About the Faculty of Social Sciences
The FSS comprises nine departments, schools and institutes, which offer undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs in both English and French. With its 10,000 students, 260 full-time professors, and wide array of programs and research centres, the Faculty of Social Sciences plays a key role at the heart of the University of Ottawa. Its graduate students are supervised by excellent researchers and undertake cutting-edge research in the Faculty's masters and Ph.D. programs. Along with its complement of about 100 administrative employees, the faculty is proud to provide a collaborative working environment that inspires new ideas, encourages creative ingenuity, and promotes excellence.

Position Purpose

Primary responsibility for the execution of the basic scientific tasks of the research project(s) and contributing to the ongoing management, progress evaluation, and information dissemination relating to the project(s). The coordinator will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day project operations, managing data systems, supporting participant recruitment, and ensuring projects progress according to established timelines and protocols. In addition, the role includes supporting lab administration, contributing to financial and grant-related activities, and assisting with research outputs such as reports and manuscripts

In this role, your main responsibilities will include:

Subject recruitment and enrolment

• Identifies and recruits subjects for research studies, including people from high risk populations and working with professional health care and service providers and caregivers to identify and recruit subjects.

• Enrols subjects into the research project including screening, informed consent processes, and communication of safety and compliance issues.

Data collection and management

• Oversee lab operations, including administrative tasks, team coordination (staff, students, volunteers), financial tracking, grant-related activities, and contributions to manuscripts and research outputs

• Assists with writing and implementing study protocols.

• Follows established policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or ethical standards.

• Performs and interprets literature and database searches in research and other databases (for example, PubMed, CINAHL, etc.).

• Carries out routine tests, experiments, and procedures which may include nursing functions such as collecting blood samples, administering study medication, physiological measurements and testing etc.

• Prepares, organizes and leads focus group sessions with study subjects, partner communities, etc. Liaise with clinical teams, community partners, and external collaborators

• Collects and manages data, including collection and compilation of source documents, using and developing case report form and data collection forms, filing and archiving and ensuring availability and integrity of source documents, managing monitoring visits.

• Assists with routine data verification and quality control, ensuring data integrity and consistency with prescribed study protocol.

Data analysis and interpretation

• Collects, codes and transcribes data.

• Analyzes and interprets data using statistical analysis programs and qualitative data analysis software (such as SPSS, MPlus).

• Reviews data and analytical results and provides recommendations to principle investigators.

Conduct of research project

• Participates in developing and evaluating strategies to meet the project goals and objectives.

• May lead, train, or supervise student employees and/or other research support personnel.

• Prepares and/or assists with the preparation, writing, translation (English and French), of key documents including ethics applications, project reports, manuscripts for publication, abstracts, scientific posters and presentations.

Assists with any other duties required by the research project or management of the research lab.

Knowledge, skills, education and experience:

• Undergraduate degree in health sciences, biomedical or a related discipline; graduate degree is an asset;

• Professional designation appropriate to the field (e.g. RN, Registered Dietitian, etc.) is an asset;

• One to two (1 – 2) years experience in research positions;

• Familiarity with quantitative research methods, statistics and their applications;

• Familiarity with qualitative research methodologies and their applications;

• Experience with literature searches and retrievals using electronic database;

• Intermediate computer skills and experience using MS Office (Excel, Power Point, Word, Access);

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, to work under pressure, to effectively manage overlapping duties and to meet deadlines;

• Ability to attend to detail and display resourcefulness;

• Strong organizational, time management, coordination and facilitation skills;

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to work in a team environment. Advanced written and verbal skills in English or French. Bilingualism, spoken and written, is preferred.

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa: 

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.