Research Coordinator

Company : IWK Health 

Req ID: 205352 
Department/Program: Womens Anesthesia, Research Services 
Location: Halifax   

Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) for 1 year x 1 position(s)
 Start Date: July 2025
Union Status: Research, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $23.8224 - $29.7775 /hour
Closing Date: June 26, 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

The Research Coordinator works within the Research Team of the Department of Women’s & Obstetric Anesthesia as a member of the Dalhousie University Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine’s Office of Research. The Team is led by the Medical Director of Research at the IWK with a group of Principal Investigators and a Research Manager. The responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to office-related duties (data management, literature searching, funding submissions) and data collection at the primary point of care. 

Major Responsibilities

• Coordinates the planning and implementing of research projects
• Coordinates the conduct of studies and obtaining informed consent
• Coordinates the screening, recruitment, and enrollment of subjects according to REB approved protocols
• Performs statistical analysis
• Prepares Research Ethics Board (REB) submissions and amendment forms
• Assists in the preparation of manuscript and academic funding submissions
• Provides support for the operational aspects of research within the Department of Women’s and Obstetric Anesthesia working with the Dalhousie University Anesthesia Department
• Office of Research as required
• Performs data resolution and reviews subjects’ charts as necessary
• Assists in the tracking and reporting of progress of research studies
• Manages Common CVs for department members

Hours of Work

8:00am - 4:00pm (with some flexibility for early mornings)

Your Qualifications

• Research (thesis)-based Master’s degree in a related discipline
• Applied research experience with human participants
• Experience with statistical analysis software (SPSS, SAS, R, GraphPad, etc.)
• Excellent problem solving skills and the ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work independently
• Strong adherence to professionalism and ethical conduct
• Ability to work well with others
• High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Office Tools
• Experience using university and hospital libraries including experience with reference management software (Refworks, EndNote, Mendeley, etc)
• Experience with qualitative software programs an asset
• Experience with REDCap an asset
• Experience in assisting with manuscripts, protocols and reports an asset
• Competencies in other languages an asset

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Management/Non Union  bargaining  unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An  offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.