Research Coordinator Non-Clinical - Orthopaedic Surgery

Req ID: 206438
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII 
Department: RSH Ortho Surg 1031824-GRA-WILSON 894730
Type of Employment: Casual Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1 
MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 16-Jul-25

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

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About the Opportunity

The Research Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of research projects conducted within Nova Scotia Health. This coordination includes the administration of the study/clinical trial, caring for the subjects participating in the study and the management of documents and data collected throughout the study period.

The coordinator will collaborate with all sub-specialties of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Halifax Infirmary. It should be noted that not all sub-specialties will have studies or research projects concurrently.

This role involves identifying new trials, assisting with applications, and ensuring readiness for upcoming trials as current ones conclude.

Specific Accountabilities

Study/Clinical Trial Coordination 

• Works with the PI and/or Research Manager to identify human and material resources required to fulfil protocols
• Coordinates one or more studies/clinical trials
• Is involved in the recruitment of study subjects
• Screens patient health records to identify potential study subjects
• Obtains informed consent with appropriate support from the PI
• Acts as a key point of contact for study subjects to answer questions or address problems and follows up as appropriate
• Updates hospital staff on study protocols
• Attends relevant team rounds and participates in research team meetings
• When appropriate, prepares for and assists monitors/sponsor representatives during visits by ensuring all required test results and documentation are available
• Monitors study expenditures
• Orders and ensures receipt of study supplies
• Confers with the PI and, where appropriate, sponsor representatives on study progress including compliance and interpretation of protocol
• Coordinates and monitors study timelines
• Assists to develop educational/promotional material for the study/department
• May provide guidance and support to research staff within the department by problem solving and troubleshooting

Study Subject Care

• As per the study protocol requirements, obtains and/or verifies medical and family history
• Arranges for diagnostic and clinical tests and procedures as per the study protocol
• Arranges and books appointments for study subjects, registers patients for study visits and liaises with clinic staff and/or pharmacy as required
• Supports the study subjects rights and well being
• Responds to study subject inquiries by phone and in person
• Reviews lab test results and reports abnormal findings (as identified by lab) to investigators, sponsor, and other physicians as required
• Administers questionnaires and educates patients as per study protocol and procedures
• Monitors study subjects for Adverse Events and/or Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) and reports to investigators for review.

Data Management

• Compiles and summarizes study data using database and/or spreadsheets
• Reviews health records
• Maintains, archives and retrieves study data and documentation
• Where appropriate, is responsible for managing Case Report Forms, in conjunction with the PI, and ensuring their accuracy prior to forwarding to the sponsor for verification of protocol compliance
• Creates source documents in consultation with the PI where appropriate

Performs other related duties 

• Responds to inquiries from other departments (e.g. lab shared services)

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Completion of a relevant Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Medical Terminology course preferred
• Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) or Certified Clinical Research Associate (CCRA) designation considered an asset
• Relevant clinical experience considered an asset
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint), email and internet
• Knowledge of bookkeeping
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work well independently as well as within a multidisciplinary team environment
• Demonstrated research and analytical thinking skills
• Previous experience in a relevant field preferred
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Long Assignment, Full-Time / 75 Hours Bi-weekly 
• September 2025 to September 2027 - 24 months with potential for extension

Compensation and Benefits

$27.45 - $34.32 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

​This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. 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.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.