Data Access Coordinator

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Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. 

Job Summary

The Data Access Coordinator provides leadership and coordination in the planning, implementation, and management of multiple health research studies conducted through the UBC Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research Laboratory (PRRL). The position supports investigators and research teams throughout the research lifecycle by facilitating data access, research operations, regulatory compliance, data governance, analysis, reporting, and knowledge translation activities. Working with clinical, community-based, environmental, and administrative data sources, the role serves as a key liaison among investigators, research partners, and stakeholders to advance research objectives and project deliverables.

Organizational Status

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research Lab is located within the UBC Centre for Heart Lung Innovation at St Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. The successful candidate will report to the Principal Investigator. The incumbent may also provide supervision and mentorship of staff and trainees.

Work Performed

Coordinates development, implementation, and maintenance of qualitative and quantitative research studies:

• Oversees research study operations in partnership with the Principal Investigator, ensuring the effective implementation and ongoing management of research activities.
• Recruits research participants, gains informed consent, conducts qualitative interviews and ethnographic observational research, delivers study interventions, and collects quantitative data for ongoing projects.
• Competent and safe working with a variety of research populations, including participants in Indigenous community settings.
• Supports, develops, and evaluates strategies that encourage community participation in research activities.
• Attends regional user group meetings, workshops, symposia and networking within the research community.
• Codes and analyzes research data using statistical analysis software and performs interim analyses as required.
• Provides leadership in identifying and resolving research and clinical operational issues that may impact study delivery and participant experience.
• Supports the development and implementation of processes and training initiatives to ensure data quality and integrity.
• Liaises with and assists community research partners, research staff and research participants around issues of study enrollment, study protocol procedures and study participation.
• Participates in strategizing, identifying goals and development of meaningful knowledge translation within the team.
• Coordinates meetings among community, staff, research teams, and support staff.
• Supports the development of academic outputs, including presentations and participates in manuscript preparation and review.
• Presents and provides project updates to scientists and user groups at research meetings.
• Prepare and deliver presentations for health professionals, academic conferences, and community-based events.
• Helps to identify potential funding sources.
• Coordinates the preparation of research grant applications, including drafting proposals, consent forms, questionnaires, and budgets; updating CVs; and facilitating contributions from co-investigators and research partners.
• Conducts other general research duties as required.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

This position exercises judgment in work methods for assignments and is responsible for providing updates and completion of tasks. The incumbent is required to conduct all activities in an ethical manner and with adherence to the Tri- Council Policy Statement concerning Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans and to OCAP when working with First Nations and Indigenous Peoples.

Supervision Received

Works under the general direction of the Principal Investigator and Research Manager within established research policies, procedures, and standards. The position exercises considerable independence in coordinating research activities, establishing priorities, managing competing timelines, identifying operational and research-related challenges, and determining appropriate approaches to support research operations, data governance, analysis, reporting, and knowledge translation activities.

Supervision Given

The incumbent may assign, coordinate, and review routine work performed by research assistants, students, technicians.

Minimum Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of two years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own

- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in working with multidisciplinary, multi-site research teams and collaborative community-based projects an asset. Experience with statistical programs. Geospatial analysis an asset. Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience in, writing and coordinating research grant proposals. Knowledge of community health issues and experience with qualitative and quantitative methodology. Knowledge of Indigenous cultures, social issues, and services required. Experience with preparing and submitting applications for academic research to ethics boards preferred. Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize workload, handle multiple assignments effectively and meet deadlines. Demonstrated ability and experience in preparing documents, reports, and communication materials. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing and to work effectively independently and in a team environment. An understanding of and sensitivity to diversity issues. Excellent research skills, with an ability to conduct basic analysis of research data.