Coordinator, Research Operations (6 Positions)

Who We Are

London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is a world-class academic health sciences centre located in the southwestern Ontario city of London. Just two hours from Toronto and two hours from Detroit, London features a beautiful and walkable downtown core located on the Thames River, a vibrant culinary scene and scores of activities that highlight local arts, culture and music.  As one of Canada's largest acute-care teaching hospitals, LHSC delivers world-class care and experiences, built on our commitment to excellence in research, innovation, and learning. In partnership with our communities, we design and advance healthcare to support the wellness of the populations we serve. LHSC delivers both local and regional services, including the Children's Hospital, within a large geographic area. LHSC is known for its great people and great care, with a workforce of close to 15,000, dedicated to delivering the highest quality patient care while partnering with communities to transform health, one life at a time. 

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) brings together some of the most brilliant minds to transform patient care through research. As the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), one of Canada's largest research-intensive acute care teaching hospitals, our teams conduct research where patient care is delivered, working alongside patients, families, health-care providers, and academic partners like Western University. The diversity of care delivered at LHSC translates to a multifaceted research and innovation program, ranging from laboratory-based science to clinical trials. We are leaders in advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases and health conditions that align directly to LHSC's care programs and clinical expertise.

At LHSCRI, we are committed to supporting our researchers, research staff members and learners. Administrative support services provided through LHSCRI, and the Office of Research Services enable our research teams to continue their life-changing studies by supporting everything from grants development to publicity.

Posting Period

January 6, 2025 - January 20, 2025 

Job Summary

Reporting to the Manager, Research Integration, the Coordinator, Research Operations is accountable for the leadership of front-line research staff. This includes day-to-day unit activities, work assignment, attendance management, talent development, professional development, research budget maintenance and monitoring, and implementing best practices to ensure research quality and excellence at London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI). The role coordinates with principal investigators and corporate HR for reassignments, hiring, and termination of research staff. The role fosters effective working relationships, interfacing with external research sponsors such as industry sponsors, Clinical Research Organizations, Canadian government research funding agencies, and other funding agencies to monitor quality of study site performance, attract more research opportunities, and ensure that research projects are adequately funded. The role provides linkages between researchers, research staff, health disciplines, nursing and functional areas at LHSC to create research opportunities, promote research services available at LHSCRI, and contribute to the integration of research and care.  
 

Qualifications

Who You Are

• You are self-aware of own assumptions, values, principles, strengths and limitations

   

• You manage and develop self while modeling qualities such as honesty, integrity, resilience, and confidence

   

• You engage and support others to foster development, personal goals and encourage a healthy organization

   

• You achieve results by strategically aligning direction, decisions, actions and evaluation with the vision, values and evidence

   

• You facilitate an environment of collaboration and cooperation

   

• You create connections, build partnerships and networks

   

• You demonstrate a commitment to the organizational vision, mission, values and service excellence

   

• You are a transformational thinker that encourages and supports innovation

   

• You have exceptional analytical skills that contribute to effective decision-making

   

• You are self-directed, courageous, and highly motivated with excellent interpersonal and effective communication skills 

   

What Skills Are Needed

• Understanding of budgets to advise principal investigators on budget items related to staffing costs, projecting future needs

   

• Basic understanding of clinical trials management 

   

• Project management and continuous improvement

   

• Key leadership capabilities as described within the LEADS framework, including Lead Self, Engage Others, Achieve Results, Develop Coalitions, and Systems Transformation

   

• Business Acumen: Understands business issues within the bigger organizational picture, adapts, and incorporates the broader organizational context in decision making

   

• Planning & Executing: Developing operational and tactical plans taking creative and innovative approaches

   

• Values-Based Leadership: Developing and sustaining healthy work environments and effective teams while leading in a performance-driven culture

   

• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Analytical systems thinking to identify, assess, and resolve problems

   

• Emotional Intelligence: Recognize, understand, self-manage, and self-regulate own emotions and recognize and have empathy for the emotions of others

   

• Change Management: Supports department adoption of change through addressing the human side of change

   

• Developing Relationships/Coalitions: Develop robust relationships based on mutual respect and trust with those on the team, across the organization, and externally

   

• Develop self and others through teaching, coaching, mentoring and formal development processes 

   

• Strong analytical skills that contribute to effective problem solving and decision-making

What You Will Bring with You

• Successful completion of a recognized baccalaureate degree program in a related field such as Health Sciences or a Science-related discipline, preferred*

   

• Related post-graduate education preferred (Master's degree)

   

• Minimum one to two (1-2) years' experience in progressively more responsible leadership roles in a healthcare environment, preferably in an acute care academic teaching hospital

   

• Minimum three (3) years' experience in Research referred 

   

• Fluent and computer literate with computer systems such as email and Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint)

   

• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis

*Consideration for an interview will be given to an education and prior experience assessment

Other Information

London Health Sciences Centre fosters a culture of patient and staff safety whereby all employees are guided by LHSC's Mission, Vision, Values and Code of Conduct.

LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. We are committed to providing persons with disabilities equal opportunities and standards of goods and services and are also fully compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005), as applicable.

Submission Requirements (please submit as a PDF document)

• Cover Letter, Resume and Listing of Education, Credentials, Certifications and References. 

   

   

As part of the assessment process applicants may be required to complete a written profile, presentations, etc. Please be advised that reference checks may be conducted as part of the selection process.

Immunization Requirements:

Before beginning employment at LHSC, all new hires will be required to:

• Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, Tetanus/ Diphtheria/Polio; Meningitis;

   

• Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing (two step);

   

• Provide proof of Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccination reflective of Ontario Health's current definition of being fully vaccinated

   

For more information visit https://www.lhsc.on.ca/careers/health-review-requirements

Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 6 months.