City : Toronto

Category : Full Time

Industry : Healthcare

Employer : The Hospital for Sick Children

About Sickkids

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world.  As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education.  Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day.  SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

Posting Description

We are currently seeking a Clinical Research Project Coordinator (CRPC) for the SickKids Labatt Family Heart Centre Biobank and the Cardiac Precision Medicine Program funded by the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research. The CRPC will support the operational, recruitment, biospecimen, and data management needs of multiple clinical research studies, including single-centre and multicenter retrospective and prospective studies, in accordance with institutional, regulatory, and ethical guidelines. Responsibilities include research participant recruitment and consent, coordination of biospecimen collection and processing activities, initiation of sample orders and registrations, medical record review and abstraction, data entry, data validation, project oversight, and preparation of study reports. The CRPC will work closely with investigators, research staff, clinical teams, laboratory personnel, and collaborating centres to support study execution, data quality, and project deliverables.

Here's What You'll Get To Do

• Work within a diverse research team to initiate, coordinate, and see studies through to completion.
• Maintain a working knowledge of study protocols, regulatory requirements, and best practices governing clinical research, biobanking, privacy, and data management.
• Recruit and enroll research participants, support informed consent processes, and coordinate participant follow-up activities.
• Coordinate biospecimen-related activities, including initiating sample orders, facilitating sample collection and processing, maintaining sample inventories, and participant/sample registration.
• Perform detailed medical record review and abstraction of clinical and research data according to study protocols.
• Develop, maintain, and update case report forms (CRFs), questionnaires, and study tracking tools.
• Oversee and maintain study databases and multicentre datasets, including data entry, validation, cleaning, harmonization, quality assurance, discrepancy resolution, monitoring, and preparation of datasets for reporting and analysis.
• Prepare datasets, reports, dashboards, and study metrics to support data access requests, project monitoring, analysis, and reporting activities.
• Maintain program communication tools (websites, social media, and other distribution channels).
• Foster collaborative relationships with clinical teams, participating centres, and external partners through regular meetings, rounds, and educational activities.
• Contribute innovative ideas to improve research operations, participant recruitment, database management, reporting efficiency, and visualization tools.

Here's What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in health sciences, life sciences or a related discipline; an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered.
• Completion of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS2) and CITI Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification is required upon hire. Candidates who have already completed one or both certifications will be considered an asset.
• Experience with participant recruitment, informed consent processes, large research datasets and research coordination is preferred.
• Familiarity with cardiology, biobanking, precision medicine, and genetics is an asset.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, Teams).
• Experience with research electronic data capture systems (i.e. REDCap) and laboratory information management systems.
• Familiarity with hospital electronic health records systems (i.e. Epic) and pedigree software is considered an asset.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and project coordination skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated commitment and actions in advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion objectives 

Here's What You'll Love 

·        This position is eligible for employee benefits coverage. The full benefits package will be discussed at the time of offer.

·        A focus on employee wellness with our new Staff Health and Well-being Strategy. Self-care helps us support others.  

·        A hospital that welcomes and focuses on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.  

·        The opportunity to make an impact. Regardless of your role or professional interest, you will be making a difference at SickKids and contributing to our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.  

·        For more on why you'll love working at SickKids, visit our careers site.  

Our Commitment to Diversity

SickKids is committed to championing equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do, fostering an intentionally inclusive and culturally safe environment that reflects the diversity of the patients, families and communities we serve. Learn more about workplace inclusion.

Accessibility & Accommodation

If you require accommodation during the application process, please reach out to our aSKHR team.  SickKids can provide access and inclusion supports to eligible candidates to support their full engagement during the interview and selection process as well as to ensure candidates are able to perform their duties once successfully hired.  If you are invited for an interview and require accommodation, please let us know at the time of your invitation to interview. Information received related to access, inclusion or accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

How to Apply

Technical difficulties? Email ask.hr@sickkids.ca with a short description of the issues you are experiencing. We will not accept resumes sent to this inbox but we are happy to respond to requests for technical assistance.

Tip: Combine your cover letter and resume into ONE document of 20 pages or less as you cannot upload multiple documents as part of your application.

Every application is reviewed by a human recruiter and all hiring decisions are made by people. In some cases, AI-assisted tools are used to help review applications based on job-related qualifications.

All positions posted on the SickKids Hospital's Careers Site represent current vacancies, unless otherwise posted in the job description.