City : Vancouver

Category : Part time

Industry : Educational Services

Employer : University of British Columbia

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level B

Job Title

Research Manager

Department

Research | Haase Older Adults with Cancer | School of Nursing | Faculty of Applied Science

Compensation Range

$6,747.50 - $9,701.42 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

January 28, 2026

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

Job End Date

April 5, 2028

 

 

This position is expected to be filled by promotion/reassignment and is included here to inform you of its vacancy at the University.

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

A highly motivated, experienced Research Manager (RM) is needed at .5 FTE for a program of research broadly directed at survivorship across the cancer trajectory for older adults with cancer and their support people. The primary focus of this position will be as a RM to support a series of coordinated projects focused on: (1) Generating evidence on older adults’ cancer and chronic illness self-management; (2) co-creating interventions to support older adults with cancer and chronic illness; and implementing evidence with patients, decision-makers, and leaders.

The RM will be responsible for the overall planning, management, and coordination of studies related to this program of research. In addition, the RM will contribute to the planning and management of other studies led by the research team focusing on supporting people with cancer. The RM will provide leadership to research staff on the team, oversee conceptual analyses of data, preparation of manuscripts, reports, and additional research proposals. The RM will be based at the UBC School of Nursing in Vancouver, BC, with regular travel between sites in the Lower Mainland of BC with the opportunity for occasional trips to other study sites across the country.

This 2-year position (with the possibility of extension) involves the collaboration of patients, researchers, health care providers and leaders, administrators, and community organizations.

Organizational Status
The RM will report directly to Principal Investigator, Dr. Kristen Haase. Research staff and trainees will report directly to the RM, who will oversee the recruitment, hiring and work of the RAs and contractors. The RM will be responsible for planning, managing and handling all communications related to the research with a network of team members based across Canada, including other university researchers, policy partners, patients, and community stakeholders.

Work Performed

Research Program Development:

• Identify areas for future research and possible funding sources

• Provide leadership for grant proposal development, submission processes, ensuring that funding agency requirements and deadlines are met

Strategic Project Leadership:

• Set priorities and goals for the research program, in conjunction with Principal Investigator and Co- Investigators

• Work closely and communicate regularly with the  research team members who are based at various universities, health care agencies, and government departments

• Coordinate and manage the research project(s), enacting leadership for all communication activities, exercising professional judgment and initiative.

• Negotiate ethics protocols and relationships with community partners, specifically developing and negotiating MOUs with partners as needed

• Develop, implement, and maintain collaborative research protocols with community partners

• Coordinate regular updates and reporting to funding partners

• Plan and organize research team meetings at academic and community sites

• Supervise the documentation of decisions related to research analysis and data collection plans, team communications, and community relations

• Submit and update ethics applications and monitor research ethics procedures, to be coordinated across multiple university ethics boards

• Exercise independence and initiative in the overall coordination and management of the program of research

• Manage the UBC research office, including the set up and maintenance of files, data tracking and storage procedures, etc. 

• Prepare and monitor budgets and provide forecasting; implement cost-effective measures to optimize budget utilization 

• Ensure timely notification to Principal Investigators of issues or problems 

Data Management, Analysis, and Supervision of Research Staff:  

• Oversee data management, in consultation with the Principal Investigators and designated Co-Investigators; data will be quantitative and qualitative and will be derived from primary and secondary sources

• Collaborate with Principal Investigators for hiring research assistants, trainees, and contractors

• Provide supervision and training to research assistants, trainees, and contractors

• Participate in interpretation of data for research team and prepare research findings for dissemination for a variety of audiences

• Oversee the conceptual analysis of qualitative and quantitative data

• Supervising coding and analysis activities conducted by research assistants, trainees, and contractors

• Ensure that quantitative and qualitative data quality are maintained throughout all aspects of data collection, processing, and management

• Accountable for the work completed by research assistants, trainees, contractors, and other staff 

• Oversee the conceptual analysis of qualitative and quantitative data

• Participate in interpretation of data for research team and prepare research findings for dissemination for a variety of audiences

• Manage research staff engaged in the coding and analysis of data

Knowledge Translation and Exchange (KTE):

• Oversee research assistants and trainees in conducting literature reviews, providing leadership in the review of extant scholarship, identifying and selecting relevant theoretical and empirical materials relevant to the study

• Synthesize and apply relevant literature in the interpretation of research findings, developing written reviews of literature needed to support specific projects

• Develop funder-, community-, and policy-oriented reports, academic papers, policy papers, press releases, and presentations

• Collaborate with our knowledge users and partners in planning, organizing, and implementing KTE activities and materials

• Develop and maintain an up-to-date project website, managing content and promoting the site to increase traffic

Consequence of Error/Judgement
The quality and productivity of the research project(s), performance of research staff, and research partnerships will be affected.

Supervision Received
The applicant is expected to function independently, but will work closely with and will report to the Principal Investigator of the project, Dr. Haase. Works with independence and autonomy within scope of work performed. Work is reviewed periodically by the PI to assess the scope of work performed and the achievement of defined goals and key performance indicators.

Supervision Given
The RM will be responsible for supervising the data collection and management activities conducted by the research staff and oversee the conceptual and analytic work of the research with the research staff and team.

Minimum Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of three years of related experience, or the 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

• Graduate degree is an asset.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Experience with scholarly peer reviewed publications an asset. 

• Applied knowledge health systems research, oncology, or geriatrics/gerontology research an asset. 

• Experience working with community-based organizations and government agencies an asset. 

• Due to the complexity involved in managing a program of research in multiple sites and provinces, we require a RM with experience in research management; excellent administrative skills, including managing research budgets; experience working with interdisciplinary research teams; expertise supervising research in busy health and community-based settings.

• Brings expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methods. 

• Experience with grant proposal and ethics application development and submission as well as managing research budgets.

• Excellent interpersonal and team development skills. 

• Demonstrated initiative and the willingness to work closely with members of a research team to ensure problems are resolved quickly and appropriately. Ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds, including members of the community, marginalized populations, health care providers, and policy makers.