Hybrid Research Operations Analyst – Permanent Full Time

at Trillium Health Partners

• Job title: Research Operations Analyst – Permanent Full Time
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: CA$41 - CA$51 per hour
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Mississauga, Canada

About the role

• Research Operations Analyst facilitating strategic partnerships and collaborations for health research and innovation at Trillium Health Partners. Ensuring efficient support for researchers, innovators, and community partners.

Responsibilities

• The Research Operations Analyst role within the Research Operations portfolio of THP's Academic Division facilitates strategic partnerships and collaboration enabling health research, innovation and improvement initiatives that assist in achieving the THP mission of creating a new kind of healthcare for a healthier community.
• Operating within the established systems of internal controls the Research Operations Analyst provides a full range of function-based user centred supports to researchers, innovators, the broader THP, and community partners.
• This is achieved through a portfolio management approach to streamlined services for programs of research, innovation and improvement, including but not limited to:
• Budget review, development, analysis and negotiation;
• Agreement drafting, review and negotiation;
• Project logistical and financial feasibility assessment and financial modelling; and
• Grant and award procedural support activities
• In this role, through the teams portfolio-based approach, relationship management is a core responsibility of the Research Operations Analyst. With the breadth of impacted and accountable parties supported by this role, including researchers, internal teams, community partners, and THP program leadership, this unique function-based user-centered support model is designed to:
• Drive satisfaction through responsive, service-oriented support
• Build and maintain trusting relationships, and
• Strengthen confidence in THP research processes by guiding partners through systems, tools, and controls with clarity and consistency.
• Through this role you will have the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with teammates and individuals from all areas of the hospital and with external partners as we work together under a common vision and shared sense of purpose in creating a new kind of healthcare for a healthier community.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in the sciences with relevant research exposure and experience, or bachelor's degree in another relevant/suitable area with relevant research exposure and experience and/or relevant experience with the responsibilities of the role
• experience working in health research operations, or related field
• experience drafting and negotiating various types of research agreements an asset
• Fundamental knowledge of existing health research regulations, applicable legislation, guidelines, policies and best practice.
• Demonstrated ability to engage a wide range of impacted and accountable parties including scientists, administrators, industry representatives, senior management, lawyers
• Demonstrated ability to review and understand typical clinical research study documentation (protocol, consent, data collection forms and tools) with the ability to extract essential information to inform the content of research agreements
• Understanding of research grants and awards management and research agreement management, including the ability to analyze and interpret legal agreements/documents including analyzing issues and risks and making appropriate recommendations.
• Experience with research study financial management, including financial modeling and monitoring, preferred
• Computer literacy utilizing MS Office software applications and proficiency with word processing spread sheets and presentation software.
• Ability to resolve relatively complex contractual issues, problem-solve and maintain professional composure while working under pressure of internal and external demands
• Ability to prioritize workload with excellent time management, planning and multi-tasking skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with strong writing and oral communication skills utilizing a range of communication styles as appropriate to suit the context and desired outcomes.

Benefits

• An opportunity to build and nurture a culture of service and improvement supported by collaboration and partnership.
• A team and organization that is genuinely invested in both yours and our team’s success, development and growth.
• Many active and ongoing diversity, equity and inclusion activities and committees you can be part of.
• Many active operational initiatives and projects that you can contribute to and leverage in alignment with your personal professional development choices.