Clinical Research Coordinator I or II

Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies:  1
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department:  Toronto Centre for Liver Disease
Reports to:  Director Toronto Centre for Liver Disease
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: Days
Status: Temporary Full-Time
Closing Date: December 5 2025

Position Summary

The Toronto Center for Liver Disease (TCLD) is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) I or II. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading all aspects of the project life cycle from planning to implementation and evaluation working with the program manager to set project timelines coordinate activities and ensure the project remains on budget.

The CRC I or II will work with studies that involve regulatory approval from Health Canada. The successful candidate will be responsible for ethics submissions regulatory oversight and will support and monitor project progress against metrics timelines and plans. Furthermore they will actively identify and resolve issues affecting timely and successful completion of projects and escalate issues to the Manager of the TCLD.

Duties

Serves as the main point of contact for project implementation using best practices to achieve project goals including obtaining local client clinical community organizational and system perspectives.

Leads all aspects of the project life cycle working closely with the Manager and Research Director and key stakeholders to:

• Develop project metrics surveys and data solutions
• Ensure projects are completed within budget and specified timeline and refine approaches as needed
• Prepare reports and obtain stakeholder and project team feedback
• Prepare study budgets and timelines
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for implementation in order to ensure consistency safety and effectiveness
• Review data from various sources analyze and interpret the information to inform project progress
• Lead discussions on project progress and present to senior management on key milestones
• Develop strong relationships with stakeholders and leverage multiple communication mechanisms and styles to effectively manage relationships with key stakeholders to ensure engagement in and continued support of projects
• Identify key issues potential risks to project and stakeholder relationships. Provide recommendations to the Manager and Research Director related to issue resolution options
• Support grant applications 
• Manages multiple competing priorities and able to rapidly shift focus in response to changing priorities
• Lead regulatory and Research Ethics Board (REB) submissions; Executes study-related administrative tasks and management of research ethics (REB) submissions collection of regulatory documents submissions to regulatory authorities etc.; Work together with coordinators at other sites to train them in using appropriate data entry; participate in the recruitment of study participants; (identifies and screens potential subjects obtains informed consent conducts pre-testing and administers questionnaires or other data collection tools)
• Plans implements and coordinates all aspects of data collection and source documentation as per UHN policy and ICH/GCP guidelines; identifies problems using assessment skills and reports any abnormalities to MD or health care team member
• Coordinates patient visit schedule as per study protocol; executes all aspects of study visit (assessment adverse events monitoring safety medication questionnaires sample collection including venipuncture plasmapheresis and leukapheresis processing and shipment of samples according to clinical protocol); assesses study-related literature; and coordinates monitoring/audits
• May provide functional supervision of assigned personnel as required
• Good collaborator and team player with excellent writing and communication skills for coordination with multiple sites nationally and globally.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree or recognized equivalent in a health or science-related discipline
• Holds recognized certification in clinical research (e.g. ACRP or SOCRA) (for CRC II)
• 3 to 5 years clinical and/or professional experience and 1 to 3 years clinical research experience
• Experience with investigator-initiated multicentre studies (an asset)
• Experience with Health Canada (an asset)
• Experience in research contract budget management (for CRC II)
• Experience in management of research ethics (REB) submissions internationally and locally (required)
• Knowledge of research regulations and guidelines preferred (such as ICH/GCP Tri-Council Policy Declaration of Helsinki FDR CFR and Health Canada TPD (required)
• Grant writing experience (an asset)
• Project planning management and implementation experience (required)
• Effective communicator with strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to foster relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to produce high quality reports and meet deadlines
• Well-developed decision-making problem-solving and judgement skills as well as excellent time management and organizational skills (required)
• Excellent interpersonal oral and written communication skills   
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to take initiative both independently and collaboratively
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Word Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to effectively handle confidential matters and materials
• Ability to work well under pressure

Additional Information :

Why join UHN

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts on-site gyms etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time