Job Description

Description

The

Department of Critical Care Medicine

in the

Cumming School of Medicine

invites applications for a

Clinical Research Coordinator

. This Full-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 1 year (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.


This position reports to the Principal Investigator.


The Department of Critical Care Medicine operates a departmental clinical research program that operates clinical research studies in collaboration with department faculty principal investigators (observational and interventional clinical trials). This program operates multiple simultaneous studies within the department of critical care medicine, including investigator initiated studies, grant funded and industry sponsored studies. This program seeks a highly experienced and skilled clinical research program coordinator.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

(job functions include but are not limited to):

In collaboration with department members, provide support for operation of clinical research program studies in the Department of Critical Care Medicine Perform study start-up tasks, including assisting PIs with the preparation and internal submissions of research ethics submissions, clinical trial agreements, financial agreements, and other study-start up tasks Develop informed consent forms, source documents worksheets and case report forms Effective communication with study sponsors for the duration of studies from start-up through close out Perform investigator-delegated functions for study operations, including obtaining informed consent from research participants, interviewing and educating patients, completing questionnaires, completing case report forms, and adverse event screening and reporting Collaborate with the study investigators to perform and complete relevant parts of the study (may include tasks such as obtaining signatures, discussing questions that come up, reviewing abnormal results of tests, etc.) Ensure that services meet the continuously changing needs of the department and the University Make recommendations to policy or procedural changes Coordinate and schedule research visits according to study procedures Extract data from clinical information systems and existing databases (data entry) as required Maintain accurate logs of all study activities (screening logs, tracking logs, etc.) Contribute to protocol development and research program standard operating procedures Liaise with all research team members and sponsor/other collaborators Maintain research study binders with regulatory documents and patient data

Qualifications / Requirements:

Bachelo's degree and masters degree in relevant field At least 5 years of experience in clinical research Extensive experience with clinical trial operations Specific experience in critical care clinical trials Experience with non-invasive ventilation (both helmet and standard) Experience with ARDS Experience working in the ICU setting is essential Experience with UCalgary REB, legal and finance operations is essential Clinical Trial Coordinator training such as Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit: Leadership in Patient Oriented Research: Pragmatic Clinical Trials Certificate Program; Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program); National Institutes of Health (NIH): Protecting Human Research Participants; Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans; Northern Alberta Clinical Trials + Research Centre (NACTRC) - Study Coordinator Training Program] Knowledge of University policies including submission of projects to ethics boards Ability to independently manage time and attend to multiple tasks is essential Fluent in English; French is an preferred asset, excellent communication skills Computer literacy MS Windows, Word, Excel, MS Outlook and MS Access

Application Deadline:

October 29, 2025

We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.


This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the

Technical Job Family, Phase 2.


For a listing of all management and staff opportunities at the University of Calgary, view our

Management and Staff Careers website

.

About the University of Calgary

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) and requests for accommodations can be sent to Human Resources (

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).

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