Job Description

Job Number:

J1122-1329

Job Title:

Executive Director / Chief Operating Officer, CANTRAIN (Research Institute)

Organisation:

Research Institute of the MUHC

Work Location:

Modele Hybrid

Job Category:

Research and teaching

Job Type:

Temporary full time

Salary:

$81,366.00 - $151,000.00 /Hour

Shift:

Day

Open Positions:

1



RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MUHC
The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is a world-renowned biomedical and hospital research centre. Located in Montreal, Quebec, the Institute is the research arm of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. The RI-MUHC is supported in part by the Fonds de recherche du Quebec - Sante (FRQS).

Position summary
CANTRAIN (Canadian Consortium of Clinical Trial Training) is a national clinical trial training program (CTTP) in response to a call by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). Its vision is to offer the best, certified and standardized clinical trials' training and mentoring program across Canada accompanied by Internships for Trainees in a real-world setting.

CANTRAIN is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from Indigenous and racialized people, people of all gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities. CANTRAIN also recognizes the need for experience, knowledge and guidance from communities disproportionately affected by chronic or rare diseases.

General Duties
Lead executive manager of the entire Clinical Trial Training Program (CTTP) across the ecosystem in Canada, the recruitment and nurturing of its personnel, and the development and co-financing of Graduate (studentship and fellowship awards) and Internship programs for C&CRA (graduate students) and clinical research professionals (CRP), and the business development of Strategic Alliances, Public-Private Partnerships and Special Projects.

Reports to: Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) who is the Chair of the Executive Committee (EC) and of the Directorate / Board of Trustees-Governors

PRIMARY ROLES:
The ED/COO with the NPA is to lead the capacity-building initiatives for frontline training and mentoring of clinical trial services alongside several initiatives inclusive of Awards and Internships.

This position engages various public-private partners to facilitate these activities at the national, provincial, and local levels, to an audience in both English and French. Management and partnership development and maintenance are key.

This position is at the core of interdepartmental work to:

• Develop and execute creative strategies for virtual and occasional in-person education delivery,
• Develop and leverage of opportunities and capacity-building in partnership with local, provincial,

and national service providers, and,

• Implement and maintain Knowledge Mobilization and Translation (KM/KT) strategies.

SECONDARY ROLES:

• Assume the role of Director for the development and operations of the Graduate Program

(Studentship and Fellowship),

• Assume the role of Director for the development and operations of the dual (C&CRA and CRP)

Internships programs,

• Assume the role of Director of business development, implementing strategic alliances, public-

private partnerships, and special projects.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Developing CANTRAIN as a National organization, signs multiple public and private partnerships

and develops sustainability strategies over the next three years,

• Maintains a strong understanding of Clinical Trial Training in assigned regions and sectors,

actively shares information internally, and acts as a resource for the regions/sectors for staff on
key organizations, programs, activities and contacts,

• Develops and maintains partnerships for CANTRAIN with organizations conducting Clinical Trials,
• Leads national topic-specific outreach activities to increase awareness of CANTRAIN services

(e.g., digital and other publications and activities),

• Maintains national and provincial profiles for assigned regions / institution,
• Develops a long-term workplan and operational plans in alignment with the pan-Canadian

strategy and considering the Canadian landscape,

• Undertakes and maintains a detailed mapping of Canada's Clinical Trial training into the private

therapeutic areas ecosystem to identify areas of engagement
and funding,

• Establishes a strong connection with private sector organizations to understand their need and

priority areas for clinical trial training prioritization and aligns this
with external opportunities to their organization such as CANTRAIN within Canada,

• Forges strong relationships with universities, research organizations, and the broader R&D

industry,

• Develops and effectively manages key strategic relationships with a broad range of senior-level

government, industry, academic and international stakeholders,
influencing complex groups of stakeholders both within and external to CANTRAIN,

• Leads deliverables and discussions with the private sector in the context of the long-term

strategic collaboration into clinical trial training between industry and
CANTRAIN,

• Presents opportunities and business cases from CANTRAIN to private Canada and Global R&D

and Business Development private sector teams,

• Works across the matrix of employees in Canada and globally to enhance CANTRAIN offer,

leveraging synergies and emerging opportunities,

• Liaises and is the primary point of contact - internally and externally - for all activities with

Canadian stakeholders, including University activities and business
development opportunities,

• Drives and is accountable to deliver on related commitments,
• Assesses and tracks performance of projects and develops plan to course correct if needed,
• Supports and leads various scientific speaking engagements in the ecosystem, as relevant,
• Oversees collaborations and investments into CANTRAIN to ensure the sustainability of

CANTRAIN,

In summary, coordinates and co-leads with PAs (principal applicants) Work Groups and/or Task
Forces defining the CTTP-CANTRAIN such as:

• Public-Private Partnerships/ Government Affairs, and Strategic Alliances,
• Engaging People, Patients, Families, and Community Engagement toward Equity, Diversity and

Inclusion Indigenous, and People of Color, Immigrants, Refugees,
minoritized, underserved and underrepresented Groups,

• Global KM, Effective KT, Organizational Knowledge Transfer and Implementation,
• Communications, Social Media and Content Strategist,
• Policy, Ethics, Regulatory, and Legal Affairs,
• Finance, Matching Funds & Funding Sustainability
• CANTRAIN Program Evaluation.

Website of the organization

Education / Experience

• PhD in health sciences, public health, or a related discipline, and equivalent years' of

experience in business;

• Occupied senior positions with over a decade of experience as CEO, CSO, Sci. Dir., etc;
• Impeccable bilingualism (excellent functional French and English, spoken and written);
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of provincial and federal government operations and

agencies, and academic institutions, regional health;
authorities and public-private interactions Canadian biopharmaceuticals and health
charities organizations;

• Demonstrated experience with and ability to design and execute engaging, and useful

virtual and in-person educational and capacity-building initiatives;

• In-depth knowledge of Clinical Trials' Training information, including that which reflects

CANTRAIN's mandate;

• Understanding of Clinical Trials' Training related resources and services at the regional,

provincial and national levels in Canada;

• Superior fluid written (demonstrated production of annual reports and strategic plans)

and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate in an empathetic
manner using clear, simple and sensitive language;

• Demonstrated superior presentation and group facilitation skills;
• Demonstrated senior experience in building relationships with strategic partners at

regional, provincial and national levels to inform and implement projects;

• Demonstrated ability to develop and coordinate complex partnerships and networks;
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and prioritize projects efficiently;
• Highly motivated, highly strategic thinking and skill at anticipating and resolving

stakeholder relation issues;

• Ability and willingness to work weekends and evening hours;
• Ability and willingness to travel within Canada several times per year.

Attributes and qualifications:

• Ability to lead a small team disseminated across Canada;
• Excellent in communication and interpersonal relationships;
• Excellent public speaker, with excellent presentation skills;
• Initiative, leadership, autonomy, self-taught and innovative;
• Highly motivated and performance-oriented;
• Political acumen, diplomacy and integrity;
• Rigor and attention to detail;
• Ability to work independently and be ready to travel across Canada for awareness

campaigns;

• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite software (Word, Excel, Outlook and

PowerPoint).

Additional information

Status : Temporary Full-time, 3-year term
Pay Scale: Mid-point: $116,000 - Maximum: $151,000 + Benefits package
Work Site: The location of this position is flexible across Canada, can be remote, office (Montreal) or Hybrid.
Starting date: As soon as possible

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Equal Opportunity Employment Program

The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity, diversity and inclusion within its community. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who self-identify as members of racialized groups/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons. We also welcome candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may confidentially contact,