ISU Research Coordinator

• Organization University of British Columbia
• Location UBC Vancouver Campus
• Closing Date April 6, 2023

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M&P \xe2\x80\x93 AAPS Job Profile
AAPS Salaried \xe2\x80\x93 Research and Facilitation, Level C Job Title
ISU Research Coordinator Department
Innovation Support Unit | Department of Family Practice | Faculty of Medicine Compensation Range
$5,906.25 \xe2\x80\x93 $8,508.42 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job. Posting End Date
April 6, 2023 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above. Job End Date
Mar 31, 2024 NOTE: This is a term position until March 31, 2024 but with possibility of extension. We have some flexibility and are looking for candidates who are interested .75 to 1.0 FTE 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, and is essential to fostering an outstanding work environment. 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. Summary
The UBC Department of Family Practice (DFP) has established the primary care Innovation Support Unit (ISU) in 2018 to connect, engage, and partner with those who are actively involved in innovations in primary care. The ISU is focused on supporting innovations in community-situated, team-based care (TBC) in BC, which includes initiatives in primary care transformation such as the Patient\xe2\x80\x99s Medical Home (PMH) and Primary Care Networks (PCNs). These are provincial strategic elements in achieving a sustainable and high-quality community and primary care system in BC. We are working with collaborators at UBC, the Ministry of Health, BC primary care communities, and several other groups. The ISU has a number of independent, strategic workstreams related to specific aspects of TBC transformation in Primary Care. Workstreams are a collection of applied, mixed-method action-oriented projects clustering around a particular pressing issue or need in primary care in BC. The Research Coordinators will be responsible for taking the lead or co-lead position on one or more workstreams and projects in a collaborative manner within our team. Our current workstreams are: evaluation, community focused primary care transformation, and primary care system level support. We are looking to have coordinators with skills that complement one or more specific workstreams and work in a co-lead role within our team. Workstreams focus on different areas of our complex, adaptive primary care system. In each workstream and project, we seek to apply iterative, action-research like approaches to designing, testing and deploying new methods to support the change in primary care. These different workstreams require comprehensive planning, management and communication both within the university and with our stakeholder groups. In each of these workstreams, the ISU takes an action-oriented research approach to supporting change and improvement. There is increasing interest and support from a growing community of providers, divisions of family practice, health authorities, Ministry of Health, academic collaborators, and others to work with the ISU. The ISU has been established as a small but nimble and highly networked team, working with many stakeholders. We are currently expanding, looking to hire up to 4 more FTEs to the team, including coordinators to lead and manage the workstreams. The Research Coordinator positions will provide leadership and work with considerable autonomy while collaborating with ISU connected faculty and other team members to develop/plan and manage the workstreams they are responsible for. Some of the planned workstreams will require more familiarity with quantitative analysis. As the ISU strives towards a Teal organizational structure, with a number of autonomous workstreams, the ISU Workstream Research Coordinator is responsible for participating in as well as overseeing independent workstream as required. The ISU works very collaboratively and seeks to match team members to projects / workstreams that build on their strengths and skills. The ISU has opportunities for people with a range of skills and experience to broaden the team\xe2\x80\x99s views as we tackle the complex challenges in primary care. We are looking for diversity and a broad range of experiences to complement other members of the team. Specifically, we are seeking coordinators with a mix of clinical, quantitative, qualitative and/or design thinking skills. In the ISU we value justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) and are working to develop and apply this lens in our work to support primary care systems change. As a team we engage with learning related to the decolonization of research and healthcare systems; team members are expected to have a willingness to learn, unlearn and engage in this work. Organizational Status
The Department of Family Practice supports researchers and faculty throughout the province. The ISU is a core unit of the department whose goal is to bring an applied academic lens to the changes that are actively occurring in primary care across the province. The ISU collaborates with the Ministry of Health, Health Authorities, Divisions of Family Practice, communities, and other provincial organizations to develop and link evidence to change initiatives. The ISU seeks to inform new models of care, test assumptions and gather data to inform system changes. Work Performed
The ISU Workstream Research Coordinator will be taking the lead on one or more strategic workstreams and conduct a wide range of responsibilities in coordinating the research within the broader ISU research unit, including: 1). Development of strategic workstream project plans, setting priorities, timelines and goals.
2). Development of innovative methods within the workstream:
\xe2\x80\x93 Adapting ISU methods.
\xe2\x80\x93 Adapting / developing new methods to solve the problems set out for a workstream.
3). Preparing budgets and forecasting resource requirement. Preparing cost estimates for workstreams, manages budgets, oversees and approves expenditures, prepares forecasts for resource requirement.
4). Overseeing data collection, organization and analysis. Coordinating the activities of the workstream with faculty. Making decisions regarding the workstream review process within the ISU.
5). Planning, managing, and handling communications for the workstream.
6). Lead evidence reviews related to the workstream.
7). Working with stakeholders, developing and maintaining relationships with relevant provincial, regional and or community partners. This will include:
\xe2\x80\x93 Engaging directly with stakeholders.
\xe2\x80\x93 Developing and running workshops to gather information and complete co-design activities as relevant to the particular workstream and methods.
\xe2\x80\x93 Attending provincial committees related to the workstreams.
8). Writing submissions of workstream to inform the ISU reports / publications.
9). Responsible for development and submission of additional grants / funding opportunities.
10). Prepare and coordinate manuscripts for publication.
11). Share work with stakeholders through online and other venues as appropriate.
12). Develop training materials and coordinate training activities with our network of provincial partners to help spread the ISU developed workstream outputs. For example, previously we have developed a training program and have now trained over 100 facilitators in BC on the ISU s Team Mapping method.
13). Designing evaluation and research frameworks.
14). Developing knowledge base across workstreams of projects and suggesting efficiencies, improvements and innovations within and between workstreams.
15). The Research Coordinator will work with autonomy and is also expected to collaborate across the ISU. This will include:
\xe2\x80\x93 Engaging in our regular team activities.
\xe2\x80\x93 Sharing expertise across workstreams.
\xe2\x80\x93 Linking ideas and stakeholders across workstreams.
\xe2\x80\x93 Engage with ISU leadership to provide input into overall direction for the ISU as new workstreams are considered over time.
16). Performs other related duties as assigned. Consequence of Error/Judgement
The Research Coordinator will be collecting data that is sensitive in nature and confidential and as such will be required to exercise discretion. The Research Coordinator will be a representative of the DFP and ISU and thus when meeting with members of the community will be required to demonstrate a high degree of expertise and professionalism. The Research Coordinator plays a critical role in the ISU team and will work with a high degree of autonomy while also working as part of a highly functioning team, The Research Coordinator will exercise professional judgement and initiative in the overall coordination of research projects. The position is accountable for the effective execution of all research activities and the completion of planning and research activities assigned. As a part of the Department of Family Practice, ISU has a growing reputation for the support of innovative, responsive evidence-based problem solving and has worked hard build strong relationships with our stakeholders. Failure to produce quality deliverables while maintaining relationships would be extremely detrimental to the ISU and to the Department of Family Practice. Supervision Received
The Research Coordinator will report to the ISU Director (Dr. Price). The ISU is working towards the goal of a TEAL organizational structure. (see Reinventing Organizations for more information). The ISU continues to develop its egalitarian and collaborative team, it is our expectation that the successful candidate will be prepared to work autonomously as part of a highly functioning team with responsibility for one or more workstreams. The successful candidate will work independently with wide latitude and with regular consultation with the ISU team. Supervision Given
Will provide direct supervision and guidance to ISU analysts and/or students, residents, fellow as needed within the workstreams. Minimum Qualifications
For research work, a post-graduate degree or equivalent professional designation with a minimum of four years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Otherwise, an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline is required with a minimum of six years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. \xe2\x80\x93 Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one\xe2\x80\x99s own \xe2\x80\x93 Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one\xe2\x80\x99s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion Preferred Qualifications
Related fields would be Health Information Sciences, Life Sciences, Public Health, etc. Experience in evaluation methods, qualitative or quantitative, and group facilitation (of focus groups and/or other community engagement strategies) is also desired. Work in primary care or clinical experience in primary care an asset. Experience with data analysis (e.g. health data analysis) an asset. Experience in design thinking approaches to problem-solving an asset. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and resourceful team member, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) in order to interact effectively with colleagues, clinicians, and stakeholders. As we hire, the ISU will work to find people that will work well together and have complementary experiences / skills, such as having team members with more focused experience in the differing key areas of: evaluation methods, clinical experience, and design methods. Travel may be required when working with partner projects (expected to be overnight trips, up to 1-2 times / month).