Job Description

Program Coordinator - Alberta Clinical Research Consortium (6-months)

The Alberta Clinical Research Consortium (ACRC) has an opportunity for a senior undergraduate in a business or STEM program. This position will allow you to apply your research knowledge and expand your skills while gaining valuable experience for future career opportunities. This would be a full-time opportunity for the summer, moving to part time hours in the fall.

This position will assist ACRC in co-leading the planning, coordination, and hosting of the annual Alberta Clinical Health Research Conference - a critical networking event for the ecosystem. You will have a chance to co-develop course content and support program delivery, co-create business intelligence, and any other support activities as they arise.

You would be a good fit for this position if you:
Are motivated, curious, and self-starting.
Are solutions-driven and adaptable.
Are passionate about learning and can seize opportunities.
Can use creativity to problem solve and approach challenges from new angles.
Have strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Can prioritize tasks efficiently while managing multiple competing timelines.
Have a desire to work collaboratively in order to deliver successful projects on time.

We are game changers.

Alberta Innovates is a provincially funded corporation with a mandate to deliver 21st-century solutions for the most compelling challenges facing Albertans. We do this by building on our province\xe2\x80\x99s research and technology development strengths in the core sectors of health, environment, energy, food and fibre, and platforms such as artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and omics. We are working with our partners to diversify Alberta\xe2\x80\x99s economy, improve our environmental performance and enhance the well-being of Albertans through research and innovation.

Our subsidiary, InnoTech Alberta, offers a diversified range of scientific engineering and technological research and testing capabilities, and the facilities to support technology scale-up. Our multidisciplinary team has the depth of experience to work across all sectors, from energy to health to food and fibre. InnoTech Alberta offers you access to research talent, technical expertise, and unique facilities that can help accelerate technology development that serves both the private and public sector.

Intrigued? Here\xe2\x80\x99s some more information about the position:
The successful candidate would be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

Conference & Event Planning:
Connecting with vendors, caterers, hotels, audiovisual, etc. for the fall conference and training events.
Co-developing conference materials.
Scheduling of regular meetings of the planning committee(s).
Maintaining a list of potential speakers and experts that could be used for the upcoming conference and future events.
Co-leading the sourcing of background information and references to be incorporated into the curriculum for upcoming training events.
Co-developing course content of a new clinical health research 101 workshop for innovators and supporting program delivery, including identification and coordination of speakers.

Program Support:
Co-creating business intelligence using demographic and geospatial maps of the Alberta population to inform ACRC\xe2\x80\x99s activities.
Assessing where the clinical research is being completed in the province and the kinds of populations it could be reaching (heatmap development).
Co-leading an analysis of the equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) of varying populations within provincial clinical research programs.
Providing other programmatic & administrative support to the ACRC team as required.

Qualifications:
Senior undergraduate in a business or STEM program, returning to their program of study in September 2023.
1-2 years prior experience with: administration, event planning, and/or data management.
Knowledge and interest in Alberta\'s clinical research ecosystem and local biopharma industry preferred.
Strong interpersonal skills for liaising with stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work both collaboratively and independently.

Why Alberta Innovates?
We offer our employees opportunities to work on projects that will expand their skill sets while witnessing the visible impacts of their efforts. We value the development of our employees and create opportunities for working in capacities that allow new skills to be learned. We know that the wellness of our team is the most important part of our business so we offer a strong benefits package and generous vacation and paid time off programs to promote work-life balance which includes flexible work and wellness programs.

At Alberta Innovates, we respect diversity and embrace an inclusive culture. We value uniqueness and different perspectives as they play a critical role in our success. To achieve this, individuals are selected based on qualifications and abilities and we encourage applications from all backgrounds to apply.

Additional Information
The final candidate will be required to undergo a security clearance. All interviewees must be able to meet the requirement specified in the Physical Demand Analysis. This document will be supplied during the interview process to the successful candidate. This competition will remain open until a successful candidate is found.

ALBERTA INNOVATES IS COMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUITY IN EMPLOYMENT AND ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM ALL INDIVIDUALS. WE WISH TO THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR THEIR INTEREST. HOWEVER, ONLY THOSE INVITED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.