Job Description

Req ID: 160777
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Centre for Clinical Research - QEII
Department: Research Nephrology
Type of Employment: Casual Hourly PT long-assignment (60% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: MGMT/NON-Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 28-Sep-23

*This is a reposted position. Current applicants are not required to re-apply.

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We\'re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centers and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health\'s Research, Innovation and Discovery portfolio is transforming health care delivery and improving the health of all Nova Scotians by leading initiatives that deliver high-impact health care solutions and developing strategic partnerships with clinical champions, industry, healthcare foundations, governments and academic partners. By pairing leading researchers, innovators, and clinicians with entrepreneurs through our newly formed Health Innovation, Research and Discovery Hub, their creative solutions are improving health and health care while also contributing directly to Nova Scotia\'s economy. The Research Methods Unit (RMU), located in Halifax, is a research unit designed to support clinical and health research throughout Nova Scotia Health, the IWK Health Centre, and Dalhousie University\'s Faculties of Medicine, Health Professions and Dentistry. .

Reporting to the Research Manager, Department of Nephrology, the Research Assistant contributes to management of, by assisting with study administration, providing general administrative support, and maintaining study data.

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Currently enrolled in post-secondary education in a Health Science and/or Science related field required OR completed post-secondary education in a Health Science and/or Science related field required
• Two years\' research related experience preferred
• CCRP or CCRA considered an asset
• TCPS2: CORE Certification considered an asset
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint), email and internet
• Proficiency with current Nova Scotia Health systems (STAR, PHS and/or LIS) an asset
• Effective communication, problem solving and decision making skills
• Ability to draft, format and edit office correspondence
• Well developed organizational, time management and daily planning skills
• Ability to work well independently as well as within a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Previous experience in a health care/research setting is an asset

Hours of Work

1 year, Part time Long Assignment
Beginning October 9, 2023,
*Start date is approximate and subject to change.

Salary Information

$21.58 - $26.97 hourly
$42,084.70 - $52,605.83 annually

Once You\'ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit

\xe2\x80\x8bPreferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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