CANTRAIN’s Institutional Clinical Research Educator (CRE) (Research Institute)

Job Title:

CANTRAIN’s Institutional Clinical Research Educator (CRE) (Research Institute)

Organisation:

Research Institute of the MUHC

Work Location:

5252 DE MAISONNEUVE

Job Category:

Research and teaching

Job Type:

Temporary full time

Le Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM) est un centre hospitalier universitaire intégré, reconnu à l’échelle internationale pour l’excellence de ses programmes cliniques, de sa recherche et de son enseignement. Le CUSM a pour objectif d’assurer aux patients des soins fondés sur les connaissances les plus avancées dans le domaine de la santé et de contribuer au progrès des connaissances.

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 Québec - Santé (FRQS).

Position summary
CANTRAIN 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 Black, 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
The CRE uses adult learning principles and instructional strategies to adapt, deliver, and evaluate CANTRAIN educational programs to enhance and promote clinical research competency, achieve high standards of regulatory compliance and facilitate clinical research professional development activities.

The CRE is responsible for the on-boarding and ongoing education of clinical research staff, students and clinician researchers, from novice to expert abilities, using the CANTRAIN clinical trial training streams learning pathways. Educational programming is expected to be variable in delivery mode and style, and sensitive to the role complexities found in a research hospital.

The role requires well-developed communication skills (written and oral) and advanced clinical research skills.

Education: Bachelor's Degree
Field of Study: Advanced training in adult education or commensurate experience preferred.
Work Experience: Experience in education/teaching required, including experience developing, implementing, presenting, and evaluating educational programs, either in an educational setting or in a hospital strongly preferred,
Five to seven years of clinical research experience within a university, research institute, or hospital research environment, Experience coordinating or managing clinical trials.

Professional Membership: ☐ Yes ☒ No
Other requirements:

● Knowledge of guidelines and regulations governing clinical research, Certificate demonstrating competency in Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS2): Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans and International Conference on Harmonization – Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP),
● Current Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) or Association of Clinical Research Professionals certification (ACRP) is preferred,
● Working proficiency in both English and French (where necessary),
● Excellent presentation, interpersonal and communication skills,
● Customer service oriented with the ability to work well under pressure,
● Strong problem-solving skills,
● Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative and make independent decisions,
● Strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate and simultaneously maintain multiple assignments with high level of quality and productivity,
● Ability and willingness to travel within Canada at least once per year to a maximum of 5 business days,

Status: Temporary Full-Time (35-hour workweek) 3-year term
Pay Scale: Commensurate with education and experience
Work Shift: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Work Site: 5252 de Maisonneuve
If other, please specify: Hybrid, 2-days in-person and 3-days teleworking

https://rimuhc.ca/careers

To learn more about our benefits, please visit http://rimuhc.ca/en/compensation-and-benefits

THIS IS NOT A HOSPITAL POSITION.

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, [email protected]

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