Research Coordinator

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Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level A Job Title Research Coordinator Department Research | Lynd Lab | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Compensation Range $5,365.42 - $7,709.92 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 June 24, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. Job End Date July 31, 2027 This is a full-time term position with the possibility of an extension 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. 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. Job Summary The Research Coordinator will work under the supervision of Dr. Larry Lynd in the Lynd Lab team, within the Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), to support the design, coordination, and execution of research projects in health economics, pharmacoepidemiology, early Health Technology Assessment, and outcomes research. The incumbent will play a central role in coordinating the Epidemiology Pillar research activities in the Canadian Prospective Cohort Study (CanProCo study) aimed at understanding the progression of multiple sclerosis. The incumbent will also be involved in other Lynd Lab research projects and activities, including grant application and management, budget management, protocol development, ethics and data access processes, data collection and management and contributing to analysis and dissemination of findings. The position requires collaboration with multidisciplinary investigators, trainees, and external partners. Organizational Status The Lynd Lab is part of the Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) within the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia. CORE focuses on improving health-care related outcomes to drug therapy and other health technologies through the application of research, education and practice enhancement strategies. Dr. Lynd's research focuses on the integration of epidemiologic and health economic analyses on health outcomes, including the use of large administrative health datasets to inform practice, policy, and research. His primary areas of research include the testing and treatment of rare diseases, multiple sclerosis, and he is founder and co-lead of the Early Health Technology Assessment (eHTA) platform. The incumbent will work with Lynd lab's and CORE's multi-disciplinary team of researchers and associated principal investigators. Work Performed The Research Coordinator will: Coordinate day-to-day activities of the CanProCo Epidemiology Pillar co-led by Dr. Lynd, including work planning, timelines, budget management, deliverables and communication across the 5 academic MS sites in Canada and central study team. Support protocol development, amendments and operational documentation for the CanProCo Epidemiology Pillar, translating research initiatives and concepts into written documentation. Manage data access and linkage activities, including applications to Population Data BC, Health Data Platform BC and other related bodies. Evaluating, designing, developing, preparing and coordinating inter-and trans-disciplinary grants, research, and academic proposals, letters of intent, background documentation, ethics submissions, program rationales and other reports. Liaise with the UBC Office of Research Services and the University Industry Liaison Office to facilitate ethics and grant applications. Coordinate and participate in the development and submission of grant applications including the collection of relevant grant information, research budgets, statistics and curriculum vitaes. Manage data access and ethics submissions, renewals and amendments for CanProCo and other Lynd Lab studies. Manage grant finances for all Lynd Lab projects, including developing financial forecasts, monitoring expenditures against budgets, reconciling accounts, and preparing internal and external expense reports in coordination with UBC Finance, the Office of Research Services, and funding agencies. Collaborate with investigators within and outside of CORE, nationally and internationally, in the completion of research projects and development and submission of research grants. Coordinate and participate in the preparation of conference presentations, academic