Req ID: 221903
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: RSH Cardiology 1024168RastaAFTri 893262
Type of Employment: Casual Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1
MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 5-Jun-26
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Reporting to the Principal Investigator (PI) and under the direction of the Research Project Coordinator and Research Manager, the Data Management Coordinator assists in the central data coordination for research studies within the Maritime Heart Center (MHC) Research Group. The MHC Research Group consists of approximately 25 staff who support clinical trials and research projects for Cardiologists, Vascular Surgeons, and Cardiac Surgeons, as well as fellows, residents, students and Affiliate Scientists. The Research Data Management Coordinator works within a collaborative Research Team environment with the Project Mangers and Site Research Coordinators on Investigator Initiated studies, including local, single center projects as well as multi-centered national and international clinical trials. The candidate will monitor case report forms for completeness, conduct data quality audits, liaise with study sites regarding data queries and provide data entry guidance, prduce data completeness and data quality summary reports.
We are currently seeing a data Management Coordinator who has experience working in a research setting, preferably within a health care environment. The ideal candidate will demonstrate sound critical thinking skills, the ability to work independently and the communication skills required foster positive relationships with collaborators. Previous experience using REDCap is preferred, as well as experience using MS Excel for data management.
Specific Accountabilities:
Health Information/ Data management
- Develop and maintain processes for tracking clinical information and timelines
- Work with project team to develop data queries
- Routinely run data checks and provide sites with reminder emails
- Ensure confidentiality and security of patient information
- Monitor data access and utilization
- Troubleshoot questions from participating sites and/or forward questions to Project Manager
- Prepare quarterly site payments
Data collection and analysis
- Develop/maintain data collection forms
- Collect data from participating sites and track missing data
- Enter and summarize data using databases and/or spreadsheets
- Develop and maintain filing systems for study documentation
Data Quality
- Ensure data quality and improvement through the development of routine data checks
- Provide data quality feedback for continuous quality improvement
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Post secondary completion of related education, or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience may be accepted (e.g. medical informatics, allied health professionals with relevant experience, science degree)
- CCRP (Certified Clinical Research Professional) or CCRA (Certified Clinical Research Associate) an asset
- Proficiency in use of MS Office applications (more specifically, Excel), email and internet
- Ability to extract and interpret data required
- Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology
- Effective research and analytical thinking skills
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Proven effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated time management and organizational skills
- Ability to work well independently as well as within a multidisciplinary team environment
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
- Long assignment full-time position; 75 hours biweekly
$27.45 - $34.32 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
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.
