Research Assistant, Oncology (Accru), Research Services

Req ID: 157675
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Central Zone, Centre for Clinical Research - QEII Department: RSH Med Oncology
Type of Employment: Casual Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) x 2 position(s)
Status: Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 2-Jun-23
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 centres 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.
The Research Assistant position directly reports to the Research Manager, (ACCRU). The Research Assistant contributes to the Oncology Research Collaborative, a particular research study or division by assisting with study administration, providing general administrative support, and maintaining study data.
Qualifications

• Ability to work well independently as well as within a multi-disciplinary team environment
• TCPS2: CORE Certification considered an asset
• Ability to draft, format and edit office correspondence
• Effective communication, problem solving and decision-making skills
• CCRP (Certified Clinical Research Professional) or CCRA (Certified Clinical Research Associate) an asset
• Experience with data entry an asset
• Well-developed organizational, time management and daily planning skills
• Previous experience in database design and administration considered an asset
• Proficiency with current NS Health systems (STAR, PHS and/or LIS) an asset
• Previous experience in a health care/research setting is strongly preferred
• Certified Health Information Management (CHIM) certification an asset
• Medical terminology course considered an asset
• Two years’ research related experience preferred
• Previous experience in grant proposal writing, REB applications considered an asset
• Completion of or currently enrolled in post-secondary education in a Health Science and/or Science related field required
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint), email and internet

Hours of Work
Long Assignment, Hourly Full-Time (75 hours biweekly)
Beginning June 12, 2023 until June 12, 2024
Dates are approximate and are subject to change
Monday-Friday business hours. Vacation is flexible and can be modified throughout the calendar year.
Salary Information
$21.58 - $26.977 (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 Recruitment - Incentives
Preferred 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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