Site Activation Partner launching clinical trials for ICON’s sponsor - dedicated research programs. Coordinating regulatory submissions, approvals, and study - startup documentation.
About the role
- Research Partner supporting University of Alberta researchers with grant proposals, funding strategy, and research administration. Advising faculties, resolving policy issues, and coordinating proposal-development training.
Responsibilities
- Assist researchers in all aspects of research proposal development
- Advise deans, department managers, senior administrators, researchers, and staff on research administration matters, policies, exceptions, and issue resolution
- Help faculties develop, implement, and manage research policy-related procedures
- Coordinate, promote, and deliver training on research development and administration best practices, policies, and procedures
- Develop research administration data and analytics for leadership decision-making
- Resolve research administration and research development issues and concerns
- Collaborate with research administration partners, specialists, senior research partners, external funding organizations, and central staff
- Build and maintain relationships with faculties, departments, researchers, collaborators, funding organizations, industry sponsors, and university support units
- Provide strategic advice, coaching, and hands-on assistance for grant applications and proposals from idea through submission
- Develop educational opportunities and materials related to sponsor-specific grant-writing success
- Identify and distribute funding opportunities and recommend research partnerships and collaborations
- Provide expert proposal development support to individual researchers and cohorts
- Coordinate and deliver faculty-specific, institution-wide, and competition-specific proposal development support
- Coordinate Research Partner Network supports with VPRI Centres of Expertise and other university units
Requirements
- A Graduate degree required; equivalent combination(s) of training and experience may be considered
- Minimum five years of relevant work experience, ideally in an academic research environment
- Detailed knowledge of the integrated research enterprise model and research administration continuum
- Experience developing, writing, and/or editing research funding applications and proposals
- Solid understanding of federal and provincial research funding environments, agency mandates, culture, opportunities, and guidelines
- Experience identifying, developing, and delivering training opportunities
- Computer/IT skills relevant to today’s work environment, including Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft, Google Suite, and Zoom
- Excellent active listening, oral, and written communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
- Excellent time management skills and ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and competing deadlines
- Problem-solving and critical-thinking skills to analyze problems, assess alternatives and consequences, select solutions, and implement them successfully
- Experience working independently within a large institutional environment
- Demonstrated effective collaboration with a variety of individuals and groups
- Fluency in French, spoken and written, is an asset
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Inclusive and accessible hiring process accommodations
- Workplace safety training and support
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