Research Coordinator (SPRinT)

The Laboratory of Surgical System & Service Innovation (3SI) is a multi-disciplinary laboratory that provides a platform for cutting-edge surgical health services research that informs healthcare systems, policies, and programs to provide high-value, patient centered care for patients and their families undergoing surgery.  

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, meticulous, and responsible Research Coordinator to work closely with a team of experienced researchers and the clinical team in health system, services innovation, and novel surgical technologies research. You will be part of a holistic clinical and health services research team whose mission is to improve clinical outcomes for seriously ill patients undergoing major surgery.

Main Responsibilities

1. Institutional Review Board (IRB) 

• Prepare and submit IRB applications, amendments, continuing reviews, and study closures
• Stay up to date with local and international research ethics regulations

2. Data Collection, Management, Analysis

• Gathering data from various sources and organizing it for analysis
• Performing statistical and data analysis techniques to generate insights from the data
• Data quality control – Ensuring accuracy and completeness of data through data validation and cleaning 

3. Presentations & Data Visualization 

• Analysis Report Generation: Producing reports and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations
• Data Visualization: Creating visual representations of data to effectively communicate insights
• Preparation of presentation slides and posters for submission to local and international conferences

4. Patient recruitment & consent

• Patient recruitment for involvement in value-based healthcare projects 
• Qualitative interviews of patients and their families 

5.Source materials for grant writing and ethics application 

• Help to source for references and materials for grants; preparation of ethics application 

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., life sciences, public health, research administration, nursing, ethics) 
• Prior experience in research administration or IRB-related work will be an added advantage 
• Interest in scientific research and willing to engage in various aspects of the research processes
• Proficient computer knowledge (MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Good interpersonal skills 
• Passionate about clinical and health service research to bring about positive impact to patients with advanced cancers
• Learns fast and good team player
• Able to work independently and interactively in a team setting, with excellent collaborative and interpersonal skills