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Research Manager
Job Summary
Position: Research Manager
Reports to: Research Lead – Chris Waters-Banker (Direct Line Manager)
Start Date: Flexible
Location: Calgary, AB or Remote
Please send applications to hr@nullmedlior.com with the subject line “Research Manager Application – attn: Hiring Manager”
Job Summary
The Research Manager has the responsibility of managing a variety of diverse health outcomes research projects under the supervision and guidance of a Research Lead. All of your projects will be ultimately overseen a Principal.
The Research Manager will work within the Medlior team to complete a variety of project-related tasks, including, but not limited to, contributing to study design development, study conduct, medical writing, project management, client liaising, managing contractors and junior staff, as well as responsibility for project deliverables.
The position will require work on both quantitative and qualitative research projects. Given the nature of the position, applicants should be comfortable with shifting priorities, a variable workload, and working within the constraints of tight timelines.
Qualifications
- A research-based graduate degree, in a scientific or healthcare-related discipline
- Familiarity with a variety of research methodologies, and at least an intermediate level understanding in at least one of Medlior’s area of focus on (i.e., HTA, health economics, real world evidence, literature reviews, or medical writing)
- Minimum of 5-years of experience with healthcare-related research (a combination of education and/or experience may be considered)
- Minimum of 2-years of experience with project management
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills
- Self-motivated, highly organized, and detail-oriented
- Able to work successfully within a set timeframe
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all members of the Medlior team, and the ability to work in an environment of continuous change and growth
General Responsibilities
Generally, the Research Manager will act as the project manager. As a project manager, the Research Manager is responsible for:
General Project Management:
- Discussing and agreeing on project and methodological strategy with the Research Lead
- Raising any project-related issues with the Research Lead in timely and effective manner
- Taking initiative to prepare deliverables and proposing solutions to project issues
- Developing and maintaining project budget worksheets
- Setting up, reviewing, and assessing project hours on Toggl
- Managing project timelines using Gantt charts
- Managing the project team and resources by assigning tasks and estimating hours for project tasks using Asana
- Overseeing the work of Research Associates, Research Assistants, Research Students, and Contractors, including delegating responsibility, ensuring accountability, and reviewing contractor and student invoices and timesheets
- Set-up and management/regular review of project-related tools (e.g., Distiller, EndNote, ShareFile, Qualtrics)
Communication:
- Distributing internal team communications
- Scheduling and leading internal and/or external meetings, including preparation of meeting agenda, meeting minutes, and PowerPoint presentation slides
- Preparing and sending client communications with minimal supervision, except for communications regarding scope, budget, and timelines
Deliverables:
- Contributing to the development of key project deliverables including but not limited to, protocols, study materials, reports, manuscripts, abstract and posters
- Ensuring all client feedback has been addressed appropriately or flagged for discussion with the project team
- Ensuring clear, concise, accurate, and meaningful interpretation, communication, and presentation of results
- Ensuring deliverables are client-ready (according to the deliverables checklist and in alignment with Medlior brand standards) prior to review and sign-off by a Research Lead
- Other responsibilities and duties include:
- Analyzing and reporting on diverse health outcomes research projects
- Participating in recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees
- Coaching and mentoring junior staff (Research Associates, Research Assistants, Research Students)
- Preparing and leading in-house training activities
- Providing and seeking regular feedback from all members of project teams
- Complying with all Medlior policies and procedures
- Working in the best interests of Medlior and in accordance with the Core Values.
Person Specification
| Key Competencies | |
| Organization and time management | This is key. You will be continually asked to meet the demands of clients and of your team, all while working to tight timelines. You consequently need to be able to work quickly and efficiently, without compromising quality. |
| Teamwork | Every project is a group project. Successes are shared, as are failures. You need to be the person who goes the extra mile for your teammates, and knows that when something goes wrong, there is a lesson in it for everyone. |
| Critical thinking and analysis | You have been described as a quick study. Your decision making is logical, rational, and objective. You know you don’t know everything, so are good at asking the right questions. |
| Resourcefulness and initiative | You find ways over, around, and through barriers to success. You have examples of achieving results despite a lack of resources. You go beyond the call of duty, and show a bias for action. |
| Creativity and adaptability | You are the type of person who gets energized by change, not frustrated by it. You like to generate new approaches to solve old problems, and like finding innovations to established best practices. |
| Writing | Your writing is good enough that you would brag about it to your friends, were it not a weird and awkward thing to brag about. You are also hot on spelling and grammar. Bonus marks if you’ve ever been described as a pedant. |
| Communication | From communicating ideas to your team to presenting study results to clients, you organize and present information in a way that makes people sit up and pay attention. |
| Resilience | Deadlines can be tight, but you remain stable and poised under pressure. Comments on your hard work can sting, but you know they’re not personal. |
| Self-awareness | Every day is a school day. You recognize your own strengths and weaknesses, without getting defensive. You don’t rationalize mistakes or blame others. |
Candidates will be contacted via Medlior email to schedule first-round interviews. Please ensure to check your Spam or Junk Mail email folder to prevent missed communication, and mark the email as “not junk”.
Please email us your resume and cover letters to HR@nullmedlior.com
