Program Manager

University of Waterloo • Waterloo, ON

32d • CA$73,695 - CA$92,119 • Onsite

About The Position

The Program Manager is accountable to the Principal Investigator and is responsible for coordination of all aspects of the development, implementation, and reporting of several research projects within the Brain and Body Lab. The Program Manager will take a substantial leadership role, collaborating with the Principal Investigator to develop and maintain relationships with external collaborators, partners and knowledge users and oversee management of research activities and budgets. The Project Manager will make substantive contributions to scientific papers, research proposals, and knowledge mobilization products.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Kinesiology, Health Sciences, Gerontology or a related field
• 3+ years and training in research and project management in an academic setting is required.
• Prior experience supervising research assistants and/or research students is required.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative methods; planning and implementation of multiple, simultaneous research projects is required.
• Experience in submitting research ethics applications and amendments is required.
• Experience coordinating interdisciplinary research teams that include partners and knowledge users is required.
• Ability to act as a first point of contact for partners and knowledge users, including those with cognitive impairment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Access and Excel, is required.
• Previous experience with website maintenance, content writing and social media management is required.
• Demonstrates the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team, while taking initiative and maintaining a proactive approach.
• Ability to think critically and analytically, drawing upon a sound basis of Kinesiology and/or Health Science education and experience, managing and adjusting to multiple competing priorities.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and capacity to maintain collaborative working relationships with numerous investigators, partners, and knowledge users is required.
• Initiative to acquire new skills and remain current with new developments as required.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to manage and clean large datasets is an asset.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with people living with dementia and care partners is an asset.
• Proficiency with survey and statistical analysis software, including Qualtrics and R is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the principal investigator to initiate and develop relationships with external collaborators, partners, and knowledge users, including people with lived experience of dementia, health care professionals, and community leaders.
• Coordinate communications, meetings, and research activities with collaborators, partners, and knowledge users.
• Facilitate meetings including diverse collaborators, partners, and knowledge users, ensuring each member is respected and their perspectives valued.
• Develop networks and strategies to support recruitment across research projects.
• Support Principal Investigator in all aspects of planning, day-to-day implementation, and maintenance of research projects.
• Oversee budget for multiple grants, in excess of one million dollars.
• Track and submit project expenses.
• Write and submit progress reports to project funders to ensure the timely and efficient completion of project goals.
• Oversee data collection of several concurrent research studies conducted across multiple sites, including national projects.
• Prepare research ethics applications and obtain ethics approval for research projects from University of Waterloo and other institutions.
• Ensure ethics protocols remain current, submit amendments as needed.
• Conduct and oversee quantitative and qualitative data collection, including facilitation of interviews/focus groups.
• Coordinate and implement data cleaning protocols in collaboration with other staff and research students.
• Conduct both quantitative (descriptive and inferential statistical) and qualitative analyses, including thematic analysis.
• Recruit, train, and delegate staff, research students, and research assistants to effectively meet research goals and objectives of multiple projects.
• Provide functional guidance and oversight of other program staff and research students to further the goals and objectives of the overall research program.
• Oversee day-to-day operations of the lab.
• Supervise research assistants, research students and casual staff.
• Lead the development of knowledge mobilization products for academic, government, and lay audiences.
• Work with internal and external collaborators, partners, and knowledge users to integrate their perspectives in all products.
• Ensure that project websites and social media accounts are kept up to date with relevant and accurate information.
• Lead and support the development of scientific manuscripts for publication and prepare and deliver presentations at conferences and workshops.
• Attend regular team meetings, provide feedback, and update during meetings when required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level