"Research Associate"

locations

UBC Vancouver Campus

time type

Full time

posted on

Posted 2 Days Ago

job requisition id

JR14231

Academic

Job Category

Faculty Non Bargaining

Job Title

Research Associate

Department

Tremlett Laboratory Division of Neurology | Department of Medicine | Faculty of Medicine (Helen Tremlett)

Posting End Date

October 1, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

Sept 30, 2025

This is a one-year position with the possibility for renewal.  The start date is open, until a suitable candidate fills the position. The position will report to the PI and will be based at the UBC Hospital on UBC campus, although a remote work arrangement is also feasible for a portion of the work week.

The position can be full or part-time. The salary will start at $66,924 in accordance with the minimum standard for this employment group.

To apply, please send your application that includes a cover letter, CV, and names/contact information 2 to 3 references to Dr. Helen Tremlett,  helen.tremlett@ubc.ca).

Do you want to make a difference to the growing number of individuals dealing with a lifelong, chronic disease with no known cause or cure?  Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the leading causes of disability in young adults today.  An exciting Research Associate position is now available in the Department of Medicine (Division of Neurology) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) – in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The Research Associate (RA) will be a contributing member of the Tremlett lab / Pharmacoepidemiology in MS research group, led by Dr. Helen Tremlett. With the vision of fostering excellence in multi-disciplinary clinical, therapeutic, and epidemiological research to advance knowledge and improve the well-being of those affected by multiple sclerosis (MS), the Tremlett research group thrives on diversity.  Team members are trained in variety of disciplines, creating a truly interdisciplinary approach to research.

The RA will be involved in a number of different studies, the primary ones being:

• An exciting multi-site international collaboration, accessing health administrative databases linked with clinical data, to advance understanding of the multiple sclerosis prodrome or ‘pre-MS trait’ (e.g., joint MS Society of Canada and US National MS Society; November 9th 2021 news item – https://mssociety.ca/resources/news?province=BC). Most diseases start well before they are actually diagnosed. Some allow for medical identification and intervention by giving early warning signs that may appear hours, weeks, or years before diagnosis (e.g. stroke, cancer or multiple sclerosis).
• Ongoing cross-Canada multi-site collaborations, accessing health administrative databases linked with clinical data, to assess issues such as the impact of comorbidities in MS, and drug safety and effectiveness in MS.
• Studies related to the gut microbiome and MS (pediatric-onset MS)
• Several publications have already resulted from these studies (see PubMed).

The RA will play a key role in the success of the studies including: hypotheses generation, study design, accessing and linking data ensuring data integrity, statistical analyses and interpretation, presentation of findings, and drafting and publication of scientific manuscripts and grant writing. The RA will work largely independently but within a team comprised of researchers, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, biostatistician, and students. The RA will also help to mentor and supervise trainees and undergraduate/graduate students, who are working on these (or related) projects. To find out more about the Tremlett research group, please visit our website: http://epims.med.ubc.ca

Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:

• Designs, plans and executes research projects. Specifically, collaborates with the Principal Investigator (PI) and other team members in research study design, study planning, interpretation of data analyses, and drafting publication in high impact peer-reviewed papers
• Prepares and coordinates grant applications
• Works with multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional teams, and liaises with investigators and collaborators to ensure that research goals are met
• Develops reports and manuscripts for publication
• Prepares and delivers presentations for research meetings
• Participates in team meetings
• Helps mentor and supervise trainees and students, who are working on related projects
• Provides other support as required by the research team

Qualifications:

• A PhD/MD degree with expertise in a relevant discipline (e.g. epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, applied biostatistics)
• Experience with and knowledge about, special populations such as patients with chronic disease, comorbidities or MS
• Experience with large health-related datasets
• Experience with data access, linkage, and analyses of large health administrative databases in Canada or other regions, and a track record of use of these data to conduct population-based or multi-site studies
• Experience with manuscript writing and a track record of publishing in high impact journals (e.g., Lancet family of journals)
• Experience in developing successful grant/funding applications
• Computer proficiency, including use of statistical software such as SPSS, STATA, SAS or R
• Working knowledge of advanced epidemiology-related research methodology and design
• Working knowledge of advanced biostatistics
• Ability to prepare reports and presentations for diverse audiences
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills in English
• Ability to exercise judgment and make decisions in accordance with broad research objectives
• Ability to independently organize workload, goal setting and working effectively towards deadlines
• Willingness to work in an interdisciplinary setting
• Willingness and ability to positively engage with researchers at multiple sites across Canada/internationally, in order to motivate other team members to achieve the study goals in a timely manner
• Appreciation of the importance of clinical and basic research
• An inquiring and open mind
• Working knowledge of medical ethics