RI-MUHC: Partnership Engagement Coordinator, CANTRAIN

Job Description

RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MUHC
The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is a world-renowned biomedical and hospital research centre. Located in Montreal, Quebec, the Institute is the research arm of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. The RI-MUHC is supported in part by the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS).

CANTRAIN is a national clinical trials training program. Its vision is to provide the best, certified and standardized clinical trial training and mentoring program in Canada, accompanied by studentships, fellowships, internships for postgraduate trainees and highly qualified personnel in a real-world setting.

The National Clinical Trials Training Program is committed to employment equity, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from Indigenous and racialized peoples, people of all gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities. The National Clinical Trials Training Program also recognizes the need for experience, knowledge, and guidance from communities disproportionately affected by chronic or rare diseases.

The incumbent will report to the National Executive Director and Chief Business Officer (Ntnl ED & CBO).

Position summary

• Systematically establish contact with all Eastern Canada-based academic institutions/private sector companies and then assist CANTRAIN management in presenting CANTRAIN Clinical Trials Training Programs (CTTP), other funding programs and the LMS platform,
• Enroll Eastern Canada's above institutions to become partner members of CANTRAIN,
• Collaborate with Eastern Canada-based institutions with the local CRE-Clinical Research Educators to provide guidance and facilitate access to the CANTRAIN platform,
• Facilitate the onboarding of all categories of trainees/mentees into the overall CANTRAIN programs,
• Participate in the recruitment of mentors for the CANTRAIN Connect-College of Mentors, under the COO and Mentorship Programs Coordinator,
• Collaborate and share knowledge and best practices with other PECs in the same respective roles

General Duties

1. Organizational Partnership Development (80%).

• Supports the development of national, provincial and thematic partnerships, leads the roll-out of new initiatives across provinces/regions.
• Maintains a strong understanding of the CANTRAIN Clinical Trial Training Platform, actively sharing information internally and acting as a resource for regions/sectors for CANTRAIN staff on key organizations, programs, activities and contacts.
• Develops and maintains partnerships between CANTRAIN and provincial organizations involved in the conduct of clinical trials.
• Leads provincial and topic-specific outreach activities to increase awareness of CANTRAIN's services (e.g., digital and print publications).
• Maintains provincial profiles for assigned region(s).

2. Participates in CANTRAIN's knowledge management (mobilization/translation) strategy (20%).

• Participates in organizational information sharing opportunities within CANTRAIN, including acting as a knowledge hub in accordance with CANTRAIN's Knowledge Management Strategy and joining and contributing to internal committees as required.
• Keeps abreast of a wide range of clinical trial education topics.