Staff - Non Union
Job Category Non Union Technicians and Research Assistants
Job Profile Non Union Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 1
Job Title Research Assistant
Department Do Hee Kim General Surgery | Department of Surgery | Faculty of Medicine
Compensation Range $4,359.73 - $4,781.54 CAD Monthly
Posting End Date September 15, 2026
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date July 31, 2027
Position Type This position is 0.5 FTE (part-time).
At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.
Job Summary The incumbent is responsible for support clinical research evaluating opportunistic salpingectomy as an ovarian cancer prevention strategy. The Research Assistant will identify and screen potentially eligible participants, approach patients regarding study participation, obtain informed consent, and collecting and entering study data. A key component of the position will involve attending surgical procedures in the operating room to collect study-specific data, including direct observation and accurate measurement of the time required to perform opportunistic salpingectomy.
Organizational Status The UBC Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery educates students at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels, and pursues research to make creative advancements in knowledge and practice to improve health. The Department consists of more than 600 physicians, surgeons, scientists and educators and over 70 administrative,



research and technical staff, distributed across British Columbia. There are nine divisions in the following specialties: Cardiac Surgery, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology, Pediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Thoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery. The Department is also home to the Branch for Global Surgical Care (BGSC).
The Research Assistant reports directly to the Research Manager. The Research Assistant also receives guidance and direction from Dr. Scott Cowie, Dr. Gillian Hanley, Dr. Heather Stuart and their research teams. The position will involve close interaction with physicians, surgeons, nurses, operating room staff, research assistants, other research personnel, and study participants.
Work Performed Reviewing clinical schedules and patient records to identify potentially eligible study participants according to established inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Screening potential participants and documenting eligibility in accordance with approved study protocols.
Approaching potentially eligible patients, providing study information, answering questions within the scope of the role, and obtaining informed consent in accordance with research ethics requirements and Good Clinical Practice.
Maintaining regular communication with study participants and clinical teams to facilitate study participation and data collection.




Extracting study variables from clinical and patient records using established data collection procedures.
Attending surgical procedures in the operating room to conduct protocol-specified observational data collection.
Recording other protocol-specified intraoperative information while ensuring that research activities do not interfere with patient care or operating room workflow.
Working collaboratively and professionally with surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and other operating room personnel and adhering to all applicable hospital and operating room policies, including infection prevention and control requirements.
Entering study data into REDCap or other approved research databases and maintaining complete, accurate, and timely study records.
Performing data quality checks and resolving missing, incomplete, or inconsistent data in consultation with senior research staff.
Maintaining participant screening, recruitment, consent, enrolment, and follow-up logs.
Preparing and maintaining study materials, informed consent documents, data collection tools, and other study documentation.
Maintaining strict participant confidentiality and ensuring that research activities comply with approved research ethics protocols, institutional policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Participating in research team meetings and providing updates regarding recruitment, data collection, study procedures, and any operational issues.
Promptly identifying and reporting protocol deviations, recruitment challenges, data quality concerns, or other study-related issues to the Principal Investigator or senior research staff.
Completing all required institutional, research ethics, privacy

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📌 Research Assistant (British Columbia)
🏢 UBC
📍 British Columbia