Work Hours 8:30am - 4:30pm, occasional flexible hours may be required

Education Level Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study

Career Level Requires 4 years of relevant experience

Pay Grade Grade 8: $31.91 - $44.92

Anticipated Start Date November 9, 2026

Employment Type This role falls within the Unifor Local 5555 Unit 1 Bargaining Unit

Job Description

Project Description

The Evidence in Allergy Group, led by Dr. Derek Chu at McMaster University, conducts systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical practice guidelines, and related evidence-to-practice research across allergy and clinical immunology.

Job Summary

The Research Coordinator (I) will work closely with Dr. Chu and under the supervision of a senior Research Coordinator to independently conduct and advance multiple evidence-synthesis and guideline projects from protocol development through publication. Responsibilities will include conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of treatment effects, harms, diagnostic accuracy, prognosis, and other clinical questions; developing protocols and analytic plans; coordinating searches, screening, data extraction, risk-of-bias assessment, quantitative synthesis, and certainty-of-evidence assessment; and maintaining rigorous and reproducible project documentation.

The Coordinator will manage review teams, including research assistants and trainees; establish workflows and timelines; train and quality-check reviewers; troubleshoot methodological and data issues; and ensure projects progress efficiently. The position will also involve leading manuscripts, evidence reports, abstracts, slides, and presentations; coordinating co-author revisions; responding to journal peer review; and actively advancing manuscripts through revision and publication.

Guideline activities may include preparation of GRADE evidence profiles, Summary of Findings tables, Evidence-to-Decision materials, panel presentations, and supporting documents. This includes mobilizing evidence through the Allergy Learning and Implementation Network (ALIN) and helping to build ALIN as a sustainable platform linking evidence generation, guidelines, clinicians, patients and families, and implementation.

Activities may include developing evidence summaries and dissemination products, coordinating educational and knowledge-mobilization initiatives, engaging partners and knowledge users, supporting evaluation of implementation activities, and developing ALIN's processes, resources, partnerships, and programming. The ideal candidate will combine strong evidence-synthesis and quantitative-methods skills with excellent scientific writing, organization, initiative, and project-management ability.

Key Functions

- Apply specialized knowledge and scientific principles to review, critically appraise and interpret published literature.
- Write sections of scientific papers, funding proposals, and abstracts.
- Coordinate the activities of research staff and resources to ensure that the project progresses in accordance with predetermined timelines.
- Develop estimates of time and resources for research projects.
- Oversee the collection, entry, verification, management, analysis, and reporting of data.
- Use statistical software to analyze data and interpret results.
- Design and maintain databases, data collection forms, error checking methods and related programs for effective collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Troubleshoot moderately complex computer problems.
- Write data management and operations documentation for projects.
- Liaise between the project centre and remote project sites and personnel.
- Conduct structured project participant interviews.
- Ensure that the relevant research methodology is applied and all research material is handled in accordance with established protocols, policies, and procedures.
- Participate in the development of promotional strategies and related materials to encourage participation and support for research projects.
- Consult on protocol development, student organization, and data management activities.
- Develop presentations and present information and training sessions to project personnel and project participants.
- Present at meetings, seminars, and conferences.
- Keep project participants informed of project progress through regular reports and newsletters.
- Implement and maintain research project budgets.
- Create financial projections and make adjustments to research project budgets throughout the fiscal year.
- Exercise appropriate controls, monitor, and reconcile accounts.
- Conduct literature searches.

Assets

- Demonstrated ability to independently conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses from protocol through publication and maintain strict timelines.
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📌 RESEARCH COORDINATOR (Canada)
🏢 McMaster University
📍 Canada