Project Assistant

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services in Calgary hosts Alberta's Tomorrow Project studies at the Arthur Child Cancer Centre. This casual position responsibilities include communicating with study participants by phone and email, reviewing surveys for completeness, data entry, and assisting with materials for ATP participants.

You will work with multiple teams (Laboratory, Data, Research and Data Access) in a dynamic, patient-focused research environment.

Qualifications

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree in health or life sciences or related field.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook).
• Organized, resourceful and self-starting with meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Communicate daily with study participants by phone and email.
• Review surveys for completeness and accuracy.
• Perform data entry and assist in coordination, scanning and tracking of materials.
• Support creation and evaluation of materials for ATP participants.
• Collaborate with ATP teams including Laboratory, Data, Research and Data Access.

Skills

MS Office

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organizational skills

Independent & teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in health or life sciences

Tools

Microsoft Access

Job description

Alberta's Tomorrow Project (ATP; myatp.ca) is the largest research project ever undertaken in Alberta and resides in Cancer Care Alberta. ATP was launched in 2000 as a prospective cohort to examine the relationship between environmental, lifestyle, and genetic factors and the incidence of cancer and chronic diseases. ATP aims to increase knowledge about the causes and prevention of cancer and chronic disease by tracking health and lifestyles of around 55,000 Albertans for up to 50 years.ATP’s main activities include collection, processing and storage of data and biosamples as well as building the research platform to support research into cancer and chronic disease. ATP shares data and biosamples with the health research community in universities, health services delivery organizations, and research institutes in Alberta, Canada and abroad using a standard set of access procedures.This casual position offers weekday shifts running from 7:00 AM to 3:15 PM, Monday through Friday at the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre. This position will report to the Research Operations Lead and will be under the direction of the ATP Participant Engagement Team Lead. The successful candidate will work in the Science Teaching Research Innovation and Exercise (STRIDE) centre with ATP participants coming in for active research studies.

Description:

As a member of a team of Project Assistants, you will be responsible for communicating daily with study participants by phone and email. You will review surveys for completeness and accuracy using a set of standardized procedures. This position will clean data accurately following a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs). You will conduct research surveys over the telephone with study participants for a number of research projects gathering qualitative and quantitative data. This position will perform data entry tasks to ensure accurate input of participant information. You will assist in the coordination, scanning and tracking of incoming study materials. This position will support the creation and evaluation of all materials intended for ATP participants. You will collaborate with other ATP teams including the Laboratory, Data, Research and Data Access teams.

• Transition Company: Cancer Care Alberta
• Classification: Assistant
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Alberta's Tomorrow Project
• Primary Location: Arthur Child Cancer Centre
• Negotiable Location: Within Calgary Zone
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 28-SEP-2026
• Date Available: 19-OCT-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $20.29
• Maximum Salary: $33.83
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Transition Company: Cancer Care Alberta
• Classification: Assistant
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Alberta's Tomorrow Project
• Primary Location: Arthur Child Cancer Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Negotiable Location: Within Calgary Zone
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 28-SEP-2026
• Date Available: 19-OCT-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $20.29
• Maximum Salary: $33.83
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of a bachelor’s degree in health or life sciences or related field. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook). Organized, resourceful and self-starting with meticulous attention to detail. Comfortable communicating with the public. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Proven ability to work independently and in a team setting. Willingness to adapt and assist with additional project tasks as required.

Additional Required Qualifications:

As required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Proficiency with Microsoft Access. Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative survey design. Experience in clinical, health or patient-focused research. Previous call centre experience.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the postingend date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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