RESEARCH COORDINATOR (I) - JD00437

McMaster University; Hamilton; Presencial; CAD 44.000 - 62.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

McMaster University is seeking a Research Coordinator I to lead evidence-synthesis projects within the Allergy/Immunology research group. You will conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses, develop protocols and analytic plans, and supervise review teams to ensure rigorous, publication-ready outputs.

Under supervision, you will advance multiple projects from protocol through publication, producing manuscripts, summaries, and guidelines for dissemination.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Four years of relevant research experience.
• Strong evidence-synthesis and quantitative-methods skills.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses from protocol to publication.
• Lead manuscripts, reports, abstracts and presentations.
• Coordinate review teams and timelines across projects.
• Develop protocols, analytic plans and data-management processes.
• Apply GRADE, PRISMA and Cochrane methods in projects.
• Manage budgets and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Liaise with national/international guideline teams.
• Train reviewers and ensure methodological quality.

Conocimientos

Systematic reviews

Meta-analysis

R statistical software

GRADEpro

PRISMA

Cochrane methods

Evidence synthesis

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Covidence

DistillerSR

Rayyan

RevMan

GRADEpro

MAGIC

Descripción del empleo

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 efficient 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.
• Experience with reviews of interventions, harms, diagnosis, and prognosis.
• Strong quantitative skills, including independent meta-analysis using R or comparable statistical software.
• Knowledge of PRISMA, Cochrane methods, risk-of-bias assessment, and GRADE, including Core GRADE.
• Experience leading review teams, supervising reviewers, maintaining quality, and managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong scientific writing and publication experience, including manuscripts, reports, abstracts, presentations, and responses to peer reviewers.
• Experience with clinical practice guidelines, Evidence Profiles, Summary of Findings tables, or Evidence-to-Decision frameworks.
• Experience with advanced methods such as network meta-analysis, meta-regression, dose-response meta-analysis, IPD meta-analysis, or Bayesian methods would be an asset.
• Experience with systematic-review tools such as Covidence, DistillerSR, Rayyan, RevMan, GRADEpro, MAGIC or comparable platforms.
• Experience in knowledge mobilization, implementation science, education, stakeholder engagement, or development of evidence-to-practice networks/programs.
• Allergy/immunology experience is an asset but is not required where strong evidence-synthesis expertise is demonstrated.

Additional Information

The successful candidate should be able to independently move evidence-synthesis projects forward, identify and resolve routine methodological issues, manage review teams, produce publication-quality scientific materials, and seek senior methodological input when appropriate. The role involves multiple concurrent projects and collaboration with national and international research and guideline teams. Occasional evening, early-morning, or otherwise flexible hours may be required for guideline panels and international meetings, in accordance with applicable University policies.

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