Senior Research Coordinator

University of Alberta Careers; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Alberta Careers is seeking a Health Technology & Policy Analyst to join the Health Technology & Policy Unit within the School of Public Health, based at North Campus Edmonton. The role supports research and HTA work to inform fair, evidence-informed decisions about health technologies and programs in publicly funded healthcare.

The appointment is initially for one year, and work is performed in-person at North Campus Edmonton, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to apply

Job description

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal applicants will be given priority consideration based on minimum qualifications, or a combination of experience, skills, and abilities before external applicants are considered.

This position has an initial appointment of1 year.

Location - This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus Edmonton.

The Health Technology & Policy Unit in the School of Public Health undertakes research aimed at creating knowledge to support fair, evidence-informed decision making around the introduction and use of health technologies, services and programs in the publicly funded healthcare system. It also conducts health technology assessments (HTAs)and evidence reviews for Alberta Health. HTA uses evaluative methods from the social and applied sciences, including clinical epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics, modelling, and qualitative techniques to systematically examine the clinical, economic, social, legal, ethical and overall system implications of health technologies and programs.