Database Coordinator, Provincial Clinical Trials Office
BC Cancer
Vancouver, BC
The Database Coordinator reports to the Manager, Provincial Clinical Trials and establishes, maintains, and improves data quality processes and tools to manage data for clinical trials and research studies in the Clinical Trials Unit. The role ensures consistent and accurate use of electronic data capture (EDC) systems, such as REDCap or MS Access, by designing electronic Case Report Forms (eCRFs), edit checks, and reports, performing data quality reviews, managing user access rights to the EDC systems, creating training materials, and providing support to research teams.
What you’ll do
• Create and update the specifications for Case Report Forms (CRFs) for clinical trials and research studies using protocol-specific information and standards as per the Principal Investigators and/or Project Managers. Provide recommendations and inputs to CRF development. Clarify data needs and prioritize requests in conjunction with the manager.
• Liaise with Database Management Lead at PCTO about design and implementation of clinical trial and research databases. Perform validation and documentation such as Validation Plan, User Requirements Specifications, Testing Protocol, Traceability Matrix, and Validation Report. Develop data management plans.
• Perform user acceptance testing and validation of the research databases, including updates, to ensure functionality and compliance to defined expectations. Create and run test cases, summarize the test results and report/resolve any issues. Document the testing and validation according to current SOPs,
• Use a variety of data/report query tools, spreadsheet, graphics and word processing software to manage data. Under the direction of the Database Management Lead, implement edit checks and queries/reports using EDC platforms such as REDCap, including testing and documentation.
• Create data management reports. Specify report content and layout. Liaise with the PIs, statisticians, scientists, lab managers, etc. as needed. Report any data issues to Project Managers and Principal Investigators.
What you bring
• Graduation from a Health Information Management Program
• Two (2) year’s recent related experience in clinical trials, research database management, use of data/database querying tools, such as REDCap or MS Access, and documentation, data retrieval, manipulation and presentation of data including experience in technical documentation or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within health care settings.
This involves familiarity and understanding Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and advocating for systemic change.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within BC Cancer contexts found in the foundational documents including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study - BC Human Rights Code, BC Anti-racism Act and how they intersect across the health care system.
Core Competencies:
• Brings an understanding of the Indigenous specific racism and the broader systemic racism that exists in the colonial health care structure, and has demonstrated initiatives in breaking down barriers and ensuring a safe environment ensuring a sense of…
