Coordination of the SSA-RUISSS team McGill University

The Unité de soutien SSA Québec: its mission and actions

The vision of the Unité de soutien au système de santé apprenant (SSA) Québec [a provincial unit of the national strategy for patient-oriented research (SPOR) network of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)] is to play an essential role in the continued improvement of the Quebec health system and care trajectories of the population. It supports and catalyzes the establishment of a learning health system in the territories of Quebec’s four Réseaux universitaires intégrés en Santé et Services sociaux based on patient-oriented research. This approach is based on a quintuple objective. We mobilize and support the research, health, and social services communities, with and for the population, so that they can improve the care and services results and the patient experience (1) as well as the health of the population (2) efficiently (3), by ensuring the well-being of human resources in health and social services (4), and equity in health and social services (5). The Unit serves the Réseau de la santé et des services sociaux of Quebec. We help institutions, organizations, decision-makers and human resources in care, research, and social services to work differently. The Unit fulfills its mission, specifically, by developing training and tools, and by offering consultation on various topics via its SSA portal. In addition, the Unit and its partners (ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux and Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé) are developing a program of targeted grants for the improvement of the quintuple objective on different trajectories of care and services. The SSA-RUISSS McGill Operations Coordinator is part of the SSA-RUISSS McGill team, made up of:

• Members of the RUISSS McGill Coordination Office
• Scientific Co-director SSA-RUISSS McGill
• Manager of the Partnership Axis Antenna
• Manager of the Capacity Building Axis Antenna
• Manager of the Data Management Axis Antenna
• Manager of the Data to Knowledge Axis Antenna
• Manager of the Change Management Axis Antenna
• 1 Clinician-Health provider, • 1 patient partner of the Partnership Axis Antenna
• 1 Jeune chercheur ou Jeune chercheuse leader SSA (FRQS).

General Duties

Act as coordinator of the SSA-RUISSS McGill team and as a research associate

Under the supervision of the SSA-RUISSS McGill Scientific Co-director Alexandra De Pokomandy and in collaboration with all the members of the SSA-RUISSS McGill team, the Operation Coordinator will be responsible for:
• Coordinating the management of any records related to the service requests submitted to the Unit’s SSA portal and to the targeted competitions with its local SSA-RUISSS team (RUISSS McGill)
• Facilitating data acquisition and valorization of data to highlight desirable and feasible improvements
• Enabling the implementation and ongoing evaluation in their respective territories (RUISSS McGill) of the tools developed by the Unit in partnership with patients and the public
• Promoting health care practice improvements following the implementation of the Unit’s tools.

The SSA-RUISSS McGill Operation Coordinator will also act as a Research Associate for Dr. Alexandra de Pokomandy, the SSA-RUISSS McGill Scientific Co-director, primarily in relation to cohort projects in primary care or the care of people living with HIV. As a Research Associate, the selected candidate will be responsible for tasks such as:
• Participating in the conduct of research projects, including writing grant applications
• Contributing to the preparation and submission of abstracts and manuscripts by assisting with writing, editing, formatting, and following up as necessary
• Performing statistical analyses (an asset) and interpret data
• Contributing to the supervision of graduate students.

Education / Experience

REQUIREMENTS
• MSc or PhD or the equivalent in a discipline deemed relevant to health research
• Minimum of 3 years of pertinent experience
• Possess n-depth knowledge of the health and social services and university networks
• Have a collaborative spirit and an ease for teamwork
• Have the ability to develop and maintain collaborations
• Demonstrate a great ability to mobilize the various partners of a complex political environment
• Have excellent project management skills
• Demonstrate agility in understanding and explaining complex concepts
• Demonstrate autonomy, initiative and have the ability to manage uncertainty
• Be rigorous and have an excellent sense of organization
• Planning and managing financial resources • Comfortable using the Office 365 suite, • Have an excellent command of written and oral French and a good command of English.

ASSETS
• Research experience, including project management, grant writing, publication and scientific presentations would be an asset
• Statistical analysis skills (using R or Stata) would be an asset
• Familiarity with the concept of a learning health system or of continuous quality improvement would be an asset.

Additional information

Statut : Temporary, full time, renewable annually
Commensurate with education and experience
Work Shift: 35 hrs per week
Work Site:   RI MUHC (5252 Boul. de Maisonneuve O., Montréal)

This position requires adequate protection against COVID-19 in light of work site and as per the Government of Quebec decree # 1276-2021 dated September 24, 2021

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