Project Manager, Research Data Operations

• Job Number: 124682
• Job: Administrative/Service
• Primary Location: Ontario-Hamilton
• This position will be located at: David Braley Research Bldg
• Organization: RESEARCH
• Status: Regular Full-time
• Hours per week: 37.5
• Number of Openings: 1
• Union Code: Non-Union
• Salary: 51.6200 - 66.1800 Hourly
• Post Date: Apr 22, 2026, 11:00:00 PM
• Close Date (Period for Applying) - External: Apr 29, 2026, 10:59:00 PM

Unit Summary

The Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), a joint institute of Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, with over 300 employees working directly with 60 researchers. PHRI conducts clinical research internationally in 105 countries and is a world leader in large, global health and population and health outcomes research. Our capacity to conduct multiple international studies concurrently, with tens of thousands of participants in each, is a capability very few organizations in the world can match.

Position Summary

1. RDO Project and Resource Management

• Oversees planning, execution, and delivery of complex RDO projects—including clinical trial and research support systems—ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, regulatory requirements, and budget/time constraints.
• Leads and coordinates multi‑disciplinary teams, manages project scope, schedules, resources, and stakeholder communications, while producing validated, audit‑ready systems and high‑quality deliverables.
• Ensures adherence to PHRI SOPs, privacy and regulatory standards, maintains project documentation, provides leadership and coaching, and identifies opportunities to improve RDO processes and project delivery practices.

2. Business Consultancy

• Provides expert guidance on technical design, system architecture, validation, usability, and regulatory standards to ensure technology solutions effectively support clinical research needs.
• Analyzes complex business requirements and research requests, proposes and documents system solutions, prioritizes incoming issues, and prepares proposals and time estimates for all project phases.
• Works closely with Program Managers and Business Technology Specialists to shape technical strategies, recommend improvements to senior management, and support development, testing, and implementation processes.

3. RDO Team Supervision

• Provides day‑to‑day supervision, mentoring, and contributes to performance evaluations for RDO staff, ensuring work quality, timely deliverables, and alignment with departmental and organizational objectives.
• Establishes and maintains standardized project management, business analysis, and data management processes, including templates and tools, while monitoring team workflows and resolving operational issues.
• Leads team and project meetings, fosters cross‑departmental and external stakeholder collaboration, contributes to project deliverables, and escalates unresolved issues when necessary while remaining accountable for team outcomes.

4. Fostering/Building Collaborations

• Cultivates strong partnerships with researchers, agencies, and organizational leaders by advising on PHRI capabilities, assessing project feasibility, and representing PHRI in collaborative initiatives.
• Provides early‑stage guidance through demonstrations, planning input, and resource estimation, and contributes to major funded initiatives with scope development, proposals, financial projections, and alignment with PHRI standards.
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