Nova Scotia Health Authority Looking for Research Secretary, Oncology (ACCRU) – Research, Innovation and Discovery at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Full Time

Status: Management/Non Union P osition

Posting Closing Date: 22-Nov-23

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centers and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health’s Research, Innovation and Discovery portfolio is transforming health care delivery and improving the health of all Nova Scotians by leading initiatives that deliver high-impact health care solutions and developing strategic partnerships with clinical champions, industry, healthcare foundations, governments and academic partners. By pairing leading researchers, innovators, and clinicians with entrepreneurs through our newly formed Health Innovation, Research and Discovery Hub, their creative solutions are improving health and health care while also contributing directly to Nova Scotia’s economy. The Research Methods Unit (RMU), located in Halifax, is a research unit designed to support clinical and health research throughout Nova Scotia Health, the IWK Health Centre, and Dalhousie University’s Faculties of Medicine, Health Professions and Dentistry.

Reporting to the Research Manager, the Research Secretary would provide administrative support to the Medical Director, Research Manager and ACCRU Team Leads). Administrative duties would include booking meetings, attending meetings to record and circulate minutes, arranging catering, assistance with study closeout and archiving, maintenance of the Research Database and general administrative duties as required (e.g. assisting with Time Capture, ordering and maintaining office supplies, photocopying, general communication) . The successful incumbent should enjoy team work, have exceptional organizational skills and a keen eye for detail.

About The Opportunity

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Grade 12 Required
• Successful completion of a one year Secretarial/Business diploma or equivalent combination of education, training and experience required
• Minimum of two years’ related secretarial/administrative experience required
• Medical Terminology Course preferred
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint), email and internet
• Effective communication, customer service, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• Well-developed organizational, time management, and daily planning skills
• Ability to work independently as well as within a multi-disciplinary team environment
• CCRP (Certified Clinical Research Professional) or CCRA (Certified Clinical Research Associate) an asset
• Experience in clinical research an asset

Successful Applicants are required to provide a Criminal Record Check to Human Resources before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants will be screened on the above qualifications. Applicants must clearly demonstrate how they meet the knowledge and competencies in their cover letter and resume. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application. Applicants will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or missing information

Hours of Work

Long Assignment, Full-Time (75 hours biweekly)

Beginning December 4, 2023 until December 4, 2024

Dates are approximate and are subject to change

Salary Information

$18.61 – $23.26 hourly

$36,293.80 – $45,367.19 annually

Once You’ve Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000. For more details and instructions, please visit please visit Recruitment – Incentives

Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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