Program Coordinator, Research Engagements

at  SickKids

ABOUT SICKKIDS

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built – nor could it be maintained – without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.
When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Program Coordinator, Research Engagements will facilitate how the voices of those who benefit from research at SickKids are heard and how they partner across the organization. The program coordinator will be responsible for connecting the SickKids¿ research community with persons with lived-experience to embed the perspectives of patients, families, and community members in everything we do. We are looking for a person who thrives on building authentic and meaningful relationships, with proven experience in executing impactful engagement strategies; someone focused on advancing how we listen to our community and improve the quality of research, education and care provided at SickKids.

• Develop and manage communities of patient and family advisors, including recruitment, onboarding and training of patient and family advisors from across Canada.
• Building relationships with the SickKids¿ community, and research partners across Canada including front line staff, department leads, research teams, and senior leadership, to embed the perspectives of patients, families and community members in research.
• Support day-to-day patient engagement activities including arranging meetings, tracking partners¿ hours and providing reimbursements.
• Promote and support patient-oriented research, patient engagement and child and family centred-care practices throughout SickKids.
• Collaborate with patients, family caregivers, community leaders, and SickKids staff to:
  o identify opportunities for patient and family partnerships,
  o develop tools to support engagement in research,
  o establish and coordinate governance structures and processes,
  o develop and deliver communications, and
  o prepare key performance indicators and reports for leadership.