Senior Research Analyst, Pharmacoepidemiology

Job Title
Senior Research Analyst, PharmacoepidemiologyJob Category
M&P - AAPSJob Profile
AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level CJob Family Group
Staff - Non UnionDepartment
Gregory Carney | Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics | Faculty of MedicineCompensation Range
$8,087.08 - $12,117.08 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.Job End Date
January 14, 2028Posting End Date
November 29, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.Job Summary
The Senior Research Analyst will manage a team of research analysts and data analysts to perform pharmacoepidemiology studies for the BC Ministry of Health (MoH), Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES), or/and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).The Sr. Research Analyst is responsible for ensuring the successful completion research goals and achievement of deliverables of the whole team (~30 projects/year). This may involve directly managing complex projects, as well as overseeing and providing guidance on lower-complexity projects led by other research analysts.The first key responsibility is to provide research analysis for MoH funded complex projects requiring advanced statistical design. This includes evaluation of different drug policies announced by PharmaCare, monitoring of prescribing habits, and assessing adverse effects in drugs. The Sr. Research Analyst will be developing, conducting, interpreting, and reporting on complex research projects. These activities include, but not limited to, identifying and planning research activities;
assessing feasibility and reviewing background literature;
analyzing data and interpreting findings;
writing of research protocols, reports, and manuscripts;
presenting research findings to MoH executives and at academic conferences, and publishing in peer-reviewed journals and identifying, planning, and executing knowledge translation activities. The Senior Research Analyst is responsible for the quality of research and results for the different research projects. This includes travel to participate in conferences and meetings as needed.The second key responsibility is to manage research projects of the BC site for the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies (CNODES). The Senior Research Analyst will be planning and executing the largest studies or/and most rushed queries;
analyzing data and interpreting findings;
preparing reports;
writing research abstracts and manuscripts, publishing in peer-reviewed journals in cooperation with team members across Canada.Other responsibilities include overseeing research protocols and study design;
providing complex analysis for large research project grants;
assessing the analysis resource needs of other working groups in the Therapeutics Initiative and providing analysis resource support as required;
other duties as required.The Senior Research Analyst will make professional decisions and recommendations on all aspects of work, and will work with considerable latitude and independent thinking.Organizational Status
The Sr. Research Analyst will supervise a team of research/data analysts and will report directly to Dr. Greg Carney, Chair of the Pharmacoepidemiology group (PEG) of the Therapeutics Initiative (TI).Liaisons with
Dr. Colin Dormuth, Associate Professor, TI Co-Managing Director and BC Lead of CNODESClinicians, Executives, and staff of the TICNODES team membersResearch project membersDirectors in the BC MoH concerned with TI projects and services.Data Access Services, BC MoHEthics Review Boards of UBCUBC employeesProfessors, students, and researchers at UBC and other universitiesWork Performed
Plans and manages different research projects related to adverse effects of drug use and the effects of drug policy on health services utilization and health outcomes using very large administrative databases and chart data and with CNODES cohort studies, as needed.Duties include
Human Resources Management. Manages a team of research analysts and data analysts to complete research projects. This includes training of new analysts with adequate follow-up supp
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