Director (BCIRPU)

Staff – Non Union

Job Category
M&P – AAPS

Job Profile
AAPS Salaried – Research and Facilitation, Level F

Job Title
Director (BCIRPU)

Department
Department of Paediatrics jobsnear.org Faculty of Medicine jobsnear.org Provost and VP Academic

Compensation Range
$12,383.58 – $19,325.92 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date
March 12, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Mar 31, 2025

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Job Summary

BCIRPU has a mandate to reduce the social and economic burden of injury in BC; supporting the development of policies and programs through research, surveillance, and the translation of evidence and knowledge to researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and the public. The Director will direct the strategic and organizational functioning of the BC Injury Research & Prevention Unit and continue to provide strategic leadership to injury prevention partners and stakeholders, provincially and nationally. Further, the Director will supervise and guide the work of professional staff and students at the BCIRPU. Further details on responsibilities are outlined below.

 

Organizational Status

The BC Injury Research & Prevention Unit (BCIRPU) is located at BC Children’s Hospital and is a core research program within the Evidence to Innovation research theme at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. The Unit was established in 1998 following a recommendation by the BC Minister of Health’s Advisory Committee on Injury Prevention as a strategic entity within the academic environment.

Key Responsibilities

The Director assumes overall leadership and responsibility for the work of the Unit and has strong influence and leadership over the direction of injury prevention organizations and agencies, including Health Authorities.

Strategic Direction & Organizational Development:

The Director provides the vision, leadership and direction for the program of surveillance and research at BCIRPU, and in the larger injury prevention community of BC, including Health Authorities. This includes increasing professional and public awareness, knowledge and understanding of injury burden, risk, management and prevention; acquiring multicenter collaborative grants and contracts to support the research program; ensuring the ethical conduct of research involving human subjects; establishing strategic partnerships provincially, nationally and internationally; the dissemination of knowledge and evidence through guidelines, position statements, policy development, presentations and peer-reviewed publications; and the necessary evaluation to ensure timelines, budgetary constraints, and contribution to the science and knowledge of injury and injury prevention. In this role, the Director may contribute to undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate teaching, training and mentorship.

The Director works closely with senior BCIRPU and BC Center for Disease Control (BCCDC) research staff, including Health Authority Injury Prevention leads, to ensure strategic leadership and creativity in achieving the BCIRPU mission to reduce the social and economic burden of injury in BC, and in particular ensures the operational plan and annual deliverables negotiated with the BC Ministry of Health (BC MOH) (and other ministries as appropriate), and PHSA/BCCDC.

 

Communications:

The Director provides leadership and direction to develop injury prevention policies and programs in BC and beyond through research, surveillance, and the translation of evidence and knowledge to the BC Ministry of Health, BC Health Authorities, researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and the public. This includes knowledge dissemination; communications; ethical context; knowledge management; two-way exchange between BCIRPU researchers and those who apply knowledge (KT); implementation research; and, the development of guidelines, policy briefs technical reports, presentations and peer-reviewed manuscripts. Key to success is the exchange, synthesis and ethically sound application of knowledge that leads to the utilization of the BCIRPU surveillance and research evidence to achieve improved injury outcomes in British Columbia and beyond. The Director establishes and maintains continuing relationships with high-level representatives within UBC, BCCH and BCCHRI, PHSA/BCCDC, as well as governments, agencies and provincial, national and international stakeholders. The Director is the senior staff member responsible for ensuring policy compliance of all operations of the BCIRPU.

Establishing and Maintaining Partnerships & Collaboration:

In partnership with provincial, national and international organizations and agencies, including the Provincial Health Services Authority, BC Centre of Disease Control, The Community Against Preventable Injuries, the Public Health Agency of Canada, as well as others that may engage with BCIRPU (e.g. Office of the BC Fire Commissioner), the Director ensures strategic leadership and fulfillment of agreements to deliver:

• The Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting & Prevention Program at BC Children’s Hospital.

• The Prevent Shaken Baby BC Program at BC Children’s Hospital.

• The Strategic Partnership with the Community Against Preventable Injuries to deliver the Preventable social marketing campaign.

• The FireSafe: Ignite Awareness, Extinguish Fires! Campaign.

As such, the Director ensures the vision, strategic leadership and direction for these programs; supervises the program Managers, ensures all contract negotiations with outside organizations and agencies, ensures the ethical conduct of injury surveillance, prevention and data gathering involving human subjects; ensures timelines, budgetary constraints; and, contribution to the science and knowledge related to injuries.

In addition, the Director ensures BCIRPU representation on national and international bodies, providing strategic direction and gleaning emerging and leading-edge practices for implementation in BC. For example:

• International Collaborative Effort on Injury Statistics (ICES)

• Parachute, Canada’s injury prevention organization

• MENA PAIR program, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

• International Concussion in Sport Group (CISG)

 

Funding:

The Director will ensure that BCIRPU secures appropriate funding for a nationally and internationally recognized program of research in injury control from both competitive and non-competitive sources. As such, the Director ensures that BCIRPU maximizes collaborative opportunities within the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Children’s Hospital and Women’s Hospital, UBC and the broader community provincially, nationally and internationally. It is expected that BCIRPU will continue research primarily in the field of injury prevention and control, working collaboratively with colleagues at the Institute, UBC, Parachute, and the Canadian injury research community.

A. The Director may participate in the undergraduate medical curriculum, supervise summer research students, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, and serve on thesis committees.

B. The Director will be required to attend appropriate meetings and serve on administrative committees in the Department of Pediatrics and the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. The Director will also ensure that BCIRPU is represented on appropriate provincial, national and internal committees essential to the work of the Unit and UBC and BCCHR, particularly to ensure best practices in injury prevention research and surveillance.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

This is the senior leadership position critical to the success of the BCIRPU and is central to maintaining BCIRPU’s internationally recognized approach to “putting research into action”. Strategic planning, actions and decisions are crucial to the academic, research, and policy-making endeavours and success of the BCIRPU and UBC. The Director sets and ensures the strategic direction and is critical to BCIRPU’s success at meeting key deliverables and developing its reputation provincially, nationally and internationally. BCIRPU is considered a leader in injury prevention and as a result, works with colleagues globally in moving the agenda forward on all types of injury prevention across the lifespan, including sport & recreation, concussion and traumatic brain injury. This includes international collaborations with colleagues in Australia, Lebanon, Japan, East Africa and Europe on several initiatives.

Accountable for the quality and integrity of the work undertaken, for the efficient management of BCIRPU deliverables, and accountable for the continual review of injury surveillance and research projects, the position requires innovation, adaptation strategic planning and management. Incorrect decisions or actions have the potential to significantly damage the reputation of the BCIRPU, partner institutions, or affiliates within the Institute and UBC. Misunderstandings or undue delay could affect the economic stability and be financially costly and cause loss of reputation for the Institute and the University.

Supervision Received
Works with full latitude and independence. Work is reviewed in terms of achievement of long-term goals and the Director reports annually to the BCIRPU Advisory Committee, comprised the Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Executive Director, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Medical Director, Population, BC Centre of Disease Control, and the Executive Director, Population Health, BC Ministry of Health. In addition, the Director reports quarterly to the Director of Operations, Population and Public Health and Environmental Health, BC Centre of Disease Control to ensure the successful achievement of government sponsored deliverables.

Supervision Given
Leads and supervises BCIRPU staff members, research associates and interns, students and contractors, to ensure that project goals are met in a timely, effective, and efficient manner.
Minimum Qualifications

• University degree in business or science, or the equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum 9 years experience in a research environment.

• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own.

• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

Post-graduate degree in health promotion, public health, nursing or epidemiology, with courses in research design and statistical methodology is preferred. In addition, experience in a strategic leadership role, or equivalent combination of education and experience, in leadership, community development and injury prevention policy and program development.  Extensive experience in method development, research, facility management, ethical and other legal and regulatory requirements. Internationally recognized level of expertise in injury prevention.

Ability to lead change by creating a vision and taking appropriate action to ensure acceptance and support. Extremely strong leadership skills and a demonstrated ability to take initiative. Executive-level experience in strategic management and communications. Ability to deal with a diversity of people in a calm, courteous, and effective manner and proven ability to work successfully with a wide range of groups and individuals, including community groups, researchers, the public sector, and multiple levels of government. Ability to analyze and interpret data, determine implications, and provide recommendations. Ability to interpret and apply complex legislation, policies, regulations, and technical information. Knowledge and understanding of injury prevention theories and research.

Knowledge of best practice in injury prevention, injury surveillance and research programs and policies. Ability to foster the long-term learning and development of staff through coaching, managing performance, and mentoring. Familiarity with quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. Proven experience in understanding, interpreting and using injury prevention research. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Ability to develop and deliver effective presentations and workshops. Ability to prioritize and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines. Ability to make decisions and recommendations involving highly complex issues. Ability to exercise tact and discretion. Ability to lead change by creating a vision and taking appropriate action to ensure acceptance and support. Ability to develop and implement strategic business and financial plans.