Coordinator, Research Program & Operations (Biomanufacturing)

Location: hirify.global Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Hybrid work with office hours and days varying according to operational needs, meetings, events, work type, and workload.

Salary: $5,692.25–$8,179.50 CAD per month.

Company

The University of British Columbia is a research-intensive public university hosting the Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub, a national coalition advancing vaccines, antibodies, and cell and gene therapies.

What you will do

• Coordinate CIEBH programs and initiatives with internal teams and external academic, industry, public health, and not-for-profit partners.
• Research, analyze, and synthesize program, funding, policy, and life sciences ecosystem information.
• Support grant applications, proposals, concept papers, funder reports, presentations, briefing materials, and other program documentation.
• Manage financial and administrative processes, including budget monitoring, procurement, invoice and expense coordination, reporting requirements, and discrepancy resolution.
• Identify risks, dependencies, delays, and improvement opportunities, and recommend mitigation or workflow changes.
• Coordinate meetings, stakeholder contributions, communications, follow-up actions, and program records.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline; life sciences, health sciences, business administration, or a related field is preferred.
• At least two years of related experience, preferably in program coordination, administration, academic, healthcare, or research environments.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent activities, deadlines, meetings, workshops, training sessions, or events.
• Experience supporting financial administration, procurement, invoices, reimbursements, expense tracking, grants, or research reporting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, organization, attention to detail, initiative, judgment, and problem-solving ability.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.

Nice to have

• Experience in health research, biotechnology, life sciences, public health, biomedical research, or a similar institutional environment.
• Familiarity with hirify.global systems, document management platforms, collaboration tools, or grant-funded programs.
• Experience supporting complex initiatives involving multiple teams and partner organizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time staff position in a non-union role.
• Collaborative work with researchers, administrative staff, government funders, and external partners.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and respectful collaboration.
• Canadians and permanent residents are given priority.