IMH Research Manager (Mental Health Research)

Location: hirify.global Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, BC, Canada; on-site position with flexible hours and occasional travel required.

Salary: CAD 7,158.42–10,292.25 per month.

Company

The University of British Columbia Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Mental Health conduct mental health research spanning neuroscience, clinical trials, neuromodulation, pathology, brain imaging, psychology, and epidemiology.

What you will do

• Manage strategic priorities, work plans, budgets, timelines, and deliverables for Institute of Mental Health projects and initiatives.
• Coordinate research proposals, protocols, research-related documents, ethical requirements, and institutional policy compliance.
• Oversee manuscript development, scientific papers, reports, presentations, knowledge translation, newsletters, webinars, and digital communications.
• Identify funding opportunities, coordinate grant applications, and support fundraising, donor, sponsor, and collaborator reporting.
• Monitor research funding, publication, citation, project progress, risks, and emerging issues, providing recommendations to Institute leadership and principal investigators.
• Manage the Marshall Fellowship and Stimulus Grant application, review, and selection processes, and organize meetings with researchers, sponsors, donors, and advocacy groups.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and at least three years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Professional written and verbal English communication skills, including strong grammar, editing, correspondence, and scientific writing abilities.
• Experience managing projects involving multiple stakeholders and the ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and exercise judgment, tact, discretion, and diplomacy.
• Ability to develop research grant proposals, protocols, work plans, scientific papers, reports, and presentations.
• Commitment to respecting diverse perspectives and improving knowledge and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Ability to work on-site at the hirify.global Vancouver Campus, with flexible hours and occasional travel.

Nice to have

• Education or experience in mental health research, executive support, communications, or Canadian and global health organizations.
• Knowledge of university policies, governance, administrative systems, research policies, and funding processes.
• Experience with WordPress, website development, HTML, CSS, Adobe Creative Suite, Qualtrics, Zoom, or Microsoft Teams.
• Experience facilitating groups and managing web, media, social media, or digital content.

Culture & Benefits

• Staff position within the Department of Psychiatry and Faculty of Medicine.
• Work with researchers, clinicians, health-care providers, administrators, government organizations, health authorities, funders, and community partners.
• Autonomous role with minimal managerial direction and collaboration across hirify.global units and external organizations.
• Work supports research, innovation, learning, and mental health initiatives.