Position Summary

Interior Health is seeking a permanent full-time Knowledge Translation Coordinator who is passionate about driving meaningful change in healthcare.

Location: This position offers flexibility within the Interior Health region.

What we offer:
• An attractive remuneration package
• Excellent career prospects
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Work-life balance
• May be eligible to contribute to MPP

Salary range for the position is $76,111 to $109,409. Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

How will you create an impact:
The Knowledge Translation (KT) Coordinator supports and facilitates health research capacity activities (research projects as well as knowledge translation and exchange activities) to engage with partners in Interior Health (IH). The KT Coordinator also helps facilitate the development of collaborative research partnerships and sharing of research knowledge among IH, academia, and other external partners (including patient, public and Indigenous partners). This role is critical for building and sustaining a Learning Health System (LHS) by ensuring evidence and experiential knowledge are transformed into meaningful, actional improvements in practice.

The KT Coordinator is a member of the IH Research Department and is responsible for supporting activities that facilitate the dissemination and application of research knowledge and findings to inform health service delivery and practice. The role has a primary focus on community-based initiatives and is delivered through a range of methods, including research administration and knowledge translation activities. The KT Coordinator works in a support capacity with research and clinical-research teams, contributing to the effective delivery of departmental priorities and objectives. The KT Coordinator typically works in a support capacity within the research and clinical-research teams to support the overall work of the department; this position also leads targeted work as identified.

What will you work on:
1. Knowledge Translation
Supports activities to promote research and knowledge translation, including:
• Developing, planning, and coordinating strategies for participation and active exchange and uptake of research findings.
• Supporting translation of complex findings into actionable products for clinicians, leaders, and patients (e.g., decision aids, briefs, implementation toolkits).
• Providing consultation, education, and support for integrated knowledge translation of key evidence to advance practice, improve population health, and/or enhance health services.
• Responding to internal requests for evidence synthesis that informs practice or decision-making and supervising literature review and integration by research assistants.
• Assessing readiness for change by identifying barriers and facilitators in clinical workflows, cultures, data, or resources.
• Serving as a knowledge broker to connect and network research teams.
• Facilitating communication and fostering the development of research partnerships between IH staff and departments.
• Liaising IH and its external academic partners, including universities, funding agencies, patient/public and Indigenous Partners, and provincial and national research or knowledge translation bodies.
• Representing IH on provincial and national research and knowledge translation networks, learning collaboratives, and communities of practice.
• Monitoring provincial and national research priorities and KT opportunities, communicating these to IH, provincial counterparts, and university staff to develop partnerships.

2. Research and Scholarship
Fosters an integrated knowledge translation approach to collaboratively identify research questions, design creative and applied research frameworks, engage in data collection and analysis, and disseminate research results by:
• Collaborating with Practice Leaders, Educators, Knowledge Coordinators, Subject Matter Experts, and other key teams within IH to foster, guide, and support research and evidence-informed practice.
• Pursuing research funding in collaboration with appropriate partners.
• Engaging in research evaluation, using evidence-informed approaches to facilitate organizational and system-level learning.
• Supporting dissemination of research results through peer-reviewed publication and presentations.
• Preparing reports on research and knowledge translation activities for IH senior leadership and the IH Board, as requested.

3. Capacity Building, Teaching, and Education
• Guides research staff who are providing consultations related to research or knowledge translation.
• Prepares and leads select education and training events to enhance research capacity.
• Supports the navigation of data access and documentation required for research proposals and/or ethics reviews.
• Facilitates local, provincial, and national training opportunities in knowledge translation.

4. Research Communications and Events
• Supports coordinated research communication and engagement activities including the sharing of ideas and information, collaborating on projects and initiatives, and jointly assisting with research events such as the annual IH Research Conference, workshops, seminars, and other research activities as they relate to the development of health services research.

5. In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, employees shall adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times and attend all required training. Employees must report any identified hazards, unsafe conditions or incidents to the manager or supervisor immediately.

6. Performs other duties as assigned.

Come join our team and see why we’re one of BC’s Top Employers! Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada. Ready to love where you live and work? Apply Today!

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience
• A bachelor’s degree required in a health, social science, or relevant field, such as training in health services research, research methods, and knowledge translation and exchange.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience is required in health services, work environments, and/or research, including knowledge translation activities.
• Experience in a health professional background with a focus in community development is an asset.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Skills and Abilities
• Ability to support research and/or knowledge translation activities and projects.
• Exceptional strength in fostering and developing relationships and partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability to apply equity, diversity, inclusion, cultural safety, and Indigenous partnership principles in decisions, relationships, and program design, with a focus on removing barriers and integrating diverse perspectives.
• Strong emotional intelligence, including empathy, self awareness, and skilled communication, with the ability to navigate sensitive situations, build trust, and foster psychologically safe and inclusive team environments.
• Ability to synthesize information to inform content, delivery, and communication.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of healthcare research, research methods, health research priorities, and current healthcare issues.
• Demonstrated knowledge of grant and project management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively support and collaborate with Health Authority staff and academic research faculty.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team, to take initiative to promote research activities.
• A valid BC Driver’s license.

Comments

Interior Health is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to creating an environment free from discrimination. Our goal is to cultivate a workforce rich in culture, experience, and knowledge to enable us to provide high quality, accessible and culturally safe health services to everyone in the Interior Health region. We are committed to addressing existing inequities and barriers to achieving a diverse workforce, one that is representative of the communities we serve. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently marginalized groups.