Community and Patient Engagement Lead - MOSAIC Project

Overview

Job Profile: AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level A
Staff - Non Union
Job Category: M&P - AAPS
Job Title: Community and Patient Engagement Lead - MOSAIC Project
Department: Tsang Laboratory Division of Cardiology | Department of Medicine | Faculty of Medicine

Compensation Range
: $5,365.42 - $7,709.92 CAD Monthly
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Posting End Date: January 29, 2026
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date: December 7, 2026

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.

The MOSAIC project is an initiative that aims to improve personalized and equitable cardiovascular care for diverse populations across BC and Yukon. The project integrates cutting-edge genomic, sonographic, and AI technologies with community- and patient-guided approaches to transform cardiovascular risk prediction and care pathways. The Community & Patient Engagement Lead plays a central leadership role in ensuring inclusive, meaningful engagement with diverse communities across British Columbia, including with Indigenous Peoples, patients, caregivers, and other community members.

This role involves coordinating respectful and ethical engagement strategies across the project—especially in Indigenous communities—and includes organizing community gatherings, patient and caregiver workshops, and supporting advisory groups such as an Indigenous Advisory Committee and a Patient Partner Council. The position supports the co-development of research processes, knowledge sharing, and care innovations that are community-informed, relational, and responsive to local wellness priorities.

This position complements the MOSAIC Project Manager role by focusing on engagement strategy, relationship-building, and ensuring diverse voices inform the project.

Working Conditions:

• The role requires flexibility, travel, and in-person engagement with communities, patients, and caregivers. Hybrid work is supported. Sensitivity to cultural and community schedules and respect for ethical protocols are essential.

The Community & Patient Engagement Lead reports to MOSAIC Project Manager and works collaboratively with MOSAIC Principal Investigators, Co-Leads, the VCHRI Indigenous Health Research Unit, and project staff to provide strategic oversight for all community and patient engagement activities. They lead high-level planning efforts related to Indigenous research governance, culturally safe engagement, and patient-centered knowledge exchange. The incumbent serves as a key liaison between the research team and external stakeholders, including Indigenous leadership, community groups, health system partners, and patient/caregiver partners.

The incumbent will also engage ethnic and cultural communities across BC with attention to language, accessibility, and a focus on ensuring that community and patient priorities shape project direction, implementation, and outcomes.

Community, Patient, and Caregiver Engagement

• Designs and implements community engagement strategies grounded in best practices, ensuring that community insights are effectively interpreted and integrated into research planning and decision-making.
• Leads the planning and facilitation of a provincial community listening tour, including visits with Indigenous communities to understand diverse cardiovascular health experiences and priorities.
• Organizes and facilitates caregiver…