Top Employer: Translational Research In Oncology

Recognized as one of Alberta's Top Employers (2022):

Here are some of the reasons why Translational Research In Oncology was selected as one of Alberta's Top Employers (2022):

TRIO supported work from home options prior to the pandemic and offers a one-time home office allowance of $500 as well as a subsidy of $70 per month to help cover the cost of internet
TRIO supports employees who want to start a family with a subsidy for IVF if needed (up to $10,000) and maternity and parental leave top-up payments (to 100 per cent of salary for the first week, followed by 85 per cent of salary for an additional five weeks)
Additionally, the organization helps employees balance work and their personal lives with flexible hours and up to 10 paid personal days annually, which can be used for a variety of personal matters including illness and child care

TRIO employees participate in an interdepartmental team meeting (Photo credit: Brett Paulgaard)

Industry	Clinical research activities
Established in Canada	1997
Major Canadian hiring locations	Edmonton AB
Full-time employees in Canada	105
Part-time employees in Canada	7
Average age of employees in Canada	38.7 years
Longest serving employee	20.5 years
Benefits note	TRIO has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $750 each year
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 6 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)

Here are some of the reasons why Translational Research In Oncology was selected as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2022):

TRIO employees were able to quickly adapt to work-from-home arrangements, building upon its existing work-from-home program, and offered a one-time home office allowance of $500 as well as a subsidy of $70 per month to help cover the cost of internet
TRIO starts new employees with three weeks of paid vacation and considers previous work experience when setting vacation entitlements for experienced candidates

TRIO employees (Photo credit: Brett Paulgaard)

Industry	Clinical research activities
Established in Canada	1997
Major Canadian hiring locations	Edmonton AB
Full-time employees in Canada	105
Part-time employees in Canada	7
Full-time employee growth in the past year	38.2 %
Average age of employees in Canada	38.7 years
Longest serving employee	20.5 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
In-house training initiatives	in-house training
Performance recognition	long-service awards

Industry	Clinical research activities
Full-time employees in Canada	101 to 250
Major Canadian hiring locations	Edmonton AB
Student opportunities	summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, online training, in-house training
Typical new grad positions	Start-Up Specialist, Administrative Project Coordinator, Programmer Analyst
Starting salary	$30K to $40K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, transit subsidies, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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