About SickKids

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world.  As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education.  Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day.  SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

Position Description

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding research assistant position where you can utilize your organizational, communication, and time management skills? If you are looking for an opportunity to participate in research projects, recruit participants, and build and maintain databases, then this is an opportunity for you!  We are seeking a research assistant to join our team. This is a full-time position (1.0 FTE).  For this position, you will be required to work on-site with flexibility in hours to accommodate recruitment and study visits.

Here's What You'll Get to Do:
The research assistant will be responsible for organizing research projects on children born preterm and/or with congenital heart disease. Reporting to the PIs/Research Associate and Manager, the research assistant is responsible for applying straightforward technical knowledge and skills to perform well-defined, routine procedures.

• Aiding the Principal Investigators and their research managers/trainees on research projects and smaller related projects.
• Preparation of REB documents, ethics submissions.
• Coordinating study visits and contacting families for re-consent/data collection purposes.
• Database development, management and maintaining records of research data.
• Data collection.
• Screening for study eligibility and enrollment/recruitment of participants to active research studies.
• Preparation of data for multivariate statistical analyses and reporting.
• Conducting literature searches, maintaining literature databases.
• Administrative tasks: organizing study meetings with team members and collaborators, filing and study document maintenance following institutional policies and procedures.
• Opportunity to work on research projects (ie. data analysis, manuscript preparation, etc.) with other team members

Here's What You'll Need:

• Completion of a post-secondary program; hands-on experience in clinical research would be an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and competing priorities and deadlines with a strong focus in accuracy of work
• Proficiency with REDCap
• Proficiency with computers and software applications such as, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat
• Experience with patient enrollment into clinical studies
• Experience with Ethics Board application submissions, amendments, etc.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• High attention to detail, with superior organizational and time management skills
• Highly developed analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving skills and a high level of judgment, tact and diplomacy in your interactions with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Well-developed time management skills and unfailing work ethics
• Ability to problem solve effectively and work in a proactive manner
• Ability to work well independently as well as in a team environment.
• A commitment to understanding and aiding in the pursuit of equity, diversity and inclusion objectives.

Here's what you'll love

• A focus on employee wellness with our new Staff Health and Well-being Strategy. Self-care helps us support others.
• A hospital that welcomes and focuses on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
• The opportunity to make an impact. Regardless of your role or professional interest, you will be making a difference at SickKids and contributing to our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.
• For more on why you'll love working at SickKids, visit our careers site.

Employment type

• One-year contract (1.0 FTE and 35 hrs/week)
• In-Person

Our Commitment to Diversity

SickKids is committed to championing equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do, fostering an intentionally inclusive and culturally safe environment that reflects the diversity of the patients, families and communities we serve. Learn more about workplace inclusion.

Accessibility & Accommodation

If you require accommodation during the application process, please reach out to our aSKHR team.  SickKids can provide access and inclusion supports to eligible candidates to support their full engagement during the interview and selection process as well as to ensure candidates are able to perform their duties once successfully hired.  If you are invited for an interview and require accommodation, please let us know at the time of your invitation to interview. Information received related to access, inclusion or accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

How To Apply

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All positions posted on the SickKids Hospital's Careers Site represent current vacancies, unless otherwise posted in the job description.