Status:   Regular Full-time (Mon, Tue and Wed are on-site days.  Hybrid is optional for Thurs or Fri)

 

The Sunnybrook Research Institute is seeking a Full-time Research Assistant to assist Dr. Natalie Coburn with several large, multi-center collaborative research projects, databases and educational projects. This individual will be joining our established research program of clinical epidemiologists, clinicians, qualitative researchers and pharmaco-economists examining clinical outcomes, resource utilization, patient-reported outcomes and costs of cancer patients within Ontario.

 

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing management of subsets of research projects, while keeping track of deadlines and performing general research administrative tasks.

 

Key Responsibilities Related to Research Project

• Organize and analyze Delphi consensus panel.
• Manage trans-Provincial database.
• Manage scoping reviews.
• Support ongoing patient and provider education efforts.
• Coordinate Canadian Gastric Cancer Association (CaGCA) conference and newsletters.
• Provide additional support for other quantitative and qualitative studies, as needed.

 

General Research Assistant Duties

• Prepare REB applications and renewals.
• Prepare annual grant reports, including budget summaries.
• Coordinate team meetings, prepare materials and agendas and produce and distribute minutes.
• Coordinate with project stakeholders to meet project timelines and deliverables.
• Assistance with ongoing research projects
• Other tasks to assist in ongoing research of the team, as appropriate.

 

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in health services related discipline. A master’s degree is an asset.

• Previous qualitative or quantitative research experience preferred, including REB applications, analysis of large population-based databases, patient interviews/education.
• Previous experience interviewing cancer patients or similar experience.
• Attention to detail and organization.
• Ability to work closely as a team and provide assistance to support team members.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision while achieving specific goals within specific timeframes.
• Time management skills to manage and prioritize workload and timelines.
• Flexibility and ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Multitasking
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Willing and able to rapidly learn new tasks.
• Mon, Tue and Wed are on-site days (Hybrid is optional for Thurs or Fri)

 

Please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae in one PDF document

 

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.