University Health Network Looking for Scientific Associate IV – Medicine at Ontario Full Time

Scientific Associate IV – Medicine – Toronto, Ontario

Job Posting # 909690

Position: Scientific Associate IV

Site: Toronto General Hospital Research Institute

Department: Medicine

Reports to: Principal Investigator

Pay Scale: $81,237 to $101,536.5 per annum (Commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN Compensation Policy)

Hours: 37.5hours per week

Status: Permanent Full-time

University Health Network (UHN) is looking for an experienced professional to fill the key role of Scientific Associate IV in our Cardiology Department.

Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning.

The University Health Network , where “ above all else the needs of patients come first ”, encompasses Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and the Michener Institute of Education at UHN . The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of groundbreaking firsts and a purpose of “Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning ”, the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,600 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers.

The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre has 12 site groups and 26 specialty clinics, and almost 3,000 staff who see over 400,000 patient visits every year. Its 800,000 square feet house 130 inpatient beds, 373,000 square feet of research space and 17 radiation treatment machines, making it one of the largest comprehensive cancer treatment facilities in the world and the largest radiation treatment centre in Canada.Find out about our purpose, values and principles here (https://www.uhn.ca/corporate/AboutUHN) .

The University Health Network-Sinai Health Division of Cardiology seeks a PhD or clinician scientist, reporting to the Division Head and the Research Director, experienced in research and administration, to establish and lead a Research Development Hub with a mandate to become the ‘single point of research contact’ for the Division’s physicians, scientists, fellows and post-graduate trainees. The Division’s more than 60 faculty engage in research at the Toronto General, Mount Sinai, Toronto Western, Princess Margaret, Toronto Rehabilitation and Hennick Bridgepoint Hospitals and lead or participate in regional, national and international clinical trials.

Sited at the Toronto General Hospital, the successful candidate will possess the technical, analytical, organizational and communication skills required to support and develop the research activities of the division by:

• Piloting its members through the research environments and processes of both University Health Network and Sinai Health (e.g. research ethics boards, research financial services, grants, contracts, material transfer agreements, core laboratories, bio-statistical support services, Foundation finance staff; commercialization of intellectual property);

• Supporting investigators in the preparation of applications for graduate and fellowship support, and for project, program, and team funding from granting agencies, government agencies, philanthropic sources, non-governmental organizations and international bodies, so as to enhance the likelihood of their success;

• Leading and facilitating regular meetings of the Division’s sectional and programmatic research leaders, support staff, and clinical research coordinators, with the aim of improving productivity, efficiency, and collaboration;

• Engaging with research leadership and administrators within the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, the University Health Network’s Research Institutes, and the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute;

• Providing administrative support for Cardiology Academic Rounds;

• Identifying and publicizing within the Division new sources of research funding and awards; 7) interfacing with government research infrastructure programs;

• Maintaining an inventory of current research activities, opportunities for fellows, graduate students and summer students, REB submissions and project status and tracking results;

• Drafting annual Divisional research reports;

• Organizing an annual symposium, highlighting Divisional research accomplishments;

• Identifying highlights for media attention and tracking social media presence;

• Updating, periodically, departed trainees, faculty, and community cardiologists with news of our research accomplishments; and

• Flagging potential concerns for the attention of Divisional Leadership and the Research Committee.

Key Qualifications:

• A PhD in a related field

• At a minimum, eight (8) years of related experience

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Ability to set priorities and work independently with accuracy in a fast-paced multitasking environment

• Strong proficiency with MS Office software, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

If you are interested in making your contribution at UHN, please apply on-line. You will be asked to copy and paste as well as attach your resume and covering letter. You will also be required to complete some initial screening questions.

Posting Date: November 10, 2022 Closing Date: December 10, 2022

For current UHN employees, only those who have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN’s attendance management program, and possess all the required experience and qualifications should apply.

UHN thanks all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQ2s+, BIPOC, persons with disabilities and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the Bona-fide requirements for the open position. Applicants need to make their requirements known when contacted.