Women’s College Hospital Looking for Research Assistant I at Toronto, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Women’s College Hospital is the first and only independent, academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a primary focus on the health of women. If you’re ready to be part of the future of healthcare, then you will want to join an institution in which the possibilities for creative innovation, breakthroughs in new thinking and groundbreaking work in academic ambulatory medicine are limitless. Women’s College Hospital is committed to patient safety as a key professional value and an essential component of daily practice.

An exciting temporary full-time (2-year) opportunity exists as Research Assistant I at Women’s College Hospital under the direction of the Cardiology and Diabetes Research programs.

The key purpose of the Research Assistant will be to perform research activities for each program, specifically: data collection on cardiovascular testing from char reviews of women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer, a research study led by Dr. Husam Abdel-Qadir, and coordinating operations for Dr. Lega’s research program.

Summary of Duties:

• Provide key administrative and logistical support for multiple projects in the research program
• Supervise summer research students who will be collecting data for the same study
• Assist with submission of manuscripts to scientific journals – may involve writing, editing, creating tables, figures, proof reading, preparation of cover letter, coordinating documents to sign, electronic submission
• Submit and maintain ethics applications locally and for participating study sites
• Financial management and reporting for multiple accounts, including invoicing, reconciling revenue expense reports, budget projections, and reporting on a quarterly and annual basis. Complete review of medical records to collect research data
• Manage data creation plans (DCP) and other research documents required for population-based research using ICES Ontario administrative databases
• Complete data entry and quality control ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data collection; may investigate missing or invalid data and prepare data sets
• Communicate with Research Coordinator and/or Principal Investigator to provide updates
• Schedule, attend, and manage research meetings, including preparing agendas and meeting minutes
• Maintain and regularly update research literature library, including performing literature searches using PubMed, Medline or other health sciences databases, and producing annotated bibliographies
• Provide other administrative support as required, including filing, photocopying, acquiring signatures and CV maintenance
• Maintain an up to date CV using Common CV
• May assist team members with preparing materials for proposals, progress reports, presentations, and publications
• May assist in the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data and the interpretation of results

As a role model and champion, you will work to identify and integrate safe, best practices into daily activities to foster the delivery of safe and exemplary care.

The responsibilities described above are representative and are not to be construed as all-inclusive.

Qualifications/Skills:

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in a Health Sciences
• Minimum one year experience in a health research setting required
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines
• Experience supervising and supporting students in a research setting
• Experience in project management or collaboration
• Good understanding of research design and research ethics
• Experience in scheduling and managing meeting calendar, creating and managing tasks
• Proficiency with EndNote bibliographic software to manage references is preferred
• Mastery of MS Office applications including Excel, Outlook, Access and Word
• Demonstrated record of good performance and acceptable attendance will be considered as part of the selection criteria
• Experience with managing budgets and finances
• Professional behaviour and communication that meets the standards of the professional regulatory college or association, as applicable, and the standards of Women’s College Hospital
• This position plays a critical role in acting as an advocate for safety and will demonstrate principles, practices and processes that will optimize a safe environment for all

Women’s College Hospital is a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto and is committed to fairness and equity in employment and our recruitment and selection practices. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, members of racialized groups, women and any others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Hospital community. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under our Access for People with Disabilities policy. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance.