Part-Time Research Assistant: Data & Suicide Prevention

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

The Sunnybrook Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, affiliated with the University of Toronto, seeks a Research Assistant for the Suicide Prevention Research Collaborative (SPRC) lab. The role focuses on suicide prevention, mood disorders and quality improvement, including data extraction from coronial charts and collaboration with the PI and lab team.

On-site, regular part-time position requiring at least two years of progress toward an Honours degree in psychology or health sciences.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled university/college student who has completed at least 2 years of post-secondary education in an Honours bachelor’s degree in psychology/public health/epidemiology/health sciences.
• Experience extracting data from medical charts or other chart reviews is strongly preferred.
• Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Data Entry: Coding and extracting data from a substantial volume of case files and reports.
• Coding verification: Revision of previous database coding with QA following internal dictionary.
• Data transferring: Moving data from various databases into a centralized digital database.
• Data merging: Ensure data merging follows updated coding dictionary for migration to centralized database.
• Ethical Compliance: Ensure all research activities comply with institutional guidelines and ethics board approvals.
• Reporting: Provide feedback on data migration, QA, and transfers between platforms.
• Communication & Collaboration: Liaise between PI, lab manager, and research coordinator for project management.

Skills

Data extraction from medical charts

Data entry

Communication skills

Organizational skills

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Education

Honours bachelor’s degree in psychology/public health/epidemiology/health sciences

Tools

REDCap

Job description

The Sunnybrook Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, affiliated with the University of Toronto, seeks a Research Assistant for the Suicide Prevention Research Collaborative (SPRC) lab. The role focuses on suicide prevention, mood disorders and quality improvement, including data extraction from coronial charts and collaboration with the PI and lab team.

On-site, regular part-time position requiring at least two years of progress toward an Honours degree in psychology or health sciences.