Research Assistant

Delphi Technologies; Toronto; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is seeking a Research Assistant to support multiple projects in Dr. Sarah Munce’s lab. You will assist with recruitment, data collection and management, evidence synthesis, and knowledge translation across pediatric rehabilitation projects and CANLINK.

You will contribute to developing reporting guidelines, coordinating surveys in REDCap, and supporting systematic reviews while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team and youth/family partners.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a health-related field (Master's preferred).
• Minimum 2 years of research experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project meetings and timelines; assist with administrative tasks.
• Recruit participants through approved means.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Time management

Project coordination

Independent but collaborative

Engagement with youth/families

Education

Undergraduate degree in health-related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

REDCap

MS Office

Job description

Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada's largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital. We are a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and we serve over 8,500 families annually.

We are seeking a Research Assistant to join Dr. Sarah Munce’s lab at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Munce's program of research focuses on improving transitional care for youth with complex needs and their families, advancing the meaningful engagement of young people and families in research, and strengthening research methods and reporting guidelines. Her work draws on implementation science, mixed methods, co-design, and patient-oriented research.

Description

The Research Assistant, reporting to the Principal Investigator (Dr. Sarah Munce) and research manager (Dorothy Luong) will support multiple projects across the lab. Current projects include methodological research to develop a reporting guideline for studies using co-design and updating a reporting guideline for mixed methods research. Other on-going projects include research related to patient and family engagement in learning health systems; and the Canadian Learning and Innovation Network for Kids and Caregivers (CANLINK), a national initiative focused on identifying, prioritising, and supporting the implementation of meaningful patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) in pediatric healthcare. The Research Assistant will contribute to recruitment, project coordination, data collection and management, evidence synthesis, and knowledge translation activities across these projects, as well as other on-going lab activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate project meetings and activities, maintain project documentation and timelines, and assist with research-related administrative tasks
• Recruit participants through approved means
• Develop, program, distribute, and manage surveys in REDCap (or other related software) following established research protocols
• Coordinate and support qualitative data collection
• Assist with scoping and systematic reviews, including screening, data extraction, and analysis, as well as protocol preparation
• Assist in preparing and submitting manuscripts to journals for peer review
• Assist with knowledge translation and dissemination activities
• Other duties as assigned
• A minimum of an undergraduate degree in a health-related field. Preference given to completion of a Master's degree.
• At least 2 years of research experience in a similar role
• Experience engaging with youth, families/caregivers, healthcare providers, researchers, and/or health-system partners; experience in pediatric rehabilitation or healthcare is an asset
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection, management, and analysis
• Familiarity with systematic and scoping reviews
• Experience and knowledge of MS Office products and virtual meeting tools (i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Zoom)
• Strong written and oral communication, organization, time management, and project coordination skills
• Ability to take initiative and work independently, while also collaborating effectively as a member of multidisciplinary and multi-knowledge user teams
• Experience with REDCap or other research databases is an asset

About the Organization

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth with disabilities, medical complexity, illness and injury. All of our work is guided by our strategic plan, Transformative Care, Inclusive World: Holland Bloorview 2030. The plan: https://strategicplan.hollandbloorview.ca/

To get a glimpse as to who Holland Bloorview is, we invite you to watch the Together We Dare. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3c-FszREUk

Holland Bloorview is committed to fostering a climate of inclusion, diversity, equity accessibility, and anti-racism (IDEAA). This commitment is central to, and mutually supportive of, our research excellence mandate. We welcome and respect the diversity of all members of our community and we seek to create an inclusive culture for our clients, families, research scientists, staff, participants, trainees, volunteers, trustees, and partners. To help in our journey towards fully reflecting the communities we partner with, we welcome and encourage applications from Black individuals and other racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI2SA+ persons, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas within our community. Holland Bloorview is committed to fair assessment of a candidate's abilities, and consideration for diversity of thought, method, and experience, including non-traditional career paths.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Please notify us of any accommodations that you require by contacting [e-mail] or 416-425-6220.

This position is currently accepting applications.