Research Coordinator (SRI) - Evaluative Clinical Sciences - Regular Full-time 2025-13676 (2025-[...]

Sunnybrook; Toronto; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sunnybrook Research Institute is seeking a Clinical Research Assistant to support Dr. Mark Boulos’ laboratory. The ideal candidate will have a B.Sc. in neuroscience or psychology, proficiency in MS Office, and experience with clinical trials and patient interaction. Responsibilities include administering sleep tests, patient recruitment, data entry, and maintaining research databases. This dynamic role offers an opportunity to contribute to crucial research in a collegial environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with administering and scoring ambulatory sleep tests is preferred.
• Experience coordinating clinical trials and working with individuals with sleep disorders or neurological conditions.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Interact with volunteers and patients with various neurological conditions.
• Assist with administering and scoring ambulatory sleep tests.
• Conduct tests and maintain research databases.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Education

B.Sc. in Neuroscience or Psychology

M.Sc. (asset)

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Description

Dr. Mark Boulos’ Research Laboratory at the Sunnybrook Research Institute is seeking an energetic and experienced individual to perform clinical research activities in a dynamic and collegial environment. The ideal candidate will have a B.Sc. in neuroscience, psychology, or a related discipline, M.Sc is an asset. Preference will be given to those with experience administering and scoring ambulatory sleep tests; to those with experience coordinating clinical trials and observational research; and to those with experience working with individuals with sleep disorders, stroke, cognitive difficulties, and/or other neurological populations. You need to be detail-oriented, accurate, and dependable with strong organizational skills. This position requires you to have proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint). You will need to have strong interpersonal skills and an ability to cope in stressful situations. You will need to be able to work independently and professionally, as well as in a team environment with strong problem-solving skills. You also need to have the ability to prioritize your workload and the flexibility to adjust to changing work plans, schedules, and deadlines. You need to be a self-motivated team member with a demonstrated ability to show initiative.

Key Responsibilities

• Interact with volunteers and patients with sleep disorders, stroke, dementia, and/or other neurological conditions
• Assist with administering and scoring ambulatory sleep tests
• Assist with patient screening, recruitment and consent, scheduling participant appointments, handling necessary paperwork, and doing data entry
• Conduct and score tests and questionnaires related to sleep, cognition, mood, functional status, quality of life, etc.
• Administer a variety of experimental and clinical measures, including eye-tracking assessments
• Maintain research databases which include patient demographics, clinical, neuroimaging and neurophysiological variables etc.
• Assist with ethics and grant applications, contract research proposals, CV’s, activity reports, literature searches, reference database management, PowerPoint presentations and manuscript submissions as required
• Function as part of a patient-focused team of professionals and trainees
• Maintain ongoing, professional communication with staff (doctors, fellows, residents and co-workers) in order to help maintain comprehensive patient care
• Triage patient phone calls as well as calls from families, and other departments with diplomacy and courtesy, ensuring the appropriate personnel are notified of the phone message
  
  

Application screening will continue until a suitable candidate is identified. If your expertise qualifies you for this challenging full-time position, please send a covering letter and resume

We thank you in advance for your interest. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

More information about the Sunnybrook Research Institute can be found at: www.sunnybrook.ca/research

The Sunnybrook Research Institute 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 Research Institute 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