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TITLE: Research Analyst (POND)

STATUS: Temporary, Full-Time (1.00 FTE)

START DATE: May 19, 2025

END DATE: March 31, 2026

SUPERVISOR: Azadeh Kushki

PROGRAM: Bloorview Research Institute

Join us in building a world of possibility for children with neurodevelopmental differences and disabilities!

We are seeking an engineer/analyst to support the data management needs of the Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders (POND) Network. POND is a network of researchers, clinicians, families, and advocates across Ontario dedicated to improving outcomes for neurodivergent children and their families. Funded by the Ontario Brain Institute, POND holds multimodal, multi-site data from over 4,000 children in Ontario. This includes genetics, neuroimaging, and phenotypic data.

The engineer/analyst will support the POND data management by contributing to quality control procedures, reporting to the Executive team and the funder, and management of the POND database.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the POND database, including building of new forms and creating data cuts
• Support quality control (QC) efforts by producing reports, and communicating with the program manager, research staff, and POND leadership to ensure data accuracy, consistency, completeness, and reliability
• Support data entry and training of staff on data processes
• Support regular reporting of data quality indicators to POND leadership and the funder
• Create pipelines for data management, including creation of data cuts and harmonization of different measures

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or a related field.
• Experience with REDCap is an asset
• Demonstrated knowldge of programming languages including Python and R
• Experience with cloud environments is an asset (e.g., Azure, GCP)
• Experience working with health data is an asset
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with researchers and knowledge users