Research Assistant, Summer Student

2 weeks ago


Greater Toronto Area, Canada Humber River Hospital Full time

Position Profile:
**RESEARCH ASSISTANT (Summer Student)**:
Design for Health

**Location**:Wilson site, Humber River Hospital, Toronto

**Type**: Fulltime, contract (paid)

**Start date**: 01 May 2023 or shortly after (negotiable)

**Term**: 3-4 months

**Reports to**: Manager of Research Operations

**THE BASICS**:
Are you excited by the thought of shaping the future of healthcare in Canada? Do you want to join a growing team which aims to make transformative changes to the healthcare system?

We are looking for 1-2 awesome Research Assistants for the summer, with amazing skills in

We look forward to hearing from you.

**WHAT YOU'LL DO**:

- Co-design elements of the user experience in tomorrow’s digital healthcare system.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams which include researchers, physicians, and developers.
- Coordinate day-to-day activities on multiple research projects simultaneously.

**WHY YOU WANT TO BE HERE**:

- We’re a growing team looking to lead the digital healthcare space in Canada.
- You’ll join one of the most forward-thinking digital hospitals in the country.
- You’ll be exposed to some of the coolest healthcare technologies today, including Canada’s first hospital-based command centre, a closed-loop robotic pharmacy, and a cutting-edge program in robotic surgery.

**WHO YOU ARE**:

- You have significant training and/or experience in a design
- or healthcare-related discipline (i.e., design for health, health services research, UX design, human-computer interaction, psychology etc.), at the master’s degree level.
- You’re familiar with concepts such as co-design, service design, human-centred design.
- You’re a pro with area-specific tools such as Adobe XD, Figma, Tableau, R, etc.
- You have strong knowledge of research best practices, the Canadian healthcare system, and the healthcare funding landscape. Finish
- You’re able to communicate your ideas to a range of audiences and integrate the feedback you receive to improve your work.
- You have a desire to positively change the way healthcare is delivered using the newest digital tools.

**HOW TO APPLY — READ **CAREFULLY**:
If you are interested, please submit a
**single PDF** file with
**all** the following components:

- Cover letter describing your experience and why you’d be perfect in this role.
- Academic CV.

Upload this
**single PDF** file where our recruiting system instructs you to upload your
**resume (except you’ll have the cover letter in there too)**.

**Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Humber River Hospital, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); AND have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to the hired employee’s first date of employment Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital’s obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis



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