Clinical Research Assistant

2 months ago

Ottawa, Canada CDA-AMC Full time

**Status**: Full time, indefinite
**Location**: Ottawa, Ontario (hybrid)
**Closing date**: October 29, 2024
**Salary range**: $56,000 to $69,000 per year
CADTH is now Canada’s Drug Agency — a pan-Canadian health organization. We are an independent, not-for-profit organization headquartered in Ottawa, with a satellite office in Toronto. Created and funded by Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial governments, we drive better coordination, alignment, and public value within Canada’s drug and health technology landscape. We provide Canada’s health system leaders with independent evidence and advice so they can make informed drug, health technology, and health system decisions, and we collaborate with national and international partners to enhance our collective impact.
We are proud to be a 2024 National Capital Region Top Employer. This recognition celebrates our dedication to fostering a work environment that nurtures growth; innovation; and inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA). It reaffirms our ongoing efforts to create an outstanding workplace where our employees thrive and feel valued.
Primary Focus
As a Clinical Research Assistant, you will provide specialized, highly technical support in the preparation of evidence-based reviews of various pharmaceuticals and/or health technologies to help ensure that Canada’s Drug Agency reports are completed efficiently and meet deliverable and/or milestone timelines.
What do the daily responsibilities look like?
**On any given day, the Clinical Research Assistant will**:

- conduct research by performing preliminary screening and article selection from literature searches, extracting data from studies to be included in reports, and preparing and presenting research findings to internal teams and external committees
- provide support to internal teams and external committees and ensure that review information is appropriately captured in meeting minutes and follow-up action items
- contribute to drafting and revising reports and protocols, including drafting supplemental issues; you will review draft reports, edit and proofread content, and prepare and review tables to ensure the accuracy of data
- work with senior team members to refine topics and research questions, create surveys, or contact clients to obtain clarification on research questions
- provide comments to the project leader if gaps or questions arise and communicate regularly with the internal team, customers, and partners.

Is this the right role for you?
**The Clinical Research Assistant will likely have**:

- general statistics knowledge
- experience conducting analyses using R
- a good understanding of the health care system in Canada at the federal, provincial, and territorial levels
- an understanding of medical and scientific language, and a commitment to developing knowledge of systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and related topics
- a familiarity with research data to drive and support decisions
- analytical strength, with the ability to translate data into action
- the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and several projects simultaneously
- a comfort level with giving and receiving balanced feedback
- the ability to work with little direction but seek help when needed.

What will set you apart?
**The following are considered asset qualifications**:

- fluency in French.

What’s in it for you?
**At Canada’s Drug Agency, you will find**:

- a team-focused, supportive, and inclusive work environment
- a competitive compensation package, including participation in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) — 1 of Canada’s largest and most successful defined benefit pension plans
- a comprehensive benefits package for employees and dependents, including health, dental, life, and travel insurance; a health spending account; and an employee assistance program
- paid time off (including a minimum of 4 weeks of vacation leave as well as sick leave and life leave, a December holiday closure, and other leave options)
- opportunities to work with and learn from highly specialized professionals
- personal growth through professional development opportunities, corporate training, and support for continuing education
- a friendly culture that supports community engagement
- the opportunity to make a difference for people living in Canada and effect positive change.

At Canada’s Drug Agency, we actively celebrate, support, and flourish through our differences. Our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for building the future of health care. We demonstrate a commitment to IDEA through continuous training, modelling inclusive behaviours, and proactively managing biases. We highly encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people of all places of origin and religions, people with disabilities, people who are neurodivergent, people who are Black or racialized, Indigenous people, wo

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