Research Assistant II

Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Job Description

Posted Friday, March 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM | Expires Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 3:59 AM

Women's College Hospital (WCH) is an academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a focus on health for women, health equity and health system solutions. If you're ready to be part of a team that is revolutionizing the future of healthcare, then you will want to join an institution where the possibilities for innovation, new discovery and system thinking are limitless. Women's College Hospital is committed to equity, quality and patient safety as key professional values and essential components of daily practice.

Healthcare Revolutionized 2030 is our roadmap to the future. Our strategy is built on the pledge that the founders of our hospital made 140 years ago and reaffirms our commitment to providing equitable, accessible, best-in-class healthcare for everyone – meeting people where they are on their healthcare journey and partnering with them to reach their goals of living their healthiest lives possible. The stage has been set for Women’s to accelerate our priorities and capture the momentum to catapult our system forward to revolutionize healthcare for everyone.

Applicants must reside and be legally eligible to work in Ontario.

Job Type: Temporary Full Time

An exciting temporary full-time (one year with possibility of extension) opportunity as a Research Assistant II exists in the Anesthesia/Pain Research Unit reporting to the Research Managers.

The WCH Department of Anesthesia is conducting research that aims to improve the quality of patient care. The primary focus of research includes patients undergoing day surgery. The anesthesia research program studies in perioperative medicine, sleep medicine and acute and chronic pain management.

Our research program is driven by the strength of experienced Investigators and qualified research support staff. The department is committed to mentoring students, residents and fellows in research by guiding and supporting trainees in their pursuit to answer innovative research questions.

Summary of Duties, but not limited to:

- Conducting telephone, online, or in-person recruitment interviews to collect study participant data including obtaining informed consent.
- Completing review of medical records to collect research data.
- Assisting in the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data and the interpretation of results.
- Liaising with sponsors for monitoring/audits.
- Assisting in the preparation of submissions to the Research Ethics Board.
- Assisting with submission of manuscripts to scientific journals; may involve creating tables, figures, proof reading, preparation of cover letter, coordinating documents to sign, electronic submission.
- Conducting literature searches using PubMed, MEDLINE, or other health sciences databases.
- Communicating with Research Coordinator, Lead, Manager (as appropriate) and/or Principal Investigator to provide updates.
- Prioritizing and monitoring various study deadlines for their own work.
- Assisting team members with preparing materials for proposals, progress reports, presentations, and publications.
- Preparing and mailing out follow-up questionnaires to research participants or collaborators.
- Scheduling and attending research meetings, including preparing agendas and meeting minutes.
- Helping with the modification and maintenance of electronic and paper information, filing/retrieval methods, systems and/or formats.
- Maintaining regulatory documents.
- Assisting with grant writing and submissions; preparing forms, budgets, appendices and other documents as required.
- Good understanding of research design and research ethics.
- Completing data entry and quality control ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data collection; may investigate missing or invalid data and prepare data sets; may assist in the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data and the interpretation of results.
- Helping maintain research files to store, access, and retrieve study data as specified at one or more sites.
- May assist team members with preparing materials for proposals, progress reports, presentations, and publications.
- Planning, designing and organizing scoring procedures and computer databases for ongoing and new research studies.
- Providing assistance with the modification and maintenance of electronic and paper information, filing/retrieval methods, systems and/or formats.
- May maintain regulatory documents.
- May act as a primary contact person for research participants, conducting telephone, online, or in-person recruitment interviews to collect study participant data including obtaining informed consent.
- May liaise with sponsors for monitoring/audits.
- May perform computer statistical analysis.
- May generate response curves, status reports and other statistical reports as required.
- May assist in the preparation of submissions to the Research Ethics Board.
- May pilot test various web-based research tools.
- May provide functional supervision to Research Trainees, Research Assistant Is or Volunteers.
- Communicating with Research Coordinator and/or Principal Investigator to provide updates.
- Scheduling and attending research meetings, including preparing agendas and meeting minutes.
- Prioritizing and monitoring various study deadlines for their own work.
- Providing other administrative support as required, including filing, photocopying, acquiring signatures and CV maintenance.

As a role model and champion, you will work to identify and integrate safe, best practices into daily activities to foster the delivery of safe and exemplary care.

The responsibilities described above are representative and are not to be construed as all-inclusive.

Qualifications/Skills:

- Undergraduate or graduate degree in a related field or one to three years of equivalent experience.
- Experience in a health research setting preferred.
- Ability to work somewhat independently with excellent problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Work efficiently under pressure with strong judgement and decision-making skills.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Well-developed interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Mastery of MS Office applications including Excel, Outlook, Access and Word an asset.
- Demonstrated record of good performance and acceptable attendance will be considered as part of the selection criteria.
- Professional behaviour and communication that meets the standards of the professional regulatory college or association, as applicable, and the standards of Women’s College Hospital.
- This position plays a critical role in acting as an advocate for safety and will demonstrate principles, practices and processes that will optimize a safe environment for all.

Why Choose Us?

- Be part of a dedicated team committed to excellence.
- Shape the future of healthcare in a supportive environment.
- Enjoy competitive benefits and an excellent defined benefit pension plan (HOOPP).

Women's College Hospital is a fully affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Toronto and is committed to fairness and equity in employment and our recruitment and selection practices. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, members of racialized groups, women and any others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Hospital community. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under our Access for People with Disabilities policy. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance.

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