Research Impact Analyst

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada University Health Network Full time

Company Description

The University Health Network, where “above all else the needs of patients come first”, encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of ground breaking firsts and a purpose of “Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning”, the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.

University Health Network (UHN) is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto and a member of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network. The scope of research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. Research across UHN's six research institutes spans the full spectrum of diseases and disciplines, including cancer, cardiovascular sciences, transplantation, neural and sensory sciences, musculoskeletal health, rehabilitation sciences, and community and population health.

Job Description

Union: Non-Union
Site: 700 University Avenue
Department:  Research Analytics
Reports to: Manager, Research Analytics
Grade:  N0:06
Work Model: Hybrid
Hours: hours per week
Salary:  $64,974 to $81,218 Annually
Shifts: Monday to Friday
Status:  Permanent Full-time
Closing Date:  June 11, 2024

The  Research Impact Analyst  will work closely with the Manager, Research Analytics and other team members within UHN Research Solutions and Services. Together, they will provide data, analyses, and tools to support strategic decisions and improve research impact at UHN.

Duties:

Gathering, analyzing, interpreting and reporting research performance data from publicly-available, third-party or internal data repositories. These data types include those related to research publications (, bibliometric analyses), research funding (, peer-reviewed and non–peer-reviewed) and other measures of research productivity as required. Develop and maintain internal libraries of measured data to consistently track research performance over time. Support the development and maintenance of tools and resources to enable internal stakeholders to access tailored research performance data about the organization and its institutes/programs. Maintaining the integrity of data in the Research Personnel Database and support special projects related to research performance.

Qualifications

REQUIRED :
• At least a Master’s degree in health, biomedical sciences or biomedical engineering 
• At least one (1) year of experience working with large and complex data sets is required.
• At least two (2) years of experience in research methodologies is required.
• At least one (1) year of experience extracting, analyzing and interpreting data from bibliometric databases (, Web of Science, Scopus) is required.
• Knowledge of bibliometrics and other research impact measures 
• Demonstrated experience with bibliometrics data sources that have citation tracking capabilities ( Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, altmetrics, patent databases) 
• Demonstrated experience with mathematical methods associated with metrics
• Demonstrated skills with data management, manipulation, interpretation and analysis
• Strong attention to details

ASSETS :
• Knowledge of and/or experience with research metrics tools such as InCites and SciVal 
• Knowledge of issues related to researcher identification and experience using researcher profiling systems ( Researcher ID, ORCID) 
• Information analysis and synthesis experience
• Visual report and dashboard creation experience 
• Knowledge of metrics and related issues for stakeholders ranging from individual researchers up to and including institutions 
• Understanding of the issues related to appropriate use of bibliometrics tools, an awareness of the potential misuse of these tools and misinterpretation of the results 
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic and derivative metrics (publication counts, citation counts, h-index, journal or discipline normalized metrics, other index metrics) 
• Good understanding of citation analysis and network analysis (rationales & methodologies & limitations) 
• Experience working as a research impact librarian
• Excellent communication skills: ability to converse articulately with research administrators and faculty members 
• Excellent written and verbal skills for teaching, troubleshooting, procedural documentation and demonstrated experience with report writing 
• Conversant with issues related to the quantification of research impact 
• Demonstrated experience with instructional development and delivery 
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to develop data validation procedures
• History of learning and adopting new systems
• Able to conceptually understand workflows and algorithms
• Ability to take initiative, create opportunities, and develop effective partnerships

Additional Information

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

Competitive offer packages Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP ) Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service A flexible work environment Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

All UHN Employees are required to be fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine series, approved by Health Canada or the World Health Organization, as a condition of hire. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required. Should you be the successful candidate, you will be required to comply with UHN’s mandatory Vaccination Policy that is in effect.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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