Research Assistant - Toronto, Canada - Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

The Sunnybrook Research Institute is seeking a Full-time
Research Assistant to assist Dr. Natalie Coburn with several large, multi-step predictive modeling, database and educational projects.

This individual will be joining our established research program of clinical epidemiologists, clinicians, qualitative researchers and pharmico-economists examining clinical outcomes, resource utilization, patient-reported outcomes and costs of cancer patients within Ontario.

Research Project Summary:

Additionally, we have been awarded a Canadian Cancer Society Grant "
INTEGRAL:The
Impact of
Nutritional S
Tatus and Micronutri
Ents in Patients with
Gastric Cancer: A Study to
Raise Survival
And Quality of
Life" to examine patient outcomes and create best evidence for patient and provider resources.

Key Responsibilities Related to Research Project

Organize and analyze Delphi consensus panel.
Manage transProvincial database.
Manage scoping reviews.
Support ongoing patient and provider education efforts.
Coordinate Canadian Gastric Cancer Association (CaGCA) conference and newsletters.
Provide additional support for other quantitative and qualitative studies, as needed.

General Research Assistant Duties

Prepare grant reports, including budget summaries.
Coordinate team meetings, prepare materials and agendas and produce and distribute minutes.
Monitor project timelines.
Assistance with ongoing research projects
Other tasks to assist in ongoing research of the team, as appropriate.

Skills and Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in health services related discipline. A master's degree is an asset.
Previous experience interviewing cancer patients or similar experience.
Previous experience conducting scoping reviews.
Familiarity with descriptive statistics
Attention to detail and organization.
Ability to work closely as a team and provide assistance to support team members.
Ability to work with mínimal supervision while achieving specific goals within specific timeframes.
Time management skills to manage and prioritize workload and timelines.
Flexibility and ability to work under tight deadlines.
Multitasking
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Willing and able to rapidly learn new tasks.
Work from home may be an option, however inperson attendance will be required at Sunnybrook Bayview Campus, 34 times per month.

Application deadline is Nov 16, 2023.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Please be advised that to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, 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 ago.

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.