Research Assistant - Ottawa, Canada - CHEO RESEARCH INSTITUTE

CHEO RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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Ottawa, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Number:
RI-23-014

Posting Period - March 22, April 3, 2023

POSITION:
Research Assistant
CHEO Eating Disorders Research Team

TERM:
Full-time Contract (FTE.80) - Term: April - December, 2023

SALARY:
Will commensurate with skills and experience

REPORTS TO:
Dr. Mark Norris, MD

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute ("CHEO RI") is the research arm of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario - Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre ("CHEO") and an affiliated institute of the University of Ottawa.

CHEO is a beloved institution and workplace that is widely recognized for being an anchor in our community.

CHEO RI works to create new knowledge and evidence to support CHEO in its provision of world-class care to our children.

Our mission at CHEORI is to connect exceptional talent and technology in pursuit of life-changing research for every child, youth and family in our community and beyond.

The CHEO Eating Disorder Research Team has an immediate requirement for a Research Assistant. We are seeking a full-time (minimum 0.8 Full time equivalent).

Our team is looking for a highly motivated Research Assistant that will be involved in the day-to-day activities involved in the conduct of research including, but not limited to, the creation and maintenance of research files according to study guidelines, the collection, scoring and coding of research information, patient recruitment including screening and obtaining informed consents, REB and grant submissions, manuscript formatting, submission and revisions, searching and summarizing literature, and creation and modification of slides for presentations.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the general supervision of the research coordinator/ lab manager/ affiliated scientists, the Research

Assistant will:

Assist with REB and/or grant submissions and updates to those submissions as needed
Assist with manuscript formatting, submissions and/or revisions
Conduct literature searches and summarize relevant information
Assist with creation and/or modification of slides for presentations
Assist with systematic reviews as needed, including citation screening, data abstraction, quality assessments and data synthesis
Assist as needed with other administrative duties related to ongoing research
Be responsible for patient recruitment including screening and obtaining informed consents
Be responsible for the creation and maintenance of research files according to study guidelines (Good

Clinical Practice Guidelines)

Be responsible for keeping an inventory of research measures and relaying information to the ordering agent
Be responsible for the collection, scoring, and coding of research information.
Will assist in the database design and be responsible for the maintenance of the databases and the data dictionary
Be responsible for data entry and data integrity
Identifying children and their families eligible to be recruited to the study
Collect follow up data
Create and maintain research and project files
Be responsible for the collection, scoring, and coding of research information
Perform various administrative duties
Perform work in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations and all CHEO corporate/departmental policies and procedures related to Occupational Health and Safety
Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILL AND ABILITIES

College or University undergraduate degree in a healthrelated field (Essential)
Minimum 1 year of research experience working on a Clinical Trial (Essential) preferably a Regulated Trial (volunteer acceptable)
Understanding of research design, procedures, guidelines and standards governing clinical research including Personal Health Information Protection Act (Essential)
Data management experience (Essential)
Proficiency in computer skills (Microsoft Office) (Essential)
Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal and organizational skills (Essential)
Demonstrated collegiality, professionalism and team skills (Essential)
Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to work independently (Essential)
Bilingualism (English/French) is an asset (preferred)

WORKING CONDITIONS

Clinic setting work within hospital; exposure to children and parents and/or caregivers.
Flexibility to work in a hybrid work model that would include both remote work and onsite work.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Eligible to work in Canada;
Compliance with CHEO RI's Universal COVID19 Vaccination Policy; and
Police Record Check.

TO APPLY
Applications will only be considered from those that are eligible to work in Canada. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those invited for an interview will be contacted.

Numéro de l'emploi :
RI-23-014

Période d'affichage — du 22 mars au 3 avril 2023
**POSTE : Assi