Research Assistant – WIHV

Job title: Research Assistant – WIHV

Job description: Job Number:

J0521-1871

Department:

WIHV

Job Type:

Temporary Full Time

Number of Positions:

1

Duration:

1 year

Employee Group:

Research

Hours of Work:

37.5 hours/week

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.

With the mobilization of our Strategic Plan, WCH has entered an exciting phase of its history – strengthening its bond with partners and introducing a new and inspiring vision: Healthcare revolutionized for a healthier and more equitable world.

Job Description

The Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (WIHV) aims to improve heath by working to develop, implement and evaluate innovations in clinical care and policy. Our philosophy is to engage and collaborate with all players in health care to deliver tangible solutions that improve the health system as a whole. Our goal is to inspire innovation and enable Ontario’s most promising leaders to transform their ideas into practical, scalable solutions.

An exciting temporary full-time opportunity as a Research Assistant exists in the WCH Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (WIHV), reporting to the Manager, Virtual Care.

Summary of Duties, but not limited to:

• Assist with the day to day tasks involved in research studies involving digital health technology implementation projects:

o Conduct and synthesize literature reviews to assist in protocol development
o Assist the project team with research ethics applications including drafting, submitting, and managing amendments to the applications
o Conduct participant recruitment/enrollment and informed consent processes
o Perform data collection, maintenance and analysis including but not limited to:
 Support and maintenance of web-based surveys
 Qualitative data collection and transfer to appropriate database
 Quantitative data collection and transfer to appropriate database

• Assist with preparing materials for project deliverables and presentations
• Assist with necessary data flow between internal and external collaborators
• Schedule and attend research meetings, including preparing agendas and meeting minutes

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

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree in health sciences and/or other health-related discipline; Graduate degree considered an asset
• Some research assistant experience, including experience with data collection preferred
• Basic quantitative and/or qualitative data analysis experience considered an asset
• Experience working with and maintaining web-based surveys
• Demonstrated strong independent working and multitasking skills
• Ability to work well in a deadline-oriented and team-based environment with competing priorities
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills with attention to detail
• Strong skills in MS Officer (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) required
• Professional behavior 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

Closing Statement

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.

Company: Women’s College Hospital

Expected salary:

Location: Ontario

Job date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:30:35 GMT