Clinical Research Assistant II

at  OHRI

The Hatching Ideas Lab is seeking a Clinical Research Assistant II to join our mental health research team. The successful candidate will be involved in both behavioural and pharmaceutical trials in the treatment of a variety of mental health conditions. Day-to-day activities will involve recruitment of participants, consent and study visits, data collection, data entry, document maintenance, as well as other related tasks (such as presentation preparation, manuscript formatting, and referencing). The position may also involve biological sample processing in future. The position will be primarily in-person, with studies across all three campuses and occasionally in the community, with some opportunity for hybrid work. Hours may also require some flexibility to work evening shifts (e.g. 12-8pm) or occasional Saturday shift as some trials may require evening or weekend data collection. The contract is a full-time 1-year term with a possibility for extension.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Secondary school diploma.
• Evidence of research ethics training (GCP, TCPS-2) is considered an asset.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a human clinical or health research environment.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting and consenting participants for research studies.
• Demonstrated experience conducting study visits for studies.
• Knowledge of Mental Health research, digital health, and/or standardized assessments in mental health and clinical trials are a strong asset.
• Experience with Qualitative research (interviewing, coding etc.) is preferred.

OTHER SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent computer skills (MS Word, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with Electronic Data Capture Systems (e.g. REDCap), an asset.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Record systems (Epic preferred), an asset.
• Proficiency with reference manager software (EndNote), an asset.
• Knowledge of qualitative analysis software (NVivo) is considered an asset.
• Experience with preparing presentations, manuscript formatting, referencing, and/or preparing conference submissions is an asset.
• Professional experience and comfort dealing with issues that relate sensitive topics, such as symptoms related to mental illness, including suicidal thoughts and behaviours, substance use and/or trauma.
• Working with vulnerable populations is considered an asset.

Please refer the Job description for details