Research Assistant II - Hereditary Cancer Research Unit

at  Womens College Hospital

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.
Healthcare Revolutionized 2030 is our roadmap to the future. Our strategy is built on the pledge that the founders of our hospital made 140 years ago and reaffirms our commitment to providing equitable, accessible, best-in-class healthcare for everyone – meeting people where they are on their healthcare journey and partnering with them to reach their goals of living their healthiest lives possible. The stage has been set for Women’s to accelerate our priorities and capture the momentum to catapult our system forward to revolutionize healthcare for everyone.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Health Sciences, Public Health or a related field is required
• 6 months to 3 years of related experience working in a hospital or academic setting is required
• Ability to work somewhat independently with excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Work efficiently under pressure with strong judgement and decision-making skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Well-developed interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Knowledge and proficiency with MS Office applications including Excel, Outlook, Access and Word is preferred
• Experience with REDCap an asset
• Demonstrated record of good performance and acceptable attendance will be considered as part of the selection criteria
• Professional behaviour 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

• Good understanding of research design and research ethics
• Completes data entry and quality control ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data collection; may investigate missing or invalid data and prepare data sets; may assist in the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data and the interpretation of results
• Participates in the review of data collection strategies
• Completes review of medical records to collect research data
• Experience with medical chart reviews preferred
• Experience in cancer research / understanding of cancer biology preferred
• Prepares detailed notes of all interactions with participants
• Assist with grant writing and submissions; prepare forms, budgets, appendices and other documents as required
• Assist with submission of manuscripts to scientific journals – may involve creating tables, figures, proof reading, preparation of cover letter, coordinating documents to sign, electronic submission
• Helps maintain research files to store, access, and retrieve study data as specified at one or more sites
• May assist team members with preparing materials for proposals, progress reports, presentations, and publications
• Provides assistance with the modification and maintenance of electronic and paper information, filing/ retrieval methods, systems and/or formats
• May act as a primary contact person for research participants, conducting telephone, online, or in-person recruitment interviews to collect study participant data including obtaining informed consent; thus, experience consenting participants into research studies preferred
• Assist in the preparation of submissions to the Research Ethics Board
• May provide functional supervision to Research Trainees. Research Assistant Is or Volunteers
• Communicates with Research Manager, Coordinator, and/or Principal Investigator(s) to provide updates
• Schedules and attends research meetings, including preparing agendas and meeting minutes
• Prioritizes and monitors various study deadlines for their own work
• Provides other administrative support as required, including filing, photocopying, acquiring signatures and CV maintenance
  As a role model and champion, you will work to identify and integrate safe, best practices into daily activities to foster the delivery of safe and exemplary care.
  The responsibilities described above are representative and are not to be construed as all-inclusive.