At the Upstream Lab, our research is driven by the desire to promote health equity and address social determinants of health. Our research focus is broken down into four streams: 1) Integrating health and social care by addressing social needs of individuals in the healthcare settings; 2) population health management; 3) data to enable proactive care and 4) conducting trials.
We are currently looking a
1-year full time Research Assistant II, with a possibility of extension,to support various projects across our lab, including qualitative and quantitative research. Integrated within a busy, multidisciplinary team, the successful applicant will work closely with research team, and report to the Principal Investigator and/or Research Program Manager. This position will
require predominantly on-site/in-person work, but may involve remote tasks as well. Preference will be given to candidates residing in Toronto, Kingston, Hamilton, Ottawa, Sudbury and Thunder Bay.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Onsite recruiting, screening, and consenting participants in clinics/Emergency Departments/Community centers within GTA: Toronto, Kingston, Hamilton, Ottawa, Sudbury and Thunder Bay.
- Conduct nasal swab testing to patients with respiratory symptoms including COVID-19 positive patients.
- Collect, transcribe, organize, quality control, and data enter study related data.
- Develop and maintain accurate records of participant’s data and progress during projects (including eligibility criteria, recruitment info, sample collections, follow-up, and results of tests, and other relevant information).
- Develop / maintain trusted relationships with participants, on- and off-site staff, community site contacts and stakeholders.
- Administer quantitative/qualitative surveys to study participants at participating community or health organizations using online survey tool (data collection).
- Follow strict protocols for participant interactions.
- Support the preparation of forms (e.g., reimbursement forms, REB applications, contract submission forms, study related invoices and expenses).
- Facilitate compensation of study participants under direction of study team/PI.
- Act as the on-site point of contact for the studies at participating community/healthcare, Emergency Departments and other organizations.
- Provides administrative support to Principal Investigator and Research Program team members
- Assist in literature searches and reviews.
- Conducts citation and full text screening for systematic reviews.
- Extraction of data from literature.
- Support manuscript preparation (providing overviews of methodology, and data collection metrics), and submission.
- Organize video/teleconference meetings for research studies, including contacting attendees and preparing meeting materials.
- Maintain calendars, and manage complex scheduling requests.
- May assist in training research students, and new recruits (Research Assistants) in study protocols
- Assists with outreach to clinics, community centers, Emergency departments and other organizations within the GTA.
- Performs other duties as required, including admin tasks.
- Travel within GTA may be required.
Qualifications
- Bachelors of Science degree and 1-2 year of relevant experience, or demonstratable equivalent combination of specialized education and experience. MSc or MPH an asset
- Experience with recruitment, screening and obtaining participant informed consent in various health care/research settings
- Experience with quantitative and/or qualitative data collection (i.e. surveys/questionnaires)
- Experience with literature searches, reviews, data extraction an asset
- Clinical skills that help build trust, ensure respectful and effective interactions for working with vulnerable groups is preferred
- Awareness of social determinants of health, sensitivity and awareness of issues impacting research participants
- Ability to learn and use reference management systems, and research databases
- Experience with REDCap, preferred.
- Familiarity with online databases of peer reviewed literature (i.e. Medline, PubMed, PsychInfo) an asset
- Experience with REDCap
- Demonstrated knowledge of medical and scientific terminology
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills are necessary
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent attention to detail and proven ability to learn new skills
- Excellent organizations skills to manage multiple tasks in a timely manner
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment, with flexibility to adapt to changing workload
- Able to keep written records, and take meeting minutes
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