Research Assistant (SRI) - Evaluative Clinical Sciences - Regular Full-time 2025-12178

Hours: 37.5 per week; Monday-Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, some flexibility required.

Job Overview

The Sunnybrook Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, affiliated with the University of Toronto, is seeking an energetic and efficient Research Assistant in the Suicide Prevention Research Collaborative (SPRC) lab to work in the areas of suicide prevention, mood disorders and quality improvement. This individual will report to Dr. Rosalie Steinberg and Dr. Ayal Schaffer. They will perform clinical research activities and coordinate multiple research studies, including clinical trials, in a dynamic and collegial environment.

https://sunnybrook.ca/research/content/?page=spl-about

Required:

• An Honours Bachelor’s degree in psychology or related area, with preference given to individuals with at least 2 years of clinical research and/or previous experience in research in the area of psychology and/or psychiatry.
• At least 1 year experience in the coordination of drug clinical trials, ensuring adherence to study protocol, GCP and local regulatory requirements.
• Experience conducting standardized semi-structured interviews, qualitative interviews and focus groups and administrating questionnaires is required, ideally within a clinical research setting.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Experience with handling multiple research tasks within the project, from maintaining research integrity, protocol writing, recruitment, data collection and data entry.
• Travel to Sunnybrook 3 days/week.
• Certification in Canada GCP, Health Canada Division 5, TCPS2.

Preferred:

• Experience with database design and maintenance is desired, as is competence with the software programs NVivo, SPSS, R, REDCap, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Experience in biostatistics, research ethics, and grant and manuscript writing are preferred.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Coordinate a clinical trial on the effects of cannabidiol on bipolar depression (https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05867849?id=NCT05867849&rank=1)
• Coordinate a quality improvement trial on utilizing large language models for caring contact messages.
• Multitask and coordinate multiple projects/studies with guidance from the principal investigator.
• Liaise with investigators and study staff to ensure the consistency and quality of all study procedures.
• Assist in interpreting results and preparing material for presentation, publications, and/or grants.
• Prepare research ethics board applications and amendments, and maintain study compliance with all terms.
• Work independently as well as within a collaborative environment.
• Assist with the day-to-day operations of ongoing clinical and qualitative studies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

To apply, please send letter of interest and updated resume by email to: Prudence Chan at poming.chan@sri.utoronto.ca .

We thank all applicants for their interest but only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.