Research Associate I

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto. 

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality. 

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Union: Non-Union

Number of Vacancies: 1

New or Replacement Position: New

Site: Toronto Rehab

Department:  Clinical Research

Reports to: Principal Investigator/ Clinical Research Manager

Salary Range: $37.85 - $56.77 per hour 

Hours: 37.5 Hours per Week

Shifts: Monday - Friday

Status: Temporary full-time (12-month contract)

Closing Date:  April 17, 2026

Position Summary

The Research Associate I will support a strategic research initiative focused on enhancing readiness for multi-centre rehabilitation clinical trials at Toronto Rehab and West Park Healthcare Centre. The project aims to identify, prioritize, and support implementation of internationally validated outcome measures across multiple rehabilitation specialty programs.

Working closely with clinicians, researchers, and institutional partners, the Research Associate I will conduct literature reviews, support stakeholder engagement and consensus activities, and contribute to the development of implementation strategies and tools that enable standardized outcomes collection across clinical services.

Duties

• Conduct environmental scans and literature reviews using COVIDENCE to identify validated outcome measures used in rehabilitation clinical trials and registries.
• Extract, synthesize, and summarize evidence regarding measurement properties, feasibility, and implementation considerations.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement activities including interviews and focus groups with interdisciplinary clinical teams and patient partners.
• Support consensus-building processes (e.g., modified Delphi) to prioritize outcome measures for implementation.
• Assist with development of implementation strategies, training resources, and operational guidelines.
• Coordinate project timelines, documentation, and reporting.
• Complete basic statistical analysis
• Prepare summaries, reports, and presentations for project leadership and stakeholders.
• Liaise with institutional partners including research ethics, digital teams, and clinical leadership as required.

• Master’s degree in health sciences, public health, rehabilitation sciences, epidemiology, or related field, required 
• Minimum two (2) years related experience, required 
• Experience supporting clinical or health services research
• Experience conducting literature reviews or evidence syntheses
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with interdisciplinary clinical and research teams.
• Experience with rehabilitation research, implementation science, or outcomes research.
• Experience with qualitative methods (e.g., interviews, focus groups).
• Familiarity with research databases such as REDCap etc. and reference management software.
• Some experience in programming in r or r-studio
• Experience working in an academic healthcare environment.

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

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Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.