Research Assistant (SRI) Biological Sciences Casual

One of Canadas Top 10 Research Hospitals Sunnybrook Research Institute is developing innovations in care for the more than 1.3 million patients the hospital cares for annually.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is the research enterprise of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre a teaching hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. Research spans three Toronto-based campuses eight programs and three scientific platforms. Our main aims are to understand and prevent disease and to develop treatments that enhance and extend life. Our vision is to invent the future of health care. Each year we conduct about $100 million in research across 500000 square feet including in the worlds first Centre for Research in Image-Guided Therapeutics.

The Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program focuses on treating and researching complex brain conditions building on decades of expertise in brain disease management. Sunnybrook is a pioneer in neuromodulation a rapidly advancing field that uses innovative technologies to target brain circuits for treating various brain disorders. The Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation (HCN) is among the first to offer a full spectrum of neuromodulation therapies in a state-of-the-art facility. With internationally recognized researchers HCN focuses on minimally invasive technologies to address the root causes of conditions such as Alzheimers Parkinsons ALS essential tremor brain tumors major depression and OCD. Our experts are committed to developing personalized cutting-edge treatments expanding our impact locally and globally as the field continues to evolve.

Summary of Duties:

• Collaborate with rest of the team on focused ultrasound projects to advance data collection and analysis and manuscript preparation

In addition you will be expected to:

• Work within the larger context of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (SHSC) and observe Hospital and Research Institute rules and regulations policies procedures practices safety procedures and current legislation in particular the Human Rights Code regarding discrimination and harassment.
• Ensure the confidentiality of patient employee and Hospital information at all times.
• Work cooperatively and constructively with the other members of staff.
• Perform the above functions in a manner which reflects SHSC Hospital philosophy and mission of service while promoting and maintaining good public relations with patients visitors and staff.
• Work on occasional weekends if necessary

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate will be experienced in animal experiments biologic specimen handling and processing biochemical assays and histological techniques. They should have a good understanding in neuroscience and oncology.
• Familiarity with office suite (e.g. Excel Word PowerPoint) statistical softwares and programming languages R or Python
• Familiarity with Protected Health Information and clinical data capture systems (e.g. REDCap)
• Team player and self-starter with the ability to work efficiently and independently
• Exceptional written and verbal English communications and interpersonal skills
• Ability to foster collaborative relationships and coordinate teams of varying backgrounds while ensuring targets and objectives are met.