Research Analyst - Laboratory of Behavioural Neuroendocrinology
Research Analyst - Laboratory of Behavioural Neuroendocrinology
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The Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroendocrinology at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is seeking a full-time contract (1 year)Research Analyst to support in a large-scale research project aiming to produce the worlds first female-specific risk calculator for Alzheimers disease. The Research Analyst will work closely with the Principal Investigator (PI) and postdoctoral researchers. They will contribute to peer-reviewed publications and ensure the project meets its scientific administrative and reporting obligations. This role requires strong initiative critical thinking and attention to detail along with a proactive collaborative working style.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain research databases
- Ensure and organize secure data storage
- Monitor compliance with institutional and external requirements related to data sharing ethics IP and confidentialityespecially in line with obligations to the CAMH and the granting agency.
- Maintain organized backups of project scripts data and documentation
- Monitor project progress and contribute to internal and external reporting including formal reports to the funding agency
- Assist with cross-team and cross-investigator meetings including scheduling agenda setting and minute-taking
- Assist in database summarization
- Contribute to the development of data dictionaries particularly for female-specific and Alzheimers Disease-related variables
- Compile literature and background information to support manuscript writing and grant reporting
- Cross-referencing of variables present across multiple databases
- Preliminary development of similarity index between variables across databases which are distinct but may be functionally related.
You will support a healthy workplace that embraces diversity encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable CAMH policies as well as all regulatory and legislative requirements. This position is located at 250 College Street.
- An Honours Baccalaureate in biostatistics neuroscience psychology pharmacology biology or a related field with at least one (1) year of relevant research experience.
- Experience working with large-scale datasets in health neuroscience or related disciplines is preferred. Familiarity with research related to sex differences hormones and neurogenesis pregnancy or neurodegenerative diseases is an asset. Prior experience with R or Python would be an asset.
- Demonstrated experience in scientific writing manuscript preparation and translating complex findings for varied audiences would be an asset
- Strong understanding of research ethics data security and intellectual property principles; prior experience working with research ethics boards (REB) is an asset
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and statistical software such as R STATISTICA SPSS or equivalent. Experience with visual communication tools (e.g. SigmaPlot BioRender) for figure generation is an asset
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills including the ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain meticulous records in a fast-paced research environment
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
