Research Associate II

Compensation: CAD 43.08 - CAD 64.62 - hourly

Company Description
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.

Union:  Non-Union
Number of vacancies:  1
New or Replacement Position:  New
Site:  University Centre Toronto Rehab
Department:  AGE-WELL

Reports to:

CEO
-AGE-WELL

Hours:

37.5 hours per week
Salary Range:  $43.08 - $64.62 per hour

Shifts:

Day
Status:  Temporary Full-time (1 year contract, possibility of renewal)
Closing Date:  June 20, 2026

Position Summary

AGE-WELL is seeking a Research Associate II to lead the research, co-creation, and evaluation components of an exciting national initiative. The project focuses on designing, testing, and scaling a digital platform that consolidates Age Tech knowledge, tools, and evidence into a centralized, accessible hub for older adults, caregivers, researchers, and policymakers.

This role supports a national collaborative research initiative by AGE-WELL and the National Research Council of Canada’s Aging in Place Challenge Program.

This role will be primarily responsible for research and project management streams of the initiative:

Research & Evaluation Leadership:
Lead a nationwide e-Delphi study to build ecosystem consensus on impact metrics for healthy aging, ensuring insights from co-creation activities are dynamically woven into the platform's core evaluation framework.

Project Management & Alignment:
Provide operational leadership across multiple work streams—tracking timelines, managing risks, and coordinating deliverables among diverse partners in academia, industry, government, and experts by lived experience.

In completing this work, the candidate will work closely with AGE-WELL and NRC project team members, and with partners across academia, industry, health systems, government, and experts by lived experience to ensure the platform and its curated components are evidence-informed, user-centered, and impactful.

AGE-WELL () is Canada’s technology and aging network. Its mission is to develop a community of researchers, older adults, caregivers, partners and future leaders that accelerates the delivery of technology-based solutions that make a meaningful difference in the lives of Canadians.

Duties

Lead research design and execution across project activities

Provide strategic oversight and alignment of co-creation and engagement activities to ensure they inform research, evaluation, and platform development

Support development and refinement of the platform through iterative testing

Collaborate with project partners, including NRC, on integration of resources and alignment

Contribute to project reporting, deliverables, and overall project coordination

Identify and manage interdependencies, risks, and bottlenecks across project work streams

Support project planning, tracking, and reporting in collaboration with project leadership

Contribute to high-level planning and project reporting, deliverables, and overall project coordination

Ensure that insights from co-creation activities (e.g., workshops, communities of practice) are captured, synthesized, and translated into actionable evidence, metrics, and platform improvements

Qualifications

Master's degree required. Graduate degree (PhD) in a relevant field (e.g., gerontology, health…