Research Assistant Dept of Surgery Research

Research Assistant I Dept of Surgery Research (Job )

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Research Assistant I Dept of Surgery Research

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St. Michael's Hospital

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Research

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Research Assistant I

The Division of General Surgery at Unity Health is hiring a Research Assistant 1 (RA1) to start July 20, 2026. The successful applicant will support a highly academic group of 15 surgeons in research and scholarship across Trauma, Acute Care Surgery, and Surgical Oncology, using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

The role follows a hybrid schedule of three days in person at Unity Health and two days virtual, with office space provided.

RA1 will provide organizational, administrative, and research support across projects, including participant screening and consent, survey and interview data collection, data processing and quality control, study procedure support, sample/material labeling and shipping, and assistance with grants, funding documentation, and partner liaison. The role includes autonomy in participant interactions, day‑to‑day guidance to students and junior researchers, and introductory data analysis and reporting tasks.

Research may occur in clinical or community settings, so duties may vary by project.

The RA1 supports and assists the research activities needed for each project.

• Collect, compile, transcribe, verify, quality check, maintain, archive, and enter study‑related data; prepare basic statistics, abstracts, reports, and documentation.
• Support study administration, including reimbursement forms, REB applications and reviews, contract submission forms, and communication with internal and external partners for data collection.
• Process, clean, code, interpret, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data using project‑specific programs as needed.
• Assist with manuscripts, reports, abstracts, conference materials, one‑page summaries, End Note files, and manuscript preparation.
• Conduct literature searches and data mining, provide relevant articles to the PI or research team, and coordinate feedback from multiple partners on proposals, manuscripts, and dissemination tools, including authorship tracking.

• Act as the on‑site study contact at participating community or healthcare organizations and coordinate with study teams, staff, and participants.
• Recruit, screen, obtain required documentation, schedule interviews/appointments, arrange follow‑ups, and maintain accurate participant records, including eligibility, recruitment, samples, follow‑up, test results, and progress.
• Collect study data through online surveys, phone calls, interviews, and participant assessments, including relevant clinical information such as medical history, vitals, and medication lists.
• Provide participant feedback, support, coaching, referrals to health or medical resources as needed, and nursing‑related participant care where required.
• Follow strict participant‑interaction protocols; prepare reimbursement forms, payment requisitions, and participant compensation under study team/PI direction; travel to participant sites as required.

• Prepare correspondence, reports, invoices, abstracts, forms, slides, study reports, and meeting/conference materials; support internal and external grant applications with Anne Sorvari, Division Research Lead.
• Coordinate communications with team members, external partners, stakeholders, and research end users, including updates, newsletters, and mass emails.
• Maintain research administration systems, including databases, manuscript logs, REB/CTO submissions, study registrations, conflict of interest forms, meetings, office duties, and Division social media updates.
• May train, onboard, mentor, and provide day‑to‑day guidance to research assistants, students, and trainees, including support with data collection, scheduling, resources, and integration into the team.
• May support research team operations, including contracts, finances, HR, budgets,…