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Senior Associate Strategist; Healthcare Social Scientist

Job in Toronto, Ontario, C6A, Canada
Listing for: Throughline Strategy Inc.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-24
Job specializations:
  • Research/Development
    Data Scientist, Research Analyst, Market Research
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Senior Associate Strategist (Healthcare Social Scientist)
About Through line Strategy
As a leading healthcare consultancy firm, Through line Strategy’s sole mission is to help Life Sciences organizations improve experiences and outcomes for people living with illness and those who care for them. Our global clients come to us for our strategic counsel, behavioural and system insights, and implementation science focus — and because we have a ‘roll-up-the-sleeves’ determination to deliver great work that matters.

About

The Role
Through line Strategy is seeking experienced health researchers eager to grow in their consulting expertise to support our behavioural and implementation science team. In this role you will be staffed onto high‑impact quality improvement, research and strategy projects with a cross‑functional and highly collaborative team, contributing in the following ways:

Designing and executing high‑impact quality improvement projects for scaling across healthcare systems in the United States

Designing social science‑informed project and grant proposals, recommendations, meetings and workshops leveraging an in‑depth understanding of healthcare research frameworks and methods

Executing qualitative and/or mixed methods primary research, co‑creation and consulting projects (developing materials for IRB submission, interview guides, qualitative coding, analysis and synthesis)

Project‑managing the day‑to‑day execution of primary research and consulting projects (developing screeners, managing recruiting, document management, building and managing timelines, identifying risks, solving project‑related challenges)

Developing summaries and strategic communications to socialize findings from primary research and communicate complex concepts to a non‑academic, business audience

Facilitating meetings and workshops

Contributing to the development of case studies and new practice tools and processes informed by social science

Helping improve workplace culture and space

Other duties as required

Our Values

Move it forward: even when faced with ambiguous, never‑seen‑before challenges, our people make meaningful change and solve complex problems.

Attention to detail balanced with a big‑picture perspective.

Thriving in an applied setting and delivering results quickly.

Love making presentations and facilitating memorable group experiences that help clients translate insights into action.

Self‑assessment and openness to feedback to enhance individual and collective performance.

Shared passion for improving health outcomes and experiences.

Insatiable curiosity and willingness to explore how people and things work.

Kindness and candour: speaking well, listening deeply, collaborating, and rolling up sleeves together.

Qualifications

Successful completion of a PhD in social science (Implementation Science, Psychology, Sociology, Behavioural Science, etc.)

Strong critical thinking, qualitative analysis, writing, and presentation skills

Demonstrated experience in:

Conducting primary research and/or quality improvement with healthcare providers, patients, and caregivers in diverse settings and geographies

Applying theory in a practical, applied setting and right‑sizing concepts to meet specific audience needs

Explaining complex theoretical concepts to a lay audience in an approachable manner

Working on short‑turnaround projects and meeting deadlines

Managing competing priorities and multiple projects simultaneously

Moderating substantial volume of interviews and/or conducting extended ethnographic fieldwork

Facilitating large meetings and identifying and developing strong insights

Passion for working in a health‑related field

Excitement to work in a fast‑paced environment where projects move with urgency

Fluent written and spoken English; second and third language skills are a plus

Experience in an office or corporate setting

Technical literacy: using G‑Suite and MS‑Office, and working in a cloud‑based virtual environment with PowerPoint and digital collaboration tools (Zoom, Teams, Mural, Slack, Box, etc.)

Experience using qualitative coding software such as MaxQDA, NVivo, Atlas.ti, or Dedoose

Applicants must be legally able to work in Canada.  This is a full‑time role with 10–15% travel to client sites,…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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