Position Title: Research Engineer

Status: Temporary, Full time (1.0 FTE)

Start Date: October 5, 2026

End Date: September 30, 2027

Lab: Autism Research Centre

Supervisor: Azadeh Kushki

Program: Bloorview Research Institute

Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada's largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital. We are a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and we serve over 8,500 families annually.

Our vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. Providing both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.

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Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures.

We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.

Position Summary The Neurodiversity and Personalized Health Lab at Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is seeking a research engineer with expertise in machine learning/data science. He/she/they will develop innovative algorithms that improve the understanding of neurodevelopmental conditions and contribute to development of technology-based supports for children. In that context, he/she/they will collaborate with engineers, clinicians, and third-party researchers and laboratories.





Our lab is committed to fostering a climate of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. This commitment is central to, and mutually supportive of, our research ntists, staff, participants, trainees, volunteers, trustees, and partners. We welcome applications from Black individuals and other racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2SA+ persons, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas within our community.

We are committed to fair assessment of a candidate’s abilities, and consideration for diversity of thought, method, and experience, including non-traditional career paths. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process where needed.

Key Responsibilities

- Perform data analyses for clinical research studies. Analyses may include cleaning/aggregating large datasets, visualizing data, statistical analysis, signal processing, machine learning, etc.
- Support setup of devices and software used for data collection
- Support the preparation of manuscripts, specifically methods and results sections
- Work closely with multi-disciplinary team, provide updates during weekly meetings
- Manage multiple on-going projects
- Maintaining the privacy and security of data being analyzed by following hospital best practices and procedures

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related field
- Familiarity with statistics, data visualization, and machine learning methods
- Proficiency with Python and/or R, specifically related to statistics and machine learning
- Experience analysing clinical research data, such as physiological signals, clinical assessments, survey data, or neuroimaging data (transferable skills also considered)
- Experience communicating research results, including written and oral

📌 Research Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
📍 Toronto