Position

POSITION: Research Assistant Chronic Pain Program, Development and Rehabilitation

TERM: Part-time Contract (0.2 FTE); until September 30, 2027, with possibility of extension

SALARY: $24.94 – 28.75/hour, Will be commensurate with skills and experience

REPORTS TO: Manager, Development and Rehabilitation The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute Inc. (“CHEO RI”) is the research arm of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario – Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre (“CHEO”) and an affiliated research institute of the University of Ottawa.

We respectfully acknowledge that CHEO RI is located on the unceded, traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabek People, who have lived on and cared for this land since time immemorial. We honour their enduring presence and the ways their culture and stewardship have shaped and continue to nurture this land. CHEO RI also recognizes and values the historic and ongoing contributions of all First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.

CHEO is a deeply trusted institution and workplace, widely regarded as a cornerstone of our community. CHEO RI advances this legacy by generating new knowledge and evidence to support CHEO in delivering world‑class care to children and youth. Our mission is to connect exceptional talent and creative technologies to pursue life‑changing research for every child, youth, and family in our community and beyond. CHEO RI has an immediate requirement for a Research Assistant.

The Clinical Research

Assistant will assist the research team in the day‑to‑day activities involved in the conduct of research including, but not limited to, the creation and maintenance of research files according to study guidelines, the collection, scoring and coding of research information, patient recruitment including screening and obtaining informed consents.

Responsibilities (English)

- Assist with REB and/or grant submissions and updates to those submissions as needed
- Assist with creation and/or modification of slides for presentations
- Be responsible for patient recruitment including screening and obtaining informed consents
- Be responsible for the creation and maintenance of research files according to study guidelines (Good Clinical Practice Guidelines)
- Be responsible for keeping an inventory of research measures and relaying information to the ordering agent
- Be responsible for the collection, scoring, and coding of research information.
- Will assist in the database design and be responsible for the maintenance of the databases and the data dictionary
- Be responsible for data entry and data integrity
- Identifying children and their families eligible to be recruited to the study
- Conduct baseline interviews
- Collect follow up data
- Create and maintain research and project files
- Be responsible for the collection, scoring, and coding of research information
- Assist as needed with other administrative duties related to ongoing research
- Assist as needed with data analysis
- Perform work in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations and all CHEO corporate/departmental policies and procedures related to Occupational Health and Safety
- Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor

Responsibilities (French)

- Aider à la préparation des présentations au Comité d’éthique de la recherche ou des demandes de subvention, ainsi qu’à leurs mises à jour au besoin.
- Aider à la création ou à la modification des diapositives pour les présentations;




- Être responsable du recrutement des patientes et patients, notamment de la sélection et de l’obtention du consentement éclairé.
- Être responsable de la création et de la tenue des dossiers de recherche conformément aux lignes directrices de l’étude (directives relatives aux bonnes pratiques cliniques).
- Être responsable de la tenue d’un inventaire des mesures de recherche et de la transmission de l’information à la personne responsable des commandes.
- Être responsable de la collecte, de la notation et du codage de l’information obtenue lors de la recherche.
- Aider à la conception des bases de données et être responsable de la maintenance des bases de données et du dictionnaire de données.
- Être responsable de la saisie et de l’intégrité des données.
- Identifier des enfants et leur famille admissibles à être recrutés pour participer à l’étude.
- Mener des entrevues de référence.
- Recueillir des données de suivi.
- Créer et tenir à jour des dossiers de recherche et de projet.
- Être responsable de la collecte, de la notation et du codage de l’information obtenue lors de la recherche.
- S’acquitter d’autres tâches administratives liées à la recherche en cours, au besoin.
- Contribuer, au besoin, à l’analyse des données.
- Effectuer son travail conformément aux dispositions de la Loi sur la santé et la sécurité au travail et de son Règlement, et conformément à toutes les politiques et procédures en vigueur au CHEO en matière de santé et de sécurité au travail.
- Accomplir d’autres tâches connexes à la demande de la personne responsable de la supervision.

Qualifications (English)

- University undergraduate degree in a health-related field such as Bachelor of Science or Social Science Degree, preferably in psychology, neuroscience, or related field (Essential)
- Minimum 1 year of clinical research experience (Preferred)
- Understanding of research design, procedures, guidelines and standards governing clinical research including Personal Health Information Protection Act (Essential)
- Data management experience (REDCap) (Preferred)
- Proficiency in computer skills (Microsoft Office) (Essential)
- Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal and organizational skills (Essential)
- Demonstrated collegiality, professionalism and team skills (Essential)
- Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to work independently (Essential)
- GCP, TPCS-2, certifications (Preferred)
- Bilingualism (English/French) (Preferred)

Qualifications (French)

- Diplôme universitaire de premier cycle dans un domaine lié à la santé, comme un baccalauréat ès sciences ou un diplôme en sciences sociales, de préférence en psychologie, en neuroscience ou dans un domaine connexe (essentiel)
- Au moins 1 an d’expérience de la recherche clinique (un atout)
- Compréhension de la conception, des procédures, des lignes directrices et des normes régissant la recherche clinique, notamment la Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels sur la santé (essentiel)
- Expérience de la gestion des données (REDCap) (un atout)




- Maîtrise de l’informatique (Microsoft Office) (essentiel)
- Excellentes compétences en communication (orale et écrite), en organisation et en relations interpersonnelles (essentiel)
- Esprit de collégialité, esprit d’équipe et professionnalisme avérés (essentiel)
- Souplesse et capacité manifeste à travailler de façon autonome (essentiel)
- Certifications : Bonnes pratiques cliniques, Énoncé de politique des trois conseils (EPTC 2) (un atout)
- Bilinguisme (anglais et français) (un atout)

Working Conditions (English)

Clinic setting work within hospital; exposure to children and parents and/or caregivers. Flexibility to work remotely in a hybrid work model that would include both remote work and on‑site work.

Working Conditions (French)

Travail en milieu clinique à l’hôpital; exposition aux enfants, aux parents et aux aidantes et aidants. Possibilité de travailler en mode hybride (télétravail et travail sur place).

Other Requirements (English)

- Eligible to work in Canada; Compliance with CHEO RI’s occupational health, immunization, and health‑surveillance requirements, as applicable to the role and work environment.
- Completion of a Police Record Check, in accordance with institutional and regulatory requirements.

Other Requirements (French)

- Autorisation de travailler au Canada.
- Conformité aux exigences de CHEO RI en matière de santé au travail, de vaccination et de surveillance de la santé, telles qu'elles s’appliquent au rôle et à l'environnement de travail.
- Réalisation d'un contrôle des antécédents judiciaires, conformément aux exigences institutionnelles et réglementaires.

Company Culture

CHEO is much more than a hospital. Our commitment to outstanding care and continued development impacts every part of a child and youth's health and well-being. We play a crucial role in building a healthy future for our community. Working at CHEO means a rewarding career. A career at CHEO provides a: competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package unique culture that fosters dedication, communication, respect and teamwork place where your opinions will be respected, contributions valued and your initiatives rewarded family-friendly environment that supports you and your own family, as well as the children, youth and families we serve chance to grow — personally and professionally — through our comprehensive orientation program and on-the-job learning support for continued education and learning potential for a relocation reimbursement benefit truly unique work environment

We are redefining what it means to be a hospital. Exceptional and integrated care is what families, children and youth deserve. We are committed to partnering with them and the community to provide this care — where, when and how it’s needed.

CHEO continues to be selected by local, national and international competitions showcasing employers who lead their sector in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees. For the eleventh time, CHEO has been recognized as one of the National Capital Region’s Top Employers. We are among a select group of organizations at the forefront of their respective industries who offer exceptional places to work.

We were given this honour based on our outstanding: workplace atmosphere benefits employee communications training and skills development community involvement The CHEO Research Institute Inc. – Human Resources Department [email protected] 401 Smyth Road Ottawa (Ontario) K1H 8L1, CANADA

📌 Research Assistant | Temporary Part Time (0.2 FTE) | CHEO Research Institute (Ottawa)
🏢 Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
📍 Ottawa