Position Summary

The Applied Mental Health Research Group at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences is currently seeking a Senior Research Associate (SRA) to assist in managing exciting care-oriented, pragmatic clinical studies in the field of dementia and complex psychiatric disorders. Reporting to the Endowed Chair, Applied Mental Health Research, the Senior Research Associate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the research operations in the Applied Mental Health Research Group. S/he will be responsible for monitoring participant recruitment processes, human resource management, training recent staff (including graduate students, research analysts, assistants, and coordinators) on all clinical, symptom and cognitive measures used for research projects as well as research regulatory processes, conduct observation of staff assessment skills and determine readiness for patient contact, and providing coordination and leadership to the team.

In addition, the candidate will provide assistance and management of important components such as communicating with national and international collaborators, and liaising with the local research ethics board to ensure compliance of all scientific activities, including research, scientific, clinical, and research ethics board protocols. You will be required to support the Endowed Chair in completion of grant submissions and extensions, provide progress reports to granting agencies, and prepare and review academic manuscripts for publication. You will support a workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork, and complies with all applicable and regulatory requirements.

This position reports to the Director, Research and Academics with academic supervision provided by the Endowed Chair, Applied Mental Health Research.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

- Work closely with the Ontario Shores Endowed Chair, Applied Mental Health Research, internal and external partners, develop new ideas for research that lead to an independent program of research congruent with the Ontario Shores’ Academic Plan;




- Prepare and submit research funding proposals;
- Identify upcoming funding opportunities and venues for disseminating research findings;
- Develop leadership skills through professional development, training courses and other internal and external opportunities;
- Provide scientific leadership to ensure efficiency of lab functions and outputs;
- Promote the work of the lab in developing interventions for people living with mental health challenges;
- Collaborate with Ontario Shores Research and Academics Department recruit, supervise, train and mentor students, research assistants, and volunteers in the lab;
- Ensure appropriate deployment of project resources with consideration of skill mix of students, research assistants, and volunteers in the site;
- Assign and review tasks given to students, research assistants, and volunteers in the site;
- Ensure coordination of internal and external data collection including, but not limited to face to face patient/staff interviews, video-recording, printed and electronic surveys, and focus groups;
- Coordinate lab members in editing and validating surveys, scanning completed surveys, coding and entering responses;
- Overseeing data entry, quality checking and analysis (NVivo/SPSS) by students, research assistants and volunteers in the site;
- Undertake proofreading and editing of spreadsheets, manuscripts and reports;
- Provide guidance to site team in the conduct literature reviews and the submission of Research Ethics Board applications;
- Establish and maintain databases of current research projects, financial status, scholarly output, external collaborators, and grants pipeline;




- Supports monitoring of grant budgets and periodic reporting to funding organizations;
- Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

- Master’s degree in health-related field (PhD an asset) in health-related field such as Psychology, Public Health, Nursing, Occupational Therapy

Years of Experience:

- 5-7 years’ experience supporting research at an academic department, research institute or organization
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in mental health research an asset
- A minimum of two (2) years of experience in dementia or geriatric research or related topic

Knowledge/Skills

- Ability to take initiative and handle responsibility;
- Demonstrated effective organizational and time management skills;
- High level of ability managing own workload and other team members;
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and support development of junior members;
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills;
- Ability to interact with multiple stakeholder groups internally and externally;
- Ability to provide leadership to projects internally and externally;
- Advanced computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access;
- Familiarity and experience of preparing and submitting REB application and detailed knowledge Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans;

To ensure your application is properly recognized as an internal application, please apply using your internal account and attach an updated resume. Applications submitted from external accounts or through third-party services may not accurately reflect your internal applicant status and could result in your application not being considered. Current employees on a leave of absence who apply using a personal email address must clearly identify themselves as internal applicants. Job Posting Closing: October 19th 2026, please note any applicants after this closing date will not be considered

Vacancies: 1

Wage: $46.59 - $54.81

This is a 12 month vacancy

This is replacing an existing vacancy

📌 (TEMPORARY FULL TIME) SENIOR CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - RESEARCH AND ACADEMICS (Whitby)
🏢 Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
📍 Whitby