Senior Research Associate Knowledge Translation TIES(Job Id 17576)

Job title: Senior Research Associate Knowledge Translation TIES

Job ID: 17576

Site: CA:ON:Toronto:St. Michael's Hospital

Category: Research

Work type: Full-Time Temporary

Date posted: October 20, 2026

Salary range: 45.34-56.67

Shift/ hours of work:

Description

Senior Research Associate

The Knowledge Translation (KT) Program is currently looking for Senior Research Associate, with a primary focus on working with the Team for Implementation, Evaluation and Sustainability (TIES) and Wellness Hub (WH). TIES and WH partner with patients, public, healthcare providers, community organizations, and policymakers to design, implement, evaluate, and sustain evidence-informed interventions that improve health outcomes and health system performance. Through implementation science, program evaluation, interest holder engagement, and applied research, the team advances innovative solutions that support equitable, person-centred care and strengthen the translation of evidence into real-world practice.

This position is intended for candidates with PhD training, and experience conducting semi-independent implementation science research, including study design, implementation, funding, analysis, interpretation, and presentation/publication of results. The Senior Research Associate will provide TIES and WH with KT research and capacity-building expertise, support program-wide initiatives as required, and will act as the point of contact for research expertise in lieu of the TIES and WH Principal Investigator. They are also required to supervise, mentor, and guide junior staff and students.





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Duties and Responsibilities

Contributes to PI research (40% of work time)

- The Senior Research Associate is expected to support and contribute to the Principal Investigator’s research projects with a high degree of autonomy.
- Contributes to the design of scientific methods and study protocols necessary to fulfill project scope
- Ensures valid implementation of data collection and interest-holder engagement methods
- Evaluates data, experiments, techniques, and other methods.
- Troubleshoots as needed, while ensuring feasibility and reproducibility of concepts prior to implementation.
- Conduct literature reviews and environmental scans to inform research priorities and generate new ideas for program development.
- In collaboration with the Principal Investigator, contributes partially or wholly to the writing, and submission of research grant applications, proposals, reports, manuscripts, and publications.
- Registering protocols and posting data and code online, as appropriate.
- Writes, reviews, responds to,



and approves submissions to the research ethics board (including study protocols and study materials such as interview guides, recruitment scripts, and data logs) and all other required submissions relative to the initiation and conduct of individual studies
- Support TIES and WH staff to develop, implement, track and evaluate project critical paths to ensure projects are completed in a timely manner with high scientific quality
- Monitor and quality control data collection and analysis, including ensuring adherence with REB processes
- Lead and facilitate meetings with researchers, community partners, collaborators, and stakeholders to advance project objectives.
- Execute project milestones as part of a diverse and multi-disciplinary team
- Serve as a key resource within the KT Program, providing expertise and guidance to support successful project delivery.

Independently conduct research within KT Program (35% of work time)

- The Senior Research Associate expected to independently initiate and run KT research activities.
- Independently lead all aspects of research from conception through execution, analysis, and dissemination
- Lead capacity building and strengthening activities, including developing and delivering tailored training to internal and external interest holders
- Develop research protocols, capacity-building materials, and other KT Program products
- Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external collaborators and pursue recent collaborations
- Analyze and interpret data to generate actionable insights and advance knowledge
- Prepare and publish manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, posters, and other KT prod

📌 Senior Research Associate Knowledge Translation TIES (Toronto)
🏢 St. Michael's Hospital
📍 Toronto