- Compensation: CAD 85,898 - CAD 128,837 - yearly

Company Description

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

Union:Non-Union
Number of vacancies:1
New or Replacement Position: New
Site:Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Department:Peter Gilgan Centre for Early Cancer Detection Research, Pillar 3
Reports to:Clinical Research Manager
Salary Range: $85,898-$128,837per annum
Hours:37.5 hours per week
Shifts:Day
Status:Permanent Full-time
Closing Date: November 20, 2026

Position Summary

The Peter Gilgan Centre for Early Cancer Detection Research is one of the most ambitious early cancer detection research initiatives globally.



This investigator-initiated program is focused on developing and validating technologies for early cancer detection and molecular residual disease (MRD) monitoring, with the goal of improving patient outcomes through earlier diagnosis and intervention. Supporting Pillar 3: Clinical Deployment, this leadership role provides oversight of clinical research operations, patient-facing workflows, proposal governance, data infrastructure, and stakeholder engagement activities that enable the successful translation of innovative technologies into clinical practice. We are seeking an experienced, strategic, and collaborative Clinical Research Supervisor who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about advancing precision oncology through operational excellence, innovation, and patient‑centred care. This position requires strong leadership, clinical research, and program management experience, with the ability to lead complex initiatives involving multidisciplinary teams, investigators, and external partners.

This role will work in a hybrid office environment - candidate will have the opportunity to work from home and on site.

Duties

- Support day-to-day SHERLOCK and Gilgan clinical research operations, including patient referral, screening, consent, specimen collection, tracking, and follow-up processes.
- Oversee study workflows, data systems (REDCap/EDC), data quality activities, and operational performance metrics.




- Support the coordination of ctDNA reporting, vendor relationships, laboratory operations, and cross-functional collaboration with clinical and research stakeholders.
- Identify operational challenges and implement process improvements to support effective and compliant study conduct.
- Provide guidance, onboarding, training, mentoring, and workload coordination for research trainees.
- Develop and maintain SOPs, templates, training materials, and operational documentation.
- Support recruitment, audit readiness, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and adherence to institutional policies and procedures.
- Collaborate with program leadership to design and optimize systems, processes, and workflows supporting clinical research operations.
- Participate in departmental and institutional committees, projects, and strategic initiatives as assigned.

Qualifications

- At minimum, a completion of a Bachelor’s degree program, or recognized equivalent in Health or Science related discipline
- At least four (4) years experience in some or all of Oncology, Clinical trials - regulated and unregulated trials experience are assets, medical terminology, regulatory issues involving human subjects
- Proven ability to build and lead a team
- At least 1 year of leadership experience (training/mentoring/coaching others, quality reviews of others, team lead)
- Demonstrate relevant clinical research knowledge, including working knowledge of CTCAE, electronic case report forms (eCRFs), REB submissions, and ICF amendments are assets
- Compliance with confidentiality requirements
- Strong problem solving and decision making skills with ability to ex

📌 Clinical Research Supervisor (Toronto)
🏢 University Health Network
📍 Toronto