Research Assistant in Halifax

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other's talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq people. Working in Mi'kma'ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization.

The Opportunity: This Research Assistant position involves providing administrative and research support to the IWK OPOR Implementation Evaluation (40%), co-led by members of the IWK Health project team, and Drs. Janet Curran and Christine Cassidy (60%) in the Strengthening Transitions in Care Lab at IWK Health.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Project coordination (scheduling research interviews, leading meetings, grant application support) in clinical and non-clinical environments
• Primary data collection and analysis (transcription, scribing)
• Qualitative and quantitative data organization and cleaning
• Secondary data analysis
• Support with Research Ethics Board (amendments, reporting)
• Engagement with multiple partners including healthcare staff, patients, families, and caregivers
• Preparing dissemination outputs (posters, presentations, reports, manuscripts)
• Website maintenance
• Event planning and organization

Hours of Work: Monday - Friday, 75 hours biweekly. This hybrid position is located within the IWK Health main campus.

Your Qualifications:

• A Master's degree in a health-related discipline (preferred)
• Previous research experience (health research-related environment preferred)
• Previous experience using REDCap, NVIVO, Tableau, SPSS, STATA, and other data tools
• Mixed methods research experience - experience with quantitative and qualitative methods required
• Strong data management skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills; previous experience in managing multiple research projects simultaneously an asset
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite, Internet, videoconference software)
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and active listening skills
• Ability to function independently yet collaboratively within a team
• Understand importance and demonstrate ability to foster a culture of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health. Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.