Research Assistant - Dermatology

Women's College Hospital•Toronto, ON

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Women's College Hospital (WCH) is an academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a focus on health for women, health equity and health system solutions. This is a Temporary Part-Time position (up to one year) funded out of the Women’s College Hospital Breakthrough Challenge. We are working on a project that evaluates the use of infrared thermal imaging (IRT) to objectively visualize inflammation and itch in common dermatologic conditions, addressing limitations of visual assessment and subjective reporting—especially in patients with skin of colour. In a 12-month study of 220 adults, thermal imaging will be compared with patient-reported itch and standard clinical scoring systems to assess diagnostic alignment, patient understanding, engagement, and satisfaction. By making inflammation visible regardless of skin tone, the study aims to improve equity, support shared decision-making, and demonstrate a scalable, patient-centered approach to dermatologic care.

Requirements

Undergraduate or graduate degree in a related field or one year of equivalent experience
Some understanding of research design and research ethics
Some experience in a health research setting preferred
Demonstrated experience working with human research ethics protocols, informed consent processes, and regulatory requirements in hospital
Experience working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, graduate students, research associates and medical trainees in an academic research environment
Demonstrated ability to work independent in patient-facing research environment with sound judgement and attention to participant safety and confidentiality
Excellent problem-solving skills
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Work efficiently under pressure with strong judgement and decision-making skills
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Well-developed interpersonal and customer service skills
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Professional behaviour and communication that meets the standards of the professional regulatory college or association, as applicable, and the standards of Women’s College Hospital
This position plays a critical role in acting as an advocate for safety and will demonstrate principles, practices and processes that will optimize a safe environment for all

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting the clinical validation of medical imaging technologies or devices in clinical or research setting is considered a strong asset
Experience with clinical or surgical imaging environments is considered an asset
Mastery of MS Office applications including Excel, Outlook, Access and Word an asset

Responsibilities

Perform standardized clinical imaging procedures in ambulatory care setting, ensure image quality, consistency and adherence to study protocols
Recruit participants in person and obtain informed consent
Responsible for quality-check, and organizing clinical imaging data to support downstream analysis and interpretation
Assist with manuscript perpetration and submission as well as knowledge translation activities, including creation of tables, figures, posters, presentations and other dissemination materials.
Work within clinical care environments to coordinate imaging and research activities with clinical staff while minimizing disruption to patient care
Demonstrate ability to exercises sound clinical judgement and professionalism when interacting. With esrsearch participants in sensitive clinical contexts
Responsible for conducting telephone, online, or in-person recruitment interviews to collect study participant data including obtaining informed consent
Prepares detailed notes of all interactions with participants
Completes data entry and quality control ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data collection; may investigate missing or invalid data and prepare data sets
Help maintain research files to store, access, and retrieve study data as specified at one or more sites
Communicates with Research Coordinator and/or Principal Investigator to provide updates
Schedules and attends research meetings, including preparing agendas and meeting minutes
May prepare and mail out/email follow-up questionnaires to research participants or collaborators
Prioritizes and monitors various study deadlines for their own work
Provides other administrative support as required, including filing, photocopying, acquiring signatures and CV maintenance
May assist team members with preparing materials for proposals, progress reports, presentations, and publications
May assist in the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data and the interpretation of results
As a role model and champion, you will work to identify and integrate safe, best practices into daily activities to foster the delivery of safe and exemplary care.