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Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies:  1
New or Replacement Position: New
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department:  Health Systems and Policy Research Collaborative Centre
Reports to:  Principal Investigator
Salary Range:  $37.85 to $56.77 per hour or $73,808 to $110,700 annually
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Shifts: Days
Status: Temporary Full-Time
Closing Date: March 31, 2026

Position Summary

Dr. Okrainec is an internal medicine physician and scientist who conducts health services and implementation focused research to improve the care of patients transitioning in and out of hospital.  Working onsite under her direction, you would oversee the quantitative evaluation of an integrated care clinical program bridging hospital to home, including other related initiatives, and the team of junior analysts and students. This position offers the opportunity to work with a highly interdisciplinary environment, collaborating with investigators, knowledge users from academic, government organizations and patient and caregiver partners across two provinces.  You will have the opportunity to immerse yourself into a fast-paced clinical and scientific environment and gain skills necessary for a future scientist career. The successful applicant will also have access to mentorship, networking and professional development opportunities.

Duties

• Lead the quantitative evaluation and its connected initiatives.
• Supervise and ensure high quality chart–level creation of patient data cohorts.
• Liaise with health services scientists, epidemiologists and analysts across multiple institutions.
• Interpret, synthesize, and disseminate findings through peer reviewed publications and presentations at scientific conferences and stakeholder meetings.
• Contribute to grant applications and research planning.
• Critical appraisal of relevant literature.
• Provide co-supervision and training/mentorship of more junior members and students in the lab.
• Work alongside the project manager to support coordination and reporting standards and milestones are met.

• Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology, Health Services Research, Public Health, Nursing or related discipline with quantitative skills.
• Experience working with large, linked health administrative or registry datasets; familiarity with longitudinal data analysis and health services research, and independence with statistical software/analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement complex analyses.
• Proficiency in academic writing and verbal communication.
• Familiarity with costing and cost effectiveness analyses are an asset.
• Previous experience in clinical environment or with chart-level data is an asset.
• Previous experience in implementation science and health services is an asset.

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN. 

• Competitive offer packages  
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/) 
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service 
• A flexible work environment  
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization 
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.) 

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.  

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.