Research Coordinator | Temporary Full Time (1.0 FTE) | CHEO Research Institute

Job title: Research Coordinator | Temporary Full Time (1.0 FTE) | CHEO Research Institute

Compensation Pay Range:

$0.00-$0.00

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Posting # RI-26-054

Posting Period – November 11 to 25, 2026

TITLE: Research Coordinator

Precision Child Youth Mental Health Collaboratory

New Position

TERM: Temporary Full-time (1.0 FTE), 1 year contract

SALARY: $35.48 – 46.56/hr, will be commensurate with skills and experience

REPORTS TO: Co-Directors, Precision Child Youth Mental Health Collaboratory

The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute Inc. (“CHEO RI”) is the research arm of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario – Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre (“CHEO”) and an affiliated research institute of the University of Ottawa.

We respectfully acknowledge that CHEO RI is located on the unceded, traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinabek People, who have lived on and cared for this land since time immemorial. We honour their enduring presence and the ways their culture and stewardship have shaped and continue to nurture this land. CHEO RI also recognizes and values the historic and ongoing contributions of all First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.

CHEO is a deeply trusted institution and workplace, widely regarded as a cornerstone of our community. CHEO RI advances this legacy by generating new knowledge and evidence to support CHEO in delivering world‑class care to children and youth. Our mission is to connect exceptional talent and innovative technologies to pursue life‑changing research for every child, youth, and family in our community and beyond.

CHEO RI has an immediate requirement for a bilingual (English/French) Research Coordinator.

We are looking for a detail-oriented and highly motivated Research Coordinator to lead a small portfolio of clinical and community-based projects conducted by the PCYMH Collaboratory; a unique research centre sharing ideas, tools, data, and skills between patients, caregivers, researchers, data scientists and clinicians to build innovative mental health care tailored to the needs of individual children and youth. The successful candidate will possess exceptional project management skills and the ability to create and implement research project workplans, while supervising others in research tasks such as summarizing scientific literature, corresponding with researchers, clinicians and community partners, and collecting research data. Strong communication skills are necessary as well as experience in developing strong partnerships with researchers, agency leaders, service providers, young people and family members to ensure the successful execution of a community-driven project.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the general supervision of the Co-Directors of the Precision Child Youth Mental Health Collaboratory the Research Coordinator will:

• Coordinate research-related tasks for a small portfolio of projects, including managing project logistics, implementing research plans, and executing or overseeing research activities (e.g., data collection, analysis, report writing).

• Ensure efficient day-to-day operation of research protocols and project activities.

• Facilitate qualitative data analyses, including the use of participatory methods.

• Lead recruitment and in-depth data collection, including but not limited to the distribution of questionnaires and facilitation of focus groups.

• Track participant progress and coordinate follow-ups.

• Collaborate with various project team members to develop/refine tools for data collection and storage; oversee data collection and cleaning; and analyse and interpret results to produce project reports and presentations.

• Contribute to the preparation of proposals, standards, implementation materials and/or knowledge mobilization products.

• Monitor progress of research activities to ensure they are completed on time.

• Assist with project budgets, ensuring responsible allocation of financial resources.

• Assist with routine data verification and quality control, ensuring data integrity and consistency with research protocols.

• Prepare publications, posters, and presentations to support information requests and for external conferences.

• Facilitate communication and collaboration with diverse project partners, including clinical, community-based, academic, and lived expertise partners.

• Introduce and implement innovative coordination strategies to improve efficiency.

• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Co-Directors of the PCYMH Collaboratory.

• QUALIFICATIONS, SKILL AND ABILITIES

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in psychology, social work, sociology, Health or research-related field (Essential)

• Minimum 3 years in project management/coordination within a health or research setting, or related work/academic experience (Essential)

• Outstanding project management skills with demonstrated ability to meet timelines and deliverables, and ability to manage competing priorities (Essential)

• Demonstrated experience in the field of implementation science, and/or knowledge mobilization (Essential)

• Extensive demonstrated experience using both qualitative and quantitative data collection approaches, analyses, and associated tools (e.g., REDCap, Excel, Survey Monkey, SPSS, NVivo) (Essential)

• Proven experience with complex, multi-site projects (Essential)

• Strong interpersonal skills with the demonstrated capability to build and maintain relationships with a broad range of internal and external partners (Essential)

• Demonstrated experience in facilitation, consultation and engagement strategies, specifically youth and/or family engagement (Preferred)

• Demonstrated experience in knowledge mobilization within the child and youth community mental health, substance use health and addictions sector or related sectors (Preferred)

• Ability to work independently and on a multi-disciplinary and dynamic team (Essential)

• Superior skills in both academic and clear language writing (Essential)

• Proficiency in computer skills and digital collaboration (MS Office 365, statistical software, e.g., SPSS, SAS, R, qualitative data analysis software, e.g., NVivo, R) (Essential)

• Bilingualism (French / English) (Essential)

• WORKING CONDITIONS

• Able to work in a hybrid work model that includes remote work and on-site work.

• Able to be flexible with working hours in order to meet deadlines.

• Able to travel periodically to conduct fieldwork.

• Able to multi-task and meet deadlines in a dynamic research environment.

• Able to share information in an effective and collaborative manner

• Able to be creative, challenge and demonstrate initiative to generate improvements.

• OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Eligible to work in Canada;

• Compliance with CHEO RI’s occupational health, immunization, and health‑surveillance requirements, as applicable to the role and work environment.

• Completion of a Police Record Check, in accordance with institutional and regulatory requirements.

• Worksite, unless otherwise indicated, will be at 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L1. Applications will only be considered from those that are eligible to work in Canada. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those invited for an interview will be contacted.

• CHEO Research Institute Inc. – Human Resources Department

• 401 Smyth Road

• Ottawa (Ontario) K1H 8L1, CANADA

• DESCRIPTION DE POSTE

• Numéro d’affichage - #RI-26-054

• Période d’affichage – du 11 au 25 novembre, 2026

• POSTE: Coordonnatrice ou coordonnateur de la recherche

• Collaboratoire en santé mentale de précision pour les enfants et les jeunes

• Nouveau position

• DURÉE: Temps plein (1,0 ETP), Contrat d’un (1) an

• SALAIRE: 35,48$-46,54$/heure, sera proportionnel au compétences et l’expérience

• RELÈVE DE: Directrice du Collaboratoire en santé mentale de précision pour les enfants et les jeunes

• L’Institut de recherche du Centre hospitalier pour enfants de l’est de l’Ontario Inc. (« IR du CHEO ») est l’organisme de recherche du Centre de traitement pour enfants du Centre hospitalier pour enfants de l’est de l’Ontario situé à Ottawa (« CHEO ») et un institut de recherche affilié de l’Université d’Ottawa.

• Nous reconnaissons, en tout respect, que l’IR du CHEO est situé sur le territoire traditionnel non cédé du peuple anichinabé algonquin, qui y vit et en prend soin depuis des temps immémoriaux. Nous rendons hommage à leur présence durable et aux façons dont leur culture et leur intendance ont façonné ce territoire et continuent de l’enrichir. De plus, l’IR du CHEO reconnaît les contributions historiques et actuelles des Premières Nations, des Inuits et des Métis, et y accorde une grande importance.

• Le CHEO est un établissement et un milieu de travail digne de confiance et largement reconnu comme pilier de notre collectivité. L’IR du CHEO fait fructifier cet héritage en générant de nouvelles connaissances et données probantes pour appuyer le CHEO dans la prestation de soins de calibre mondial aux enfants et aux jeunes. Notre mission est de réunir des talents exceptionnels et des technologies novatrices pour poursuivre des recherches qui ont une incidence sur la vie de chaque enfant, jeune et famille de notre collectivité et ailleurs.

• L’Institut de recherche du CHEO a immédiatement besoin d’une coordonnatrice ou d’un coordonnateur de la recherche bilingue (anglais/français).

• Nous sommes à la recherche d’une coordinatrice ou d’un coordonnateur de la recherche minutieux et hautement motivé pour diriger un petit portfolio de projets cliniques et communautaires menés par le Collaboratoire en santé mentale de précision pour les enfants et les jeunes, un centre de recherche unique où des patientes et patients, des aidantes et aidants, des chercheuses et chercheurs, des scientifiques des données et des cliniciennes et cliniciens peuvent échanger entre elles et eux des idées, des outils, des données et des compétences pour offrir aux enfants et aux jeunes des soins de santé mentale adaptés. La personne retenue devra posséder des compétences exceptionnelles en gestion de projets et la capacité d’élaborer et de mettre en œuvre des plans de travail pour des projets de recherche. Elle devra également superviser d’autres personnes dans des tâches de recherche telles que la synthèse de la littérature scientifique, la correspondance avec les chercheuses et chercheurs, les cliniciennes et cliniciens, etc.