Job Description

About SickKids

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built \xe2\x80\x93 nor could it be maintained \xe2\x80\x93 without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice. When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World. Don\xe2\x80\x99t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world\xe2\x80\x99s best in paediatric healthcare.

Position Description

The LaussenLabs group in the Department of Critical Care Medicine prospectively collects and permanently stores continuous physiological data streams on all patients in the 42-bed intensive care unit at the Hospital for Sick Children. This data is then used to model various physiologies, illnesses, and trajectories. We are seeking a Clinical Research Project Assistant to assist with various research projects in our lab. Here\xe2\x80\x99s What You Will Do The Clinical Research Project Assistant will work with clinical staff, software developer and other machine learning scientists on research projects in the broad area of pediatric critical care medicine and machine learning (ML). The work will mainly include:

• Assisting software developers with developing physiological signal processing tools.
• Assisting machine learning specialists with developing machine learning models to automate clinically relevant event detection.
• Assist with developing production grade ML deployment pipelines.
• Running machine learning tests and experiments.
• Developing visualization tools to assess ML model performance.
• Performing statistical analysis and fine-tuning using test results.
• Writing unit and usability tests.
• Keeping up-to-date with developments in machine learning and signal processing.

Here\xe2\x80\x99s What You\xe2\x80\x99ll Need

• BSc Machine Learning, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience working with physiological signals (ECG, PPG, EEG, etc.).
• An understanding of Machine Learning fundamentals.
• Experience using deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, Keras, and PyTorch for time series applications.
• Programming experience in Python with a grasp of software engineering standard methodologies such as code-reusability, modularity, use of repos, etc.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Employment Type

• Casual, 1 year contract, with possibility of renewal as projects are ongoing

Our Commitment to Diversity

The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team. When requested, SickKids will provide access and inclusion supports to eligible candidates to support their full engagement during the interview and assessment process. Information received related to access or inclusion will be addressed confidentially. Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital\xe2\x80\x99s receipt of all necessary documentation. FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY: As a health care institution, our highest priority is the safety of patients, families and staff. As a result, we are adopting all prevention measures to ensure the safety of our patients, families and our staff. Therefore, any offer of employment is conditional upon you submitting proof that you have been fully vaccinated with a Health Canada or World Health Organization (WHO) approved COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible and no later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the effective start date, in addition to satisfying any other condition(s) that may be set out in an offer. If a candidate fails to satisfy this condition (or any other condition(s) set out in an offer), any offer of employment shall be immediately rescinded. How to Apply Tip: Combine your cover letter and resume into ONE document of 20 pages or less as you cannot upload multiple documents as part of your application. If you are still experiencing technical difficulties please email ask.hr@sickkids.ca to send us a short description of the issues you are experiencing. Please note that we will not accept resumes sent to this inbox but we are happy to respond to requests for technical assistance.