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 – nor could it be maintained – 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’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

Position Description

We are currently recruiting for a Laboratory Research Project Coordinator to join the Structural & Biophysical Core Facility team. The SBC Facility (http://lab.research.sickkids.ca/sbc-facility/) is a fast-paced and growing state-of-the-art research laboratory housing over 30 analytical instruments and equipment focused on the biochemistry and biophysical characterization of proteins, molecular interactions of proteins and other biological molecules. The SBC Facility collaborates with and supports numerous scientists working on projects originating from a wide variety of research backgrounds. The Project Coordinator will be primarily involved in developing and coordinating internal SickKids and external research hospital, academic and industry research projects, leading and performing wet lab experiments, developing new high impact instrument-based techniques and SOP’s, supporting internal and external collaborating scientists who work in the facility as well as maintaining facility instruments and other infrastructure.
Here is What You’ll Get To Do (Job Duties):

• Develop research project plans and lead the implementation of these plans.
• Perform biophysical characterization experiments as well as a variety of other technical assignments and special projects under the general supervision of the facility manager.
• Be involved in research projects focusing on drug discovery, therapeutics development, enzymology and molecular interaction characterization, large-scale association and particle analysis, protein structural denaturation characterization and X-ray crystallography.
• Assist in maintaining facility instruments, equipment and laboratory organization.
• Train and assist scientists to use facility instruments and provide ongoing experiment and instrument support.
• Contribute to the day-to-day running and general organization of the lab.
• Create and modify SOP’s and application notes.
• Perform light administrative tasks as needed.

Here’s What You’ll Need (Requirements):

• Bachelor of Science degree plus at least five years of relevant experience or a Master of Science degree plus at least three years of relevant experience or a PhD. Specialties in biochemistry are an asset.
• Strong knowledge and experience with instruments and techniques in relation to structural and biophysical characterization of biological molecules. A list of applicable instruments and technologies can be found at https://lab.research.sickkids.ca/sbc-facility/instruments/.
• Ability to carry out responsibilities with a high degree of independence and integrity while working collaboratively within a team environment.
• Communicate effectively and have strong interpersonal, organizational, time management and problem-solving skills.

Employment Type: Full-time, 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’s 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.