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Research Technician - Focused Ultrasound Laboratory - Temporary Full Time (11182022-2) Toronto, ON, CA Posted: 11/18/2022 1:25:04 PM

Research Technician (Temporary, Full-time)

Focused Ultrasound Laboratory

Sunnybrook Research Institute at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Would you like to help invent the future of healthcare?

The Focused Ultrasound ("FUS") Laboratory at Sunnybrook Research Institute is looking for a committed and motivated individual to fill the role of Research Technician (Temporary, Full-time).

About the Focused Ultrasound Laboratory

Our group is the leading laboratory in the world in the development of transformative technology for non-invasive, image-guided surgery and targeted drug delivery using focused ultrasound. The technology being developed in our group will be used to treat benign or malignant tumors in the brain as well as a variety of neurological disorders. Many of our projects are conducted in close collaboration with medical device and pharmaceutical companies.

The Position

The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team of engineers and scientists to develop a professional-grade medical system for a transcranial focused-ultrasound therapy system.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

• College certificates or diploma in a health or science-related discipline
• 1-2 years of direct work experience with laboratory equipment and techniques
• Aptitude to conceptualize design solutions and communicate them to the team for manufacturing
• Experience in developing and executing performance test on products, so as to improve performance quality and consistency
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a cross functional team, and to communicate results effectively
• Passion to contribute to cutting-edge medical device development

Additional Skills

• Proficiency with hands-on work
• Experience with MATLAB programming and ability to carry out data analyses using written scripts
• Experience or working knowledge of testing medical devices, defining test strategy, designing and developing test setups

Key Responsibilities

• Initial prototype implementation, testing, and documentation
• Assist build of prototype assemblies to test functionality, analyze the ease of assembly and troubleshoot as necessary
• Work within a continuous improvement framework to improve system designs, with an emphasis on system reliability
• Perform benchtop experiments to test software and hardware, document testing procedures and summarize results
• Compare numerical and experimental results and review them with the research team
• Assist the research team on daily lab tasks and follow guidelines

Interested individuals should email their cover letter and resume without delay to:

FUS Recruiting

Deadline: Friday, Dec 2, 2022

Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Sunnybrook, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada (e.g., two doses of a two-dose vaccine series, or one dose of a single-dose vaccine series); AND have received the final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days ago. Medical exemptions or any other kind of requested exemption based upon the Hospital's obligations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.