Scientific Associate - Pharmacogenetics Research Clinic, Molecular Science-camh

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As Canada’s leading mental illness research facility, CAMH’s Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute (CFMHRI) is home to scientists, staff and research trainees conducting leading research to improve the understanding of the brain and the causes, the biomarkers and cures for mental illness as well as research to advance the prevention and treatment for mental illness and addictions across the lifespan. With a collaborative inter-disciplinary environment that spans clinical, biological, social and epidemiological research, CAMH supports a workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable regulatory and legislative requirements.

The Pharmacogenetics Research Clinic at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is a leader in Canadian personalized mental health and addiction research. The clinic is seeking a part-time, contract (1-year) Scientific Associate to support and advance a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary research program focused on psychiatric genetics, pharmacogenomics, and precision mental health that encompasses fundamental and clinical research. Reporting to the Scientific Director of the Molecular Science department, the Scientific Associate is a doctorate-level subject matter expert whose responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing advanced scientific and methodological expertise across multiple research projects in psychiatric genetics, pharmacogenomics, and treatment response; preparing ethics protocols and renewal reports; supporting the design, execution, analysis, and interpretation of large-scale genomic and deeply phenotyped clinical datasets; leading and contributing to manuscript preparation, grant applications, progress reports, and knowledge translation outputs; implementation of study-specific standard operating procedures; collaborating closely with clinician-scientists, biostatisticians, and research staff to ensure high scientific rigor and reproducibility; and providing functional oversight of staff and trainees, occasionally having direct supervision of staff direct reports if need be and warranted by the scope of the research being supported. The Scientific Associate must contribute to the strategic growth of research programs aligned with CAMH, such as expanding capacity, talent, and innovation, and must support applications for internal and external funding opportunities. The Scientific Associate will support scientists and technical staff in the design and execution of studies following established standard operating procedures but does not engage in independent research. This position is located at 250 College Street.

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This role allows professionals to apply their expertise in a mission-driven environment dedicated to public health outcomes.