[Hiring] Research Assistant @Sidekick

Role Description

Sidekick, an injury rehab products company, is running a fully virtual clinical study of a balance-training device for people recovering from ankle sprains. About 80 participants across Canada will complete a 28-day at-home program with virtual check-ins.

You'll be the participant's main point of contact. Your responsibilities include:

• Screening and enrolling participants
• Running virtual study visits by video
• Guiding participants through standardized functional assessments
• Monitoring daily symptom diaries and following up on missed entries
• Recording data in the electronic data capture system according to protocol

You'll be trained on all assessments by the study's physiotherapist investigator and work alongside a clinical trial consultant on protocol compliance.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree (or in progress) in a health-related field: physiotherapy, kinesiology, nursing, public health, rehabilitation science, or similar
• Experience with human-subject research, ideally in a coordinator or RA role
• Current GCP certification, or willingness to complete it before start
• Comfortable running structured video sessions with participants and keeping meticulous records
• Available 20–25 hours per week, with some flexibility for participant scheduling (evenings/weekends)
• Based in Canada

Benefits

• $30/hour
• Fully remote, set your own hours within participant availability
• Hands-on clinical trial experience from enrolment through study close, on a study intended for peer-reviewed publication
• Training on standardized functional assessments from a practicing physiotherapist
• Small team with direct access to the investigator and study sponsor

To Apply:

Complete this form: https://sidekicktool.typeform.com/to/lSqjMaLg

Only applicants who have completed the form will be considered.