Sidekick
Research Assistant (Virtual Clinical Study)
Remote · Canada
Contractor
CAD 30 / hour
ApplyAbout the role
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. You will screen and enroll participants, run virtual study visits by video, guide them through standardized functional assessments, monitor daily symptom diaries and follow up on missed entries, and record 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.
Requirements
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
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Originally posted on Himalayas