Top Research Jobs in Vancouver

The Director of Innovation Management leads a team to drive innovative solutions for mountain athletes, managing a long-term innovation portfolio and overseeing product commercialization from concept to market.

The Director of Research for Power Markets will oversee the QA/QC process for long-term price forecasts and act as an advisor to leadership, ensuring rigorous review and internal expertise engagement throughout the forecasting cycle.

Graduate research interns will own end-to-end projects to build customer world models and proactive intelligence: developing representation learning, foundation model, RL/agentic methods, evaluation frameworks, and shipping research into production to improve customer decision-making.

Graduate research interns will own end-to-end projects developing customer world models and proactive intelligence. Work spans representation learning, foundation models, reinforcement learning, agentic decision systems, and evaluation. Tasks include designing methods, running experiments, publishing findings, and potentially shipping models into production to impact customer-facing products.

Provide part-time research support for infectious-disease projects including data entry and database maintenance, ethics application assistance, sample logging, study materials management, meeting coordination, literature reviews, and support for manuscript/abstract preparation and partner collaborations.

Perform laboratory assays including cell culture, ELISA/MSD, PCR, DNA/RNA/protein extractions and enzyme activity assays; process data, maintain/calibrate equipment, follow GLP/SOPs, prepare study reports, document and archive study materials, and follow safety procedures.

Hands-on LLM research and engineering internship: adapt and fine-tune open-weight models, curate and prepare datasets, run single- and multi-GPU experiments, design evaluation frameworks, improve RAG and inference reliability, and communicate reproducible findings to support enterprise AI deployments.

Part-time (≈15 hrs/week) research assistant supporting exercise-science studies: recruit participants, obtain consent, conduct visits, deliver and track exercise interventions, collect and analyze data, assist reporting and program delivery, supervise instructors, and support events and quality control while maintaining participant confidentiality.

Provide research and program support for CPD educational initiatives, including study and evaluation design, literature reviews, data collection and analysis, survey development, report writing, Moodle course support, event coordination, and translating findings into program improvements.

The role involves designing AI models and training methods leveraging wafer-scale hardware and collaborating with various teams and partners in AI and computational science.

The Lab & Research Assistant will perform immunoassays, prepare laboratory materials, maintain records, support lab operations, and collaborate with scientists.

The Senior Editor, Research & Intelligence will gather and analyze audience insights to shape content and strategy, driving measurable growth and improving audience engagement through insight-driven recommendations and reporting.

Lead strategic and operational management of a multi‑project neuroimmunology research portfolio for the UBC Chair in Multiple Sclerosis. Responsibilities include program planning, ethics and grant submissions, budget and resource management, stakeholder and partner engagement, regulatory compliance, staff oversight, communications, and knowledge mobilization to advance basic, translational, and clinical research.

Lead design and delivery of large-scale market research projects end-to-end, grow and manage client accounts, mentor research managers, ensure project quality, timelines, and profitability, and provide strategic recommendations based on quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Support a CIHR-funded youth mental health project through qualitative data collection, transcription, youth engagement/co-design, knowledge synthesis and translation, participant coordination, and assistance with manuscript and presentation preparation under PI supervision.

Support a research project developing and validating a youth‑centred opioid agonist treatment model: plan community presentations and workshops, review provider feedback, attend youth and family advisory meetings, assist knowledge translation activities, and contribute to project planning and team coordination under PI supervision.

Assist with genetic and molecular biology experiments (PCR, plasmid assembly, gel electrophoresis, western blotting, immunoprecipitation, fluorescence microscopy); handle yeast and E. coli strains; maintain supplies and equipment; coordinate workflows, troubleshoot protocols, and assist with data processing under senior supervision.

Lead planning, coordination, and delivery of complex research programs across quantum hardware, software, and AI/ML. Manage schedules, risks, resources, cross-functional alignment, external partnerships, program documentation, and stakeholder communications to drive progress and program health.

Perform computational biology and translational bioinformatics analyses to integrate multi-omics and imaging data, identify disease mechanisms and biomarkers, develop reproducible workflows and visualization tools, support experimental integration, prepare manuscripts/grants, and mentor trainees in a multidisciplinary ophthalmology research lab.

Plan, implement and coordinate MS/NMO clinical trials including subject screening/recruitment, informed consent, clinical and neuropsychological assessments, data collection/CRF management, biospecimen handling, regulatory submissions, sponsor/CRO liaison, monitoring adverse events, and study close-out while ensuring GCP and regulatory compliance.

Assist the user research team in running studies, collecting and coding qualitative and quantitative data, note-taking, participant recruiting, and preparing research setups. Learn research methodologies, analyze player motivations, present findings, and support game development through collaborative research efforts during a four-month on-site contract.

Coordinate community-engaged research and engagement projects for ACRE, manage partner relationships, oversee student research assistants, plan public events, support grant development and reporting, maintain project tracking systems, draft MOUs and impact reports, and act as staff liaison to the Community Advisory Group.

As a Research Associate, you will conduct business research, prepare reports, support investment decisions, and engage in operational activities while learning across different investment disciplines.

Provide administrative and study support for the Clinical Trials Unit and pediatric oncology investigators: scheduling, records and database maintenance, onboarding, recruitment support, study coordination (enrollment, data capture, specimen management), regulatory compliance, audit support, reporting, and financial/resource tracking. Ensure protocol adherence, maintain study documents, and liaise with interdisciplinary teams, sponsors, and consortiums.

Collect, process, label, track, and ship pediatric biospecimens per SOPs; screen patients, obtain informed consent, enter clinical and inventory data, perform quality checks, maintain lab inventory, and support biobank research operations.