Help us make Terry's dream of ending cancer through research a reality

The opportunity

We are looking to add an experienced Data Engineer to play a critical role in designing and scaling the core infrastructure that powers the Digital Health and Discovery Platform (DHDP)’s federated ecosystem. Reporting to the National Director, DHDP, this role will build and optimize data pipelines, support secure data ingestion across institutions and help implement privacy-by-design architecture aligned with regulatory standards.

The Digital Health and Discovery Platform, a research initiative led by the Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI), is a federated AI and data-sharing software product for advancing disease research. The DHDP operates by bringing its software to where the data is located, analyzing it there and delivering the results back to the platform and user.

This is a full-time, temporary position until March 2027.

About the Terry Fox Research Institute and DHDP

The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI), named for Canadian icon Terry Fox, is built on Terry's dream to end cancer through research. Established in 2007, TFRI is a registered charity and invests its funds in cutting-edge cancer research through highly collaborative, team-oriented programs and national research networks. Together with its many research and funding partners, TFRI empowers Canada’s brightest researchers to seek out new transformational and precision medicine discoveries to advance our understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer with the goal of significantly improving outcomes for patients.

Responsibilities

Data Pipeline Development

• Design, develop and manage scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and validating structured and unstructured healthcare data.
• Build data ingestion frameworks that support federated learning environments across multiple institutions.
• Optimize data workflows for performance, reliability and reproducibility.

Cloud & Infrastructure Automation

• Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployment using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform).
• Implement CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration and deployment of data services.
• Ensure production-grade monitoring, logging and observability for data pipelines.

Platform Architecture & Governance

• Collaborate with architecture and cyber security teams to implement secure Azure-based data standards.
• Apply privacy-by-design principles, ensuring compliance with healthcare data regulations.
• Contribute to data modeling, warehousing strategies and standardized data schemas for multi-site interoperability.

Collaboration & Innovation

• Partner with research, clinical and business stakeholders to align data solutions with strategic objectives.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies in big data, distributed computing and federated learning.
• Contribute to documentation, best practices and scalable engineering standards across the platform.

Qualifications

• 3 - 4 years of experience as a Data Engineer in cloud or enterprise data environments.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Azure services, including:
  • Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS Gen2)
  • Azure Data Factory (ADF)
  • Azure Databricks
  • Azure Synapse Analytics
  • SQL Server
• Hands-on experience with Python, PySpark and T-SQL.
• Experience designing and maintaining ETL pipelines in Azure Data Factory and Databricks.
• Strong communications and teamworking skills.
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD workflows (Git, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts and relational data modeling.
• Experience automating infrastructure using Terraform or similar tools.
• Understanding of healthcare data privacy, security frameworks and compliance best practices.
• Exposure to federated learning or distributed machine learning architectures is preferred.
• Experience working with clinical or biomedical datasets is preferred.
• Knowledge of interoperability standards (e.g., HL7/FHIR) is an asset.
• Experience supporting precision medicine or research data platforms is an asset.

Benefits of working with us!

• Flexible schedule
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick days
• Extended medical and dental coverage
• A work culture that values excellence, creativity, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity
• A passionate group of high-performing teammates across Canada

Join us!

If you are passionate about making a difference in cancer research, we invite you to submit your application. This position is open to candidates residing in Canada. Please include a cover letter, resume and any relevant supporting documents. Applications can be submitted through Indeed or emailed to hr@tfri.ca.

Application Deadline: job requisition will be open until filled.

We appreciate all applications, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

We recognize the importance of diversity and equity in our workforce and encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including Indigenous persons, women, persons with disabilities, minorities and other underrepresented communities.

Salary: $100,000 - $120,000

The opportunity

We are looking to add an experienced Data Scientist with strong AI/ML capabilities and business acumen to design and deploy AI Agents that drive operational performance, margin optimization and measurable value for our partners to the Digital Health and Discovery Platform (DHDP). Reporting to the National Director, DHDP, this role sits at the intersection of advanced analytics, strategy and applied AI, looking to translate complex data into scalable, production-ready solutions.

The Digital Health and Discovery Platform, a research initiative led by the Terry Fox Research Institute, is a federated AI and data-sharing software product for advancing disease research. The DHDP operates by bringing its software to where the data is located, analyzing it there and delivering the results back to the platform and user.

This is a full-time, temporary position until March 2027.

About the Terry Fox Research Institute and DHDP

The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI), named for Canadian icon Terry Fox, is built on Terry's dream to end cancer through research. Established in 2007, TFRI is a registered charity and invests its funds in cutting-edge cancer research through highly collaborative, team-oriented programs and national research networks. Together with its many research and funding partners, TFRI empowers Canada’s brightest researchers to seek out new transformational and precision medicine discoveries to advance our understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer with the goal of significantly improving outcomes for patients.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI Agents that support pricing strategies, performance optimization and margin expansion initiatives.
• Partner cross-functionally with Pricing, Program, Sourcing, Contract Administration, Accounting, Six Sigma, Data Science and IT teams.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data to develop hypotheses, pilot solutions and scale validated models.
• Apply AI/ML techniques to uncover market trends, process inefficiencies and strategic growth opportunities.
• Build scalable data pipelines and integrate digital data assets across secure infrastructure environments.
• Leverage DHDP’s federated and privacy-preserving data frameworks to develop next-generation models focused on financial and operational value creation.
• Develop self-serve decision-support tools and parameterized analytical procedures to democratize insights.
• Break down complex challenges into structured, scalable workstreams and communicate findings to executive stakeholders.
• Develop Python-based APIs for model deployment into web and enterprise applications.
• Track measurable business outcomes and operationalize solutions across the organization.

• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

• 3 - 6 years of experience in analytics, data science or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to translate analytics into measurable business value.
• Strong Python proficiency (3+ years), including Scikit-learn and Pandas.
• Solid SQL skills (4+ years).
• Experience with ML techniques including clustering, regression, anomaly detection, deep learning and time-series modeling.
• Experience with GenAI and Agentic AI systems.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and model deployment practices.
• Clear, confident communication skills (verbal, written, presentation).
• Strong business acumen and structured problem-solving ability.
• Ability to operate in cross-functional, high-accountability environments.

Benefits of working with us!

• Flexible schedule
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick days
• Extended medical and dental coverage
• A work culture that values excellence, creativity, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity
• A passionate group of high-performing teammates across Canada

Join us!

If you are passionate about making a difference in cancer research, we invite you to submit your application. This position is open to candidates residing in Canada. Please include a cover letter, resume and any relevant supporting documents. Applications can be submitted through Indeed or emailed to hr@tfri.ca.

Application Deadline: job requisition will be open until filled.

We appreciate all applications, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

We recognize the importance of diversity and equity in our workforce and encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including Indigenous persons, women, persons with disabilities, minorities and other underrepresented communities.

Salary: $95,000 - $115,000

The opportunity

We are looking to add an experienced Senior Software Engineer to help design and evolve our federated precision medicine platform, the Digital Health and Discovery Platform (DHDP). Reporting to the National Director, DHDP, this role will contribute to the architectural development of the platform with a specific focus on AI enablement and data security. This is a systems-level engineering position.

The Digital Health and Discovery Platform, a research initiative led by the Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI), is a federated AI and data-sharing software product for advancing disease research. The DHDP operates by bringing its software to where the data is located, analyzing it there and delivering the results back to the platform and user.

This is a full-time, temporary position until March 2027.

About the Terry Fox Research Institute and DHDP

The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI), named for Canadian icon Terry Fox, is built on Terry's dream to end cancer through research. Established in 2007, TFRI is a registered charity and invests its funds in cutting-edge cancer research through highly collaborative, team-oriented programs and national research networks. Together with its many research and funding partners, TFRI empowers Canada’s brightest researchers to seek out new transformational and precision medicine discoveries to advance our understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer with the goal of significantly improving outcomes for patients.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the evolution of our federated learning infrastructure, ensuring performance, privacy, interoperability and regulatory alignment.
• Contribute to architectural design for distributed systems that support AI model training and deployment across institutional boundaries.
• Advance DHDP’s precision medicine strategy by building scalable, reliable platform capabilities that enable secure data collaboration.
• Work effectively with internal DHDP team members and external contractors to ensure alignment and clarity during the development of the project.
• Develop and integrate AI-enabled services and intelligent agents within secure healthcare workflows.
• Build extensible APIs and services that support research, analytics and operational use cases.
• Champion responsible AI adoption and document repeatable context engineering and deployment practices.
• Appropriately steward Terry Fox’s legacy in all activities related to the DHDP project development.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related STEM field with 5+ years of experience; or
• 8+ years of industry experience demonstrating equivalent technical leadership.
• Senior-level experience designing and delivering medium- to large-scale platform systems.
• Previous experience working with healthcare data and/or within a federated learning environment focusing on privacy is required.
• Strong expertise in distributed systems architecture and scalable backend development.
• Experience contributing to secure, multi-tenant, or regulated environments is an asset.
• Strong systems thinking with the ability to align technical architecture to long-term platform strategy.
• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into production systems.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate technical risks and design resilient, maintainable solutions.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to translate technical requirements to non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits of working with us!

• Flexible schedule
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick days
• Extended medical and dental coverage
• A work culture that values excellence, creativity, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity
• A passionate group of high-performing teammates across Canada

Join us!

If you are passionate about making a difference in cancer research, we invite you to submit your application. This position is open to candidates residing in Canada. Please include a cover letter, resume, and any relevant supporting documents. Applications can be submitted through Indeed or emailed to hr@tfri.ca.

Application Deadline: job requisition will be open until filled.

We appreciate all applications, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

We recognize the importance of diversity and equity in our workforce and encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including Indigenous persons, women, persons with disabilities, minorities and other underrepresented communities.

Salary: $115,000 - $135,000

The opportunity

We’re seeking a health research or program delivery professional looking to continue to grow their career in a meaningful role as Program Manager with The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI). Reporting the Senior Programs Manager, the Program Manager will play a critical role in all projects and funding competitions organized by the TFRI Research Grants Programs. This ideal candidate is someone with strong time management and interpersonal skills, has previous experience in granting environments and embodies Terry’s resilience and commitment to excellence. This position requires the ability to travel across Canada.

The TFRI Research Grants Programs is the legacy department at TFRI, whereby funds raised by The Terry Fox Foundation (TFF) is adjudicated to oncologists, scientists and researchers across Canada via peer review mechanisms and best-in-class processes, including face-to-face site visits typically involving worldwide experts in cancer research.

About the Terry Fox Research Institute and DHDP

The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI), named for Canadian icon Terry Fox, is built on Terry's dream to end cancer through research. Established in 2007, TFRI is a registered charity and invests its funds in cutting-edge cancer research through highly collaborative, team-oriented programs and national research networks. Together with its many research and funding partners, TFRI empowers Canada’s brightest researchers to seek out new transformational and precision medicine discoveries to advance our understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer with the goal of significantly improving outcomes for patients.

Responsibilities

• To assist the Senior Programs Manager in managing the annual cycles of research competitions, such as the New Investigator awards, PPGs and new competitions.
• To coordinate all parts of a research project’s life cycle, from posting requests of applications (RFA) on TFRI-managed websites to final reporting and project closure as a key member of the Research Programs team.
• To collaborate with the TFRI Finance team to analyze and/or reconcile project milestones, deliverables with claims, expenditures and justifications for payment plans and budget adjustments.
• To work with the TFRI Communications team to relay the stories that are arising out of the research.
• To prepare award documentation and to work with grantees to administer post award deliverables to ensure that scientific reports, updates and review meetings are planned and completed on-time and on-budget.
• To liaise with grantees, project managers and recipient institutions to receive timely reports and other research data. To assemble program level reporting and data analytics as required.
• To liaise with grantees across TFRI’s entire research portfolio to administer the processes for written scientific and financial grant reporting, and to keep up to date research data on those projects on the Institute’s TFRI research databases to ensure information is current on internal and externally facing research databases.
• To liaise with DHDP and MOHCCN staff on cooperatively funded programs and other cross pillar work as it arises.
• Own a portion of the development and project management of TerryFoxTRACK, TFRI’s grant management platform.
• Assist maintenance of TerryFoxTRACK as it relates to TFRI Program’s specific programs and data management.
• Other related duties as requested

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, business administration, public health or equivalent degree.
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar role or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated success in project management with the ability to manage multiple tasks and the proven ability to meet time pressures.
• Excellent attention to detail and superior organizational skills.
• High level of professionalism when dealing with all internal and external teams.
• Knowledge and understanding of the granting landscape in Canada with a specific preference of administering awards and competitions.
• Experience working with financial teams to appropriately file expense reports is an asset.
• Experience working with grant management software is an asset.

Join us!

If you are passionate about making a difference in cancer research, we invite you to submit your application. This position is open to candidates residing and authorized to work in Canada. Preference is given to those residing in Vancouver or BC. Please include a cover letter, resume and any relevant supporting documents. Applications can be submitted through Indeed or emailed to hr@tfri.ca.

Application Deadline: job requisition will be open until filled.

We appreciate all applications, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

We recognize the importance of diversity and equity in our workforce and encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including Indigenous persons, women, persons with disabilities, minorities and other underrepresented communities.

Salary: $80,000 - $95,000