Top Research Jobs in Ottawa

Develop signal processing algorithms for camera, LiDAR, radar, and other autonomous-driving sensor data. Design acquisition, fusion, filtering, and learning-based methods; optimize them for CPU, GPU, DSP, and specialized accelerators; and collaborate with autonomy and hardware teams to deliver reliable, low-latency production systems. The role also supports experimental validation and potential research publications.

Build infrastructure and software for training, deploying, scaling, monitoring, and operating machine-learning models and optimization algorithms for supply-chain applications. Responsibilities include translating supply-chain use cases into mathematical models, developing ML and optimization systems in C++ and Python, designing automated testing strategies, and supporting cloud or containerized workloads. The role also involves research into heuristics, optimization, GPU computing, MLOps, and AI-assisted software development.

Develop and optimize supply-chain algorithms by translating real-world problems into mathematical models. Lead C++ implementation, investigate heuristics and optimization techniques, and create comprehensive functional, regression, performance, unit, and integration tests. Collaborate with agile teams and stakeholders while improving software quality, development speed, and platform capabilities. Experience with commercial mathematical solvers, data structures, algorithms, and AI-assisted development is valued.

Leads research operations, clinical trials, governance, ethics and regulatory processes, quality assurance, budgets, contracts, compliance, and performance reporting. Develops sustainable research infrastructure, expands clinical trial access, and builds partnerships with investigators, academic institutions, sponsors, industry partners, and research networks. Oversees strategic planning, multi-site initiatives, operational policies, and research performance while representing the organization in external collaborations.

The HR Generalist supports employees across Canada and the U.S. throughout the employee lifecycle. Responsibilities include onboarding, offboarding, HRIS and employee records management, benefits and leave administration, employee relations, workplace investigations, compliance, reporting, manager coaching, and process improvement. The role also supports audits, policies, organizational projects, and occasional talent acquisition activities while using HR technology, automation, and AI tools to improve workflows.

Configures and maintains study-specific electronic source documents, CTMS visit templates, financial workflows, billing items, and study schedules. Reviews clinical trial agreements and budgets, supports study teams and site users, troubleshoots CTMS issues, and ensures configurations align with protocols, company standards, and regulatory requirements throughout the study lifecycle.

Research Engineer developing and extending algorithms for large-scale unsupervised learning and perception problems. Responsibilities include maintaining deep learning experimentation tools, researching novel AI approaches, and deploying algorithms to internal and customer autonomous vehicle platforms. The role requires collaboration with software and autonomous vehicle engineers, rapid experimentation, and practical delivery of customer projects.

Conduct scripted telephone research interviews with consumers, collect detailed opinions, accurately transcribe responses, and deliver high-quality market research data. The role requires polite and persuasive communication, strong typing, computer proficiency, independent troubleshooting, adaptability, and reliable performance in repetitive tasks. This work-from-home position includes paid training, flexible evening scheduling, occasional Saturday shifts, and periodic in-person availability in the London, Ontario area.

Research newly launched technology products, create and maintain accurate Magento product listings, update specifications and pricing, audit catalog data, validate information using AI-powered tools, and monitor competitors. The role requires strong attention to detail, product research and analytical skills, familiarity with e-commerce platforms, Microsoft Office proficiency, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Conduct advanced in vivo neuroscience research using rodent models, including cranial window and stereotaxic surgeries, intracranial AAV delivery, disease-model cohort generation, behavioral assays, and longitudinal imaging. Manage anesthesia, postoperative care, surgical records, IACUC compliance, and animal welfare. Preferred work includes miniscope and awake head-fixed imaging, neural indicators, tracers, implanted devices, advanced behavioral testing, and downstream tissue analysis.

Conducts in-depth legal and business research for attorneys and administrative teams, synthesizes findings, advises on research strategies, manages research projects, and evaluates information resources. Develops training curricula, delivers onboarding, monitors legal-industry developments and emerging AI research technologies, maintains newsletters and intranet content, and recommends resource purchases. Requires expert knowledge of legal and business research platforms, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities independently and collaboratively.

Conduct telephone market research surveys with respondents in the United States and Canada, recruit panel members, record responses accurately, and assist with portal access and technical inquiries. The role requires professional customer service, efficient task management, collaboration with research teams, bilingual English and Spanish communication, and a flexible schedule including weekend shifts. This is a remote position requiring a private workspace, compatible Windows computer, reliable internet, and telephone equipment.

Open expression-of-interest opportunity for professionals with demonstrated impact in areas such as engineering, policy, cybersecurity, auditing, standards, or program management. Applicants should describe an achievement that influenced corporate practices, public policy, widely used software, or their broader field, and explain their interest in working with AVERI. Formal credentials are less important than verifiable impact.

Lead cybersecurity risk strategy for frontier AI auditing. Design secure audit systems and privacy-enhancing technologies, evaluate AI-related cybersecurity risks, develop code and data tools, and strengthen internal IT infrastructure. Responsibilities include access controls, data protection, device management, incident response readiness, and communicating threat models, cryptography, and risk to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Provides strategic and hands-on biostatistical leadership across pharmaceutical discovery, translational, biomarker, and early research programs. Designs studies, analyzes complex biological datasets, develops advanced statistical methods and reproducible R workflows, and translates evidence into portfolio decisions. The role collaborates with quantitative and scientific functions, supports publications and external partnerships, mentors statisticians, and advances data-driven analytical practices.

Lead the Agentic AI Lab’s full-cycle research agenda, including model and training design, data, evaluation, benchmarking, deployment, and publication. Train specialized enterprise models, define rigorous evaluation gates, move research from public benchmarks to customer shadow deployments, and build a small multidisciplinary team. The role partners closely with founders and platform engineers while establishing research direction, documenting technical decisions, and mentoring engineers into researchers.

Conduct applied research on foundation models for real-time fraud detection using large-scale behavioral and sequential data. Design experiments, benchmarks, holdouts, and monitoring systems; develop models from data preparation through deployment; and optimize training and inference efficiency. Collaborate with engineering, client-facing teams, legal, compliance, and customers to productionize models and establish explainability, governance, and risk documentation.

Responsible for designing experiments to evaluate AI models, developing evaluation methodologies, analyzing performance data, and collaborating on production insights.

Coordinates clinical research site selection and feasibility activities, including identifying investigators, evaluating questionnaires, recommending sites, coordinating qualification visits, and tracking activities in a CTMS. Builds relationships with clinical research sites, supports site quality assessments, collaborates with sponsors and project teams, and contributes to departmental initiatives. Requires at least three years of clinical research experience, knowledge of good clinical practices and Health Canada and FDA guidelines, and strong English communication skills; French and dermatology experience are assets.

Teach an in-person undergraduate Market Research course covering exploratory, descriptive, and causal research methods, including interviews, focus groups, surveys, experiments, sampling, market data analysis, multivariate techniques, and applied topics. The instructor will review prerequisite statistics, demonstrate data analysis using SPSS, teach Qualtrics, and assess student learning. The course meets Thursdays from 7:00–10:00 p.m. during the Winter 2027 semester.

Tracks and reports project profitability, budgets, revenues, expenses, forecasts, invoicing, and financial variances. Configures projects and budgets in financial systems, prepares journal entries and project reports, supports audits, advises project teams on cost control, and coordinates financial reviews with project managers and clients. The role also identifies process improvements and ensures accurate project financial records and account reconciliations.

Supports budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cash-flow management, financial modeling, and recurring reporting across corporate and site-level cost centers. Builds dashboards and KPI tracking, maintains shared financial models, partners with operational and clinical leaders, and contributes to integrated P&L, balance sheet, and cash-flow modeling. The role also helps automate reporting and establish FP&A processes and best practices.

Leads AI R&D initiatives, managing cross-functional teams, project scope, resources, schedules, risks, roadmaps, and requirements. Partners with the AI Director, coordinates teams across North America and Europe, removes delivery blockers, improves production processes, and maintains external partnerships. The role emphasizes team empowerment, Agile collaboration, communication, analytical problem-solving, and delivery of AI, research, or game-development projects.

Lead research program execution for AI-driven scientific discovery. Partner with research leaders to define priorities, hypotheses, milestones, evidence plans, KPIs, and expected outcomes. Manage the research portfolio and ROI framework, establish operating rhythms, track investment and progress, identify stalled or low-value initiatives, and drive decisions to iterate, redirect, pause, or stop work. Translate research progress and tradeoffs for Product, Engineering, and leadership while supporting the transition of successful research into product capabilities.

Create monthly investor insights, investment materials, financial planning content, and timely market notes for Wealthsimple clients. Research market developments, synthesize complex investment concepts into clear and engaging writing, exercise editorial judgment, and use AI tools to refine standard content. The role partners with investment and editorial teams while requiring strong financial literacy, investment judgment, curiosity, independence, and familiarity with Canadian wealth management or retail investment products.