Jennifer Cox
Legal Counsel and Manager, Research Contracts at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Jennifer Cox is Legal Counsel and Manager, Research Contracts at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (“OHRI”) and joined the OHRI in 2018. She advises OHRI on matters related to privacy, contracts, research ethics, and various other research-related issues. She leads OHRI’s legal team and brings an outcome-oriented approach to her legal advice. She finds immense creativity in contractual solutions and has a practical approach to privacy matters. She co-chairs the pan-Canadian Accelerating Clinical Trials Contracts Working Group and recently led the pan-Canadian Governing Data and Samples Sharing Agreement to streamline data and biological sample transfers across Canada. She is always happy to talk about PHIPA. When not working, you can find her biking around Ottawa, reading a book, or wrangling her small children.