Job no: 0062644
Location: Parkville
Role type: Part-time (0.6FTE); Fixed-term until 31 December 2025
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/School: Medicine, Austin Health
Salary: UOM 7 – $106,432 – $115,211 p.a. plus 17% super
- Provide clinical trial coordination support of the FlashGM Study, a multi-centre clinical trial for improving diabetes management in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- Contribute to a national, study aiming to improve health equity in diabetes care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!
About the Role
The Clinical Trial Project Coordinator will assist in coordinating the FlashGM Study, an NHMRC-funded national clinical trial assessing continuous glucose monitoring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with type 2 diabetes. Reporting to Prof Elif Ekinci and the Trial Manager, the Coordinator will support project coordination across 20+ trial sites, requiring experience in clinical trials, project management, and a commitment to health equity.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring that trial documentation (standard operating procedures, ethics, annual reports) reporting meets the standards and compliance obligations for clinical research and reporting agencies.
- Providing project level support to clinical trial sites across urban, rural, regional and remote parts of Australia.
- Providing research project updates in a timely manner to the Trial Manager and Prof Elif Ekinci.
- Providing executive support to the trial committees.
Who We Are Looking For
You will possess excellent organisational and communication skills, the ability to work independently and collaboratively, a pragmatic and creative approach to problem-solving, and the empathy to maintain good working relationships. Additionally, you will demonstrate high initiative, the ability to meet deadlines, and a strong adherence to privacy requirements.
You will also have:
- Experience working as a clinical trial coordinator
- Demonstrated experience of project managing complex clinical trials.
- Previous experience in medical, nursing, public health or clinical research with a diabetes focus (diabetes educator desirable)
- Co-ordination of clinical trial processes including developing and executing standard operating procedures, completing multi-layered ethics submissions, regulatory submissions, addition and removal of sites, ICH-GCP requirements) to meet the standards and compliance obligations for clinical research and reporting agencies.
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – Department of Medicine
Step into the world of impactful medical education and pioneering research with the Department of Medicine at the prestigious Melbourne Medical School. As a vital hub within the University of Melbourne teaching hospitals, we are at the forefront of clinical, educational, and research endeavours. Our reach spans across renowned institutions like Royal Melbourne Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital, Austin Health, Western Health, and Northern Health, offering you a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge clinical trials and innovative healthcare research.
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!
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We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.
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If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
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