Academic ConnectClinical Trial Coordinator and Monitor
Role type: Full time, fixed term for 2 years
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department: Infectious Diseases | Melbourne Medical School
Salary: UOM 6 $100,847 – $109,163 p.a. plus 17% super
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department: Infectious Diseases | Melbourne Medical School
Salary: UOM 6 $100,847 – $109,163 p.a. plus 17% super
- Influential role in invasive streptococcal infection trials / international multisite coordination and monitoring experience / collaborative, world-class Doherty Institute environment.
- Join us to coordinate and monitor cutting-edge investigator-led trials that advance global infectious diseases practice and policy.
- Investing in you – 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.
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Your next career opportunity
You will coordinate and monitor high-impact infectious diseases clinical trials across Australia within an international research network. You will support trial start-up, site management and risk-based monitoring, gaining broad experience across end-to-end operations. You will build strong relationships with clinicians, researchers and hospital teams while contributing to improved patient outcomes.
You will coordinate and monitor high-impact infectious diseases clinical trials across Australia within an international research network. You will support trial start-up, site management and risk-based monitoring, gaining broad experience across end-to-end operations. You will build strong relationships with clinicians, researchers and hospital teams while contributing to improved patient outcomes.
What you will deliver:
- Coordinate ethics, governance and regulatory submissions, including amendments, annual reports and site-specific documentation across Australian sites.
- Support clinical sites as primary contact, managing agreements, payments, communications, and facilitating site initiation and training.
- Conduct on-site and remote monitoring, including source data verification and compliance checks against protocols, ethics and regulations.
- Maintain high-quality trial documentation, including Trial Master Files, Investigator Site Files, templates and audit-ready study and monitoring records.
- Contribute to data management, including data cleaning, query resolution, database lock preparation, reporting and meeting support.
You may be a great fit if you:
- Hold a tertiary qualification in Life or Health Sciences, Nursing, or a closely related discipline.
- Bring demonstrated experience coordinating or monitoring clinical research or trials, ideally in industry or investigator-initiated settings.
- Understand Good Clinical Practice and Australian regulatory frameworks, with hands-on experience preparing ethics and governance submissions.
- Use Remote or Electronic Data Capture systems confidently and manage trial data, queries and documentation with meticulous attention.
- Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, producing clear monitoring reports and engaging effectively with diverse site teams.
- Adapt readily to evolving project demands, balancing competing priorities while maintaining accuracy, compliance and high-quality trial support.
For further information, please refer to the attached PD.
What we offer you!
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfilment, including:
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfilment, including:
- Build future financial security with 17% superannuation
- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
- Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programs, such as Academic Women in Leadership, and learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and well-being, including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave and cultural leave
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program
Your new team – Department of Infectious Diseases
You will join the Department of Infectious Diseases within Melbourne Medical School, based at the renowned Doherty Institute. Here, clinicians, scientists and epidemiologists collaborate to tackle antimicrobial resistance, emerging infections and global health threats. You will work within an experienced trials team that values rigour, collaboration and continuous learning. As part of Australia’s leading medical school and the vibrant Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, you will gain exposure to major hospital partners, cutting-edge research, and strong professional networks supporting your development.
You will join the Department of Infectious Diseases within Melbourne Medical School, based at the renowned Doherty Institute. Here, clinicians, scientists and epidemiologists collaborate to tackle antimicrobial resistance, emerging infections and global health threats. You will work within an experienced trials team that values rigour, collaboration and continuous learning. As part of Australia’s leading medical school and the vibrant Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, you will gain exposure to major hospital partners, cutting-edge research, and strong professional networks supporting your development.
Application essentials:
- Visit "apply with us" to learn more about the process, including tips and FAQs.
- You must have current valid work rights for Australia. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
- A Working with Children Check is required for all positions. If successful, we will guide you through the process and reimburse you.
- Please upload your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest and experience as part of the application process.
- Please upload your responses to the Selection Criteria, found in the Position Description.
Want to know more?
- For queries related to this specific position, contact Amelia Savage at amelia.savage@unimelb.edu.au
- For questions related to our recruitment process email Dijana Pourgoutzidis at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au
- For recruitment adjustments contact Kim Groizard on +61 3 9035 3218 or at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au (subject: 'Recruitment Adjustments').
Applications close: 23 March 2026 11:55 PM; Melbourne time zone.
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