"Clinical Trial Research Assistant - Neurology"

• Part time (0.6FTE) fixed term until March 2028
• Opportunity to assist with multiple Clinical Trials in Neurology including trials of multiple sclerosis at Concord Clinical School
• Base Salary starting at $89,755 (pro-rata) + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

Concord Repatriation General Hospital (CRGH, or Concord) is proud of its healthcare service excellence and leadership in clinical care. Concord is part of a network of hospitals and healthcare services within Sydney Local Health District. Since its establishment as the 113th Australian General Hospital in 1941, Concord has built on its strengths of providing quality health services to returned servicemen and women and local communities, as well as undertaking world class clinical education and research.

The University is seeking to employ a Clinical Trial Research Assistant - Neurology to manage the research funded by MRFF led by Clinical Professor Todd Hardy, who leads an exciting program of novel research.

In this role, you will play a key role in providing clinical trial knowledge and expertise to the Clinical Trial Coordinator and Chief Investigator. You will operate within the Department of Neurology at Concord Hospital. This includes actively contributing to clinical trial activities, performing trial participant recruitment, undertaking core aspects of clinical trial work and contributing to data entry and patient follow up.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• conduct data entry and searches, for clinical trial ensuring compliance and accuracy
• assist in the quality activities for clinical trials, patient recruitment, operational support, data and sample collection, safety, regulatory timelines, patient follow-ups and efficient delivery of research
• ensure that ethics guidelines and standards are in accordance with relevant ethics protocols and assist with ethics documents
• ensure compliance with all federal, state, and institutional rules and regulations related to clinical trials
• perform work activities relevant to the role's key accountabilities as approved by the Chief Investigator
• directly maintain a productive working relation with all research staff and indirectly with investigators, Clinical Research sites, Clinical Research Coordinators as well as trial sponsors.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 1 year's previous experience in Nursing/ Allied Health or a clinical setting desirable
• demonstrated experience with common electronic data capture systems (such as RedCAP etc.) Endnote files, electronic medical record (EMR) and databases
• previous experience working on clinical projects within an academic, CRO or pharmaceutical environment, include exposure to, and experience in participant engagement, writing reports within predetermined timeframes and detection and reporting of protocol deviations
• documented ability to screen, recruit, enroll, and follow patients in clinical trials
• excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with sound negotiating and conflict resolution skills.
• experience with blood collection is desirable.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Work Rights: you must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO statement

At the University of Sydney, our shared values include diversity and inclusion and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community which reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this commitment through our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

How to apply

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For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Ajaypal Singh, Recruitment Operations by email to ajaypal.singh@sydney.edu.au.

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Applications Close
Sunday 15 March 2026 11:59 PM