"Clinical Trials Project Manager"

Job no: 0053238

Location: Parkville

Role type: Full-time; Fixed-term for 24 months

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

Department/School: Department of Infectious Diseases

Salary: UOM 7 – $106,432 - $115,211 p.a. plus 17% super

• Oversee the comprehensive management of clinical trials at the Department of Infectious Diseases, coordinating study planning, execution, budgeting, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder meetings, with a focus on human infection challenge studies.
• Lead critical infectious disease research projects, utilising expert organizational skills and a proactive approach to meet stringent deadlines and collaborate effectively with diverse international teams.
• 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 Trials Project Manager, located at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, is tasked with overseeing the entire lifecycle of various clinical trials. This includes detailed planning, implementing, and concluding stages, alongside budget management and regulatory compliance, such as obtaining ethics approvals.

Primarily focusing on human infection challenge (HIC) studies related to infectious diseases, this role requires effective communication, stringent organization, and the ability to meet critical deadlines.

The Project Manager must collaborate extensively with diverse stakeholders across local, national, and international levels, ensuring that all aspects of the clinical trials are executed flawlessly.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Coordinate the end-to-end management of clinical trials, providing operational leadership and project support including budgeting, contract management, and monitoring of trial progress.
• Assist in managing ethics review, regulatory compliance, and site governance approvals, while supporting clinical trial staff and communicating strategies and updates to external partners and senior leaders.
• Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team to enhance project activities across various stakeholders, manage detailed record keeping and compliance reporting, and uphold Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety responsibilities.

Who We Are Looking For

You will possess a postgraduate qualification in Biomedical Science or a relevant discipline, demonstrating exceptional organisational skills and the ability to manage complex clinical trials with precision.

Your strong interpersonal and communication skills will enable you to effectively liaise with and influence diverse stakeholders across multiple sectors, ensuring collaborative and best practice solutions.

You will work independently with significant autonomy, showing initiative and flexibility in a multidisciplinary environment.

You will also have:

• Post graduate qualification in Biomedical Science or other relevant discipline; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• Demonstrated ability to develop clear project plans and timelines.
• Familiarity with GCP and GMP regulatory requirements.

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 Infectious Diseases

The Department of Infectious Diseases at the Peter Doherty Institute conducts impactful research on global health challenges, including antimicrobial resistance, HIV, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases. Join our collaborative team of diverse researchers, make a difference in patient outcomes, and contribute to shaping public health policies. Together, we strive for excellence, innovation, and integrity in advancing our understanding and combatting infectious diseases. 

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!

About the University of Melbourne

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The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.

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

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For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring

Join Us!

If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents: 

• Resume
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
• The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)

^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Lachlan Bryce via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.

If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.

Position Description

Advertised: 08 Aug 2024 12:05 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time

Applications close: 05 Sep 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time