Research Assistant

About the opportunity

Located at the Kolling Institute the Northern Clinical school is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant who is responsible for facilitating the research process by assisting in the coordination and execution of routine research activities. They support the preliminary stages of grant applications, maintain research data integrity, and ensure efficient communication with survey participants. They also contribute to maintaining organised research records, readying data for presentations and reports.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• support the coordination and delivery of clinical trial activities, including participant screening, visit scheduling, conduct of study visits alongside clinicians, multisite coordination, and meeting administration, including minute-taking and follow-up actions.
• assist with the preparation, submission, and ongoing management of ethics and governance documentation.
• support basic science research activities, including routine laboratory tasks, sample processing, experimental procedures, and maintenance of accurate laboratory records under supervision.
• support the preparation of research reports, presentations, manuscripts, and other project-related documentation.
• maintain compliance with research protocols, regulatory requirements, and study procedures, including the preparation and maintenance of study documentation and logs.
• support data collection, entry, and secure record management to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality.
• assist researchers with preliminary grant application activities, including collating supporting data and documentation.
• undertake additional research, coordination, and administrative duties appropriate to the classification level as required.

About you

• relevant tertiary qualifications or an equivalent combination of relevant training and experience
• coordinating and/or managing grant application process
• experience in managing, reporting, and disseminating research data
• experiencing with diary management, project management
• experience working on research projects with clinicians
• experience working in hospital setting, willingness to work in a patient facing clinical environment
• experience working with electronic medical records, Kiteworks and Redcap
• excellent understanding of human ethics and governance process
• completion of GCT/CTMS training
• laboratory based experience, and animal work experience preferred.