Position Number: 0065207
Location: Western Health
Role type: Part time (0.8 FTE) or full time; Fixed term for 24 months
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/School: Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health, Melbourne Medical School
Salary: UoM 8 - $119,742 - $129,607 p.a. plus 17% super (pro rata for part time)
* Manage high-impact clinical trials / Improve maternal-fetal health outcomes / Collaborate with leading researchers
* Apply now to lead innovative clinical trials that shape the future of maternal and newborn healthcare
* Investing in you - benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.
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As Clinical Trials Manager at Western Health Maternal Fetal Medicine Research Unit, you'll oversee large international randomized trials funded by MRFF and NHMRC.
You'll manage all aspects of trial execution, from ethics submissions to stakeholder engagement, ensuring research integrity and participant safety.
This role offers you the chance to directly impact maternal and newborn health outcomes while working with a passionate team at the forefront of pregnancy research.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Oversee Clinical Trial Management: Ensure trials adhere to GCP guidelines and ethical standards, managing site initiations, documentation, and stakeholder relationships.
* Manage Research Operations: Develop SOPs, oversee budgets and site payments, coordinate ordering of investigational product, and manage data collection and integrity across multiple sites.
* Drive Stakeholder Engagement: Organise investigator meetings, facilitate advisory groups, and manage communications to ensure smooth trial execution.
* Ensure Compliance and Reporting: Manage ethics submissions, amendments, and progress reports, maintaining high standards of research conduct.
You may be a great fit if:
You are an experienced clinical research professional with postgraduate qualifications in a health-related field, possessing strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of clinical trial management across multiple sites.
You may also:
* Have postgraduate qualifications in science, allied health, medicine, nursing, or public health.
* Possess extensive experience in clinical project management and hospital research governance.
* Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of ICH GCP and NHMRC clinical trial policies.
* Have experience in database management, including proficiency with REDCap.
* Excel in written and verbal communication, with high-level problem-solving skills.
* Have a background in women's or newborn health.
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 fulfillment, including:
* Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
* Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance
* Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance
* Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program
* Comprehensive career development and training, plus a 25% discount on UniMelb graduate courses for your immediate family members!
For more information check out our benefits page!
Your new team – “Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Newborn Health”
The University Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Newborn Health plays a vital role in teaching MD medical students, with approximately 350 students spending 6 weeks each year in the department during their third year. The department's vision is to improve health around the world through research, education and clinical training in obstetrics, gynaecology and newborn health, with a mission to nurture great people and big ideas in teaching and research to lead and improve health outcomes globally in obstetrics, gynaecology and newborn health. The Department operates across a number of hospital sites, with its major centres being the Royal Women’s Hospital and the Mercy Hospital for Women. The department has a strong research focus in areas such as maternal fetal medicine, neonatal paediatrics, women's health, infectious diseases, gynaecological oncology, and reproductive biology.
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Working at the University – what you need to know
This role requir es the successful candidate to maintain a Working with Children Check. The successful candidate can apply for the WWCC as part of the onboarding process. 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.
Join Us and unlock your career potential!
Is this the perfect opportunity for you? Apply today ! Including the following documents:
* Resume
* Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
* The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description) You will be asked to submit your answers via the application itself and won’t be required to upload a separate document for Key Selection Criteria.
^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to
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.
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