Reference: 2192
Occupation: Medical and Nursing
Salary Range: $60 - $61
An exciting opportunity to join Austin Cancer Clinical Trials Centre (CCTC) as a Clinical Trials Team Leader.
We are seeking a part-time employee (24hrs) to job-share the Team Leader role in our G.I / Breast Tumour Stream team for a fixed term period. Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide.
We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About Cancer Clinical Trials Centre (CCTC): Austin Health's CCTC has a reputation of excellence with expertise in managing therapeutic interventional Oncology and Haematology clinical trials from First-in-human Phase 1 to Phase 3.
We have over 200 clinical trials in progress including Pharmaceutical Company sponsored, Collaborative Group and Investigator-initiated trials.
About the role The successful applicant will become part of CCT leadership team as the Team Leader of an established tumour stream team of investigators, clinical trial coordinators and research assistants.
They will assist the CCT Manager with effective oversight of daily operations, using expertise to provide guidance, direction, supervision and supportive professional development.
The role includes ensuring a high quality clinical trial service that fosters a positive team culture and productive working environment, meets ethical and regulatory requirements, and the needs of investigators, external stakeholders and patients.
A regular day will see you: In close collaboration with the CCTC Manager and Principal Investigators, the Team leader's responsibilities include trial protocol feasibility assessment, and trial budget and contract negotiations within the CCTC established framework.Assess, manage and forecast workload portfolios of staff resources within allocated team.Support staff in identifying the training and education implications of each protocol and oversees the development of appropriate strategies to meet these needs to ensure the safe and accurate implementation of the study.Oversees and participates where required in data collection and data entry for tumour stream team clinical trial protocols.About you As the Clinical Trials Team Leader, you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care.
You'll bring energy and drive to your work, and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.
To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:
A registered Nurse with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or Relevant Health Sciences Background.Substantial clinical trial coordination experience in the specialty field of Oncology/Haematology with demonstrated knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines, and relevant ethical and regulatory/statutory guidelines.Demonstrated leadership ability, with a clear understanding of the responsibilities of the Team Leader role as outlined in the position description.Demonstrated knowledge of reviewing Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and site Research Governance Office (RGO) requirements in the conduct of research trial protocols.A background of experience which enables excellent competencies and skills for the management of clinical trials and staff coordinating trials.Ability to build a dynamic team which works effectively within a multidisciplinary environment.Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day.
Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Greater take-home pay through generous salary packagingA suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing programMentoring and career development opportunitiesOnsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclistsWork with us! We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People.
We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities.
We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date.
This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Anne-Marie Woods, Manager CCTC at
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity?
Read the position description for further details. Application closing date: Tuesday 28 January 2025 To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Austin Health job application system.
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