Clinical Trials Assistant

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will come together with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will provide people with the best possible care with services that support them throughout their lives. The merger will also strengthen our workforce, providing new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health.

• Fixed Term – 6 month contract (with possibility to extend)
• Part Time – 60.8 hours per fortnight
• Salary range – Managers and Administrative Worker Grade 2 / $66,768-73,811.92 full-time equivalent per annum (dependent on experience and hours)
• Location – St Kilda Road, Melbourne
• Staff benefits

The Department

Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials (MASC Trials) is Australia and New Zealand’s collaborative trials group specialising in investigator-initiated melanoma and skin cancer research. Working with leading researchers and institutions locally and around the globe, MASC Trials develops, conducts, and publishes research and clinical trials that improve melanoma and skin cancer outcomes.

MASC Trials is a registered not for profit research organisation, and has an academic affiliation with Monash University, with a dedicated department supporting our research activities, the MASC Research Centre.

The Role

The Clinical Trial Assistant (CTA) will assist Clinical Research Associates and Clinical Data Managers with the coordination and data management of investigator-initiated, multi-centre, national and internationally recruiting, melanoma and skin cancer research, particularly clinical trials.

The role of the Clinical Trial Assistant (CTA) requires sound administrative and organisational skills to coordinate and undertake a range of activities required in the support of MASC Trials studies and across our clinical trials portfolio on a day-to-day basis.

The CTA will support the operational team and assist with day-to-day activities relating to clinical trial administration, such as drafting of trial documentation including social media posts, maintaining of records, contributing to regulatory submissions, supporting data cleaning and data validation and organising the shipment of biological samples.

The role also includes ad-hoc administrative support to all team members, such as data entry, maintaining and updating various tracking spreadsheets and databases, arranging meetings, taking minutes and updating memberships.

Key Selection Criteria

Essential

• Relevant undergraduate degree in health sciences or related field
• Previous experience in research administration or clinical trial experience

• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite 
• Accuracy and strong attention to detail
• Well-developed interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion and respect confidentiality at all times
• Willing to learn, flexible approach in dealing with change

 Desirable

• Experience with research data bases such as REDCap will be highly regarded
• Experience working with health informatics, health systems and health services or equivalent technical experience in a comparative field
• Understanding of medical terminology, in particular oncology and melanoma treatments

Benefits

• Salary Packaging
• Discount Health Insurance
• Onsite Gym
• Child care services

Please include your CV and a cover letter outlining your interest in working with MASC Trials.

Please provide a minimum of two referees. Applicants must have full Australian work rights.

All enquiries to Katja Loewe via [email protected]

Applications close at 11.00 pm on Friday 05th of December 2025

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au