Clinical Trials Coordinator

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.

• Fixed term, 12 months from start date
• Full time
• HS3
• National Trauma Research Institute, Lvl 4 Burnett Tower

The Department

With a mission to improve care of the injured, the National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI) was established in 2003 by partnership institutions Alfred Health and Monash University, Central Clinical School.  The NTRI is located with the Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct (AMREP) at The Alfred campus in Melbourne, Australia and supports the Trauma Services clinical unit’s education and research activities.

The NTRI & Trauma Service works with organisations nationally and internationally to prevent and reduce the impact of severe injury by integrating research, education, innovation and trauma system development to improve clinical care and outcomes. 

Central Clinical School, Monash University, is a core hub for translational research and medicine, covering a great breadth of subject areas. Central Clinical School's research is highly collaborative, both within the AMREP precinct, nationally and internationally with world leaders in biomedical and clinical research. With such close links to health care providers, we are able to rapidly move towards health outcomes in improved patient care.

The Role

The Clinical Trials Coordinator provides a variety of high-quality research services for NTRI clinical trials and research projects. The objective of this position includes research projects/trials coordination, accurate ethics application preparation and supporting research governance. In this important and convening role, you will liaise with key internal stakeholders (including Alfred Trauma Service clinicians, researchers, Alfred Ethics and the Monash Research Office grants team). In addition, this role will provide research administrative support at the NTRI which may include drafting letters/briefs, preparing grant proposals and project tracking.

Skills 

• Demonstrated ability to work as an effective member of a team as well as the ability to exercise high levels of independence, judgement, and initiative.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with an understanding of confidentiality, privacy and information handling principles.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to prepare a range of documentation for various audiences and the ability to interact with a diverse range of stakeholders and negotiate positive outcomes to complex issues
• A high level of computer literacy, including demonstrated experience in learning and adopting new software packages as required.
• Foundational knowledge of research methods.

Benefits

The NTRI will provide you with a range of skills for a career in research, project management as well as other contracts with industry partners and universities.

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

Salary negotiable depending on experience in clinical trials coordination.

Please submit a cover letter and CV.

All enquiries to Mr Jeffrey Gerobin, j.gerobin@alfred.org.au

Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

All Alfred Health employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This is in accordance with the Vaccination of Health Care Workers (COVID-19) Directions - Health Services. All Alfred Health employees are required to be vaccinated against influenza. This is in accordance with the Mandatory Vaccination of Health Care Workers (Influenza Vaccine) Directions - Health Services Establishments for influenza.

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au