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. 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 – 12 month contract – possibility to extend
• Full-time: 80 hours (with ADO) per fortnight
• Managers and Administrative Workers Grade 3 (HS3)
• Based at 607 St Kilda Road
• Staff benefits

The Department

The Multidisciplinary Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc), is part of Alfred Brain, Alfred Health Monash University Department of Psychiatry Central, and conducts clinical research projects with a focus on translation into clinical practice and the development of new treatments for people with serious mental illness. MAPrc has approximately 65 staff and post graduate students and is based at The Alfred Hospital, Prahran. The Centre has more than 30 active trials and research projects in a range of domains including women’s mental health, brain stimulation and neuroimaging, neuropsychology, addiction psychiatry, psychopharmacology, service evaluation and service delivery research and health outcomes research. The Department is active in undergraduate medical student teaching, HDR student supervision, delivery of short courses and research into mental health teaching. The majority of MAPrc research grants, publications and academic activities are through this Department. Professor Jayashri Kulkarni is the Head of Department and Director of MAPrc.

The Role

This position will primarily coordinate a range clinical trial currently being conducted within MAPrc. The position reports to the Clinical Trials Team Manager. This role is based at 607 St Kilda Road although may require some travel to other sites and partnering with community services.

The primary purpose of this position is recruitment of participants for current clinical treatment trials investigating the effectiveness of new treatments for serious mental illnesses including depression, schizophrenia and complex trauma disorder (also known as borderline personality disorder). The position will also be responsible for coordination of one or more clinical trials, including management of participants through the clinical trial process.

Activities to be performed will include: Liaising with the clinical trials team to schedule in-person and online visits with potential and actual participants in a range of clinical treatment trials being conducted at MAPrc, Being involved in promoting/advertising the trials to potential participants; recruitment and assessment of suitable participants; collection of clinical and cognitive assessment data; collation of source data and assistance with data entry into an electronic case report form (eCRF), resolution of data queries; liaison with trial sponsors and CRO’s; and assistance with ethics submissions.

The position will also assist with the preparation of trial and funder reports, and will contribute to other activities of the research Centre as required and appropriate to the qualifications and experience of the incumbent. The position will be an integral part of the MAPrc clinical trials team

Qualifications/Experience Required

• A degree in a relevant health science field, from a recognised university with subsequent relevant work experience in mental health, nursing or other allied health discipline;
• Demonstrated experience in subject recruitment with proven ability to establish rapport with patients
• Clinical trials experience including experience in subject recruitment and retention
• Experience with conducting industry sponsored and /or PI led Clinical Trials
• Sound knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines
• Ability to establish rapport with patients, health practitioners and colleagues

Benefits of working with us:

• Access to Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives in addition to discounted health insurance
• Great work/life balance including monthly ADO

Please submit a cover letter and resume to be considered. For any queries regarding the role, please contact Emmy Gavrilidis at [email protected].

Applications close: 11pm, Tuesday 25th October 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