Casual Clinical Trial Coordinator

Job No.: 662950

Location: 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

Employment Type: Casual

Duration: Up to 16-weeks with the possibility of extension

Remuneration: HEW 6, $59.17 per hour (loaded casual rate)

• Support innovative university research in clinical trials
• Join our research team and contribute to cutting-edge research
• Provide excellence in research implementation and participant assessment

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The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual to support our research initiatives as a Casual Clinical Trial Coordinator. Your primary responsibility will be to oversee the management of the HeartPath+ study, funded by the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). This study is a two stage, mixed methods project focussed on secondary prevention patient education. This role will work alongside academics, clinicians, consumers and stakeholders. Ideally, we are seeking someone with a degree in health or extensive experience and specialist expertise in a relevant field as well as current registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

For both study phases this position will be responsible for assisting with ethics applications; legal agreements, contracts and budgets; participant recruitment, data collection and management; project administration (including meeting scheduling, minutes and reports) and manuscript preparation. This position will also be responsible for optimal participant assessment, and retention as well as excellent data collection and management in accordance with Good Clinical Research Practice Standards and adherence to clinical trial protocols.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage project timeline and key milestones
• Coordinate the submission of Health Human Research Ethics Committee Ethics (HREC) and Governance Submissions, budgets and progress reports
• Assist with coordination and data collection from study workshops
• Lead participant recruitment and achieve recruitment targets
• Assist the Chief Investigator with study meetings including steering committee and subcommittee meetings
• Manage legal agreements, working with the research office and stakeholders
• Coordinate data entry into study database
• Liaise and assist other study team members/contractors such as website developer, interpreter team and stakeholders
• Assist with preparation, writing and submission of manuscripts

Knowledge and Skills

• Clinical knowledge in cardiovascular disease and secondary prevention patient education
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Strong and proven time management skills
• Have good working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work independently with other services and departments in the hospital and community

Desirable

• Experience in digital health projects and coordinating clinical research and trials within Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, specifically in neurology or ophthalmology
• Proven skills in the management of the activities of a multi-disciplinary team who are engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives
• Experience in qualitative data collection and/or analysis
• Experience using and/or building Redcap databases

This program of research consists of two studies; one co-design study (working with groups of consumers) and one effectiveness/implementation study (to be undertaken on Level 3, Alfred Health). Busier periods of this program will be March - October 2024 (co-design data collection, analysis and website build) and again February - December 2025 (trial recruitment, flexible half days possible during this time) where at least two days/week of work will likely be required.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

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Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries

Maya Zeltser, Senior Administrative Officer, + 61 3 9903 0019

Applications

If you believe you can fulfil these requirements and would like to apply for this position, you are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please submit a cover letter and resume.

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs '.

Closing Date

Thursday 21 March 2024, 11:55pm AEDT

COVID 19 vaccination is recommended for all persons attending a Monash University location. Staff located within a healthcare setting and students on placement in a healthcare setting must comply with the COVID-19 vaccination direction of the host organisation.

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