• Permanent full-time
• Come and be part of an inclusive team that delivers positive outcomes!
• Purpose driven organisation
• Supportive team
• Flexible working arrangements
• Career pathway opportunities

What is our difference?

When you join our team, you are not just doing another ‘job’. You are part of bringing about real change and creating a difference to patients with cancer. Our team is passionate, inclusive and caring. You will also be able to access a range of benefits and programs to help you be the best version of you, including:

• 5 weeks annual leave
• Competitive remuneration package
• Salary packaging available of up to $15,900 + $2,650 meals/entertainment to maximise your take home pay
• Hybrid work model with minimum 1 day in office (Tuesday)
• Access to a robust Learning Management System, including support towards a personal learning and development budget
• Career advancement opportunities in direct alignment with organisational growth
• Access to exclusive discounted products
• Paid parental leave benefits for both primary and secondary carers
• Free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support

About Us

Cancer Trials Australia (CTA) is a not-for- profit member-based organisation consisting of 34 clinical sites and 3 medical research institutes across Australia and New Zealand. We support the administration and management of clinical trials across both metropolitan and regional hospitals. We work in close partnership with clinical research sites, Sponsors and CRO’s to ensure patients can gain access to appropriate clinical trials as quickly as possible. CTA is committed to developing internal talent, and places great emphasis on nurturing a culture of compassion and purpose in the workplace.

CTA is committed to equal employment opportunity and ethical practices. We recognise the rich diversity of people and the value that brings to the workplace. We support a culture of equity, inclusion, and diversity. This position is open to all people.

The Role

As part of the Operations team, you will be part of a collaborative and supportive team that is responsible for providing high levels of administrative and customer service support. This role will coordinate ethics and governance submissions of clinical trials to ensure their effective and timely approval and implementation.

Our Ethics Submission Specialists liaise closely with Research teams (Study Coordinators, Principal Investigators, and Research Unit Managers) at Clinical Research Sites, as well as with staff from Human Research Ethics Committees and Research Governance Offices. You will also nurture strong relationships with local and global CRO’s, as well as national and international biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.

In this role you will:

• Demonstrate your project management skills by prioritising tasks and balance competing deadlines.
• Be responsible for conveying and interpreting complex medical information to a range of different audiences.
• Ensure compliance with ethics and governance related components, to meet local ICH-GCP guidelines, requirements of human research/ethics offices and sponsoring companies.
• Lead the review and management of detailed documents containing scientific information and carefully monitor the status and progression of concurrent submissions.

Key Criteria

To be successful in this role, you must possess excellent administration and communication skills with a strong focus on customer service. You will be a team player, who thrives in delivering quality outcomes to clients.

Minimum requirements include:

• At least 12 months’ experience in a medical or related administrative role
• Excellent attention to detail
• Highly developed organisational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated experience in the coordination and/or review of Human research ethics applications would be highly advantageous (preferred but not essential).
• Tertiary qualification in Health, Life Sciences, or other related qualifications, with a sound working knowledge of medical terminology/scientific language (preferred but not essential).

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The successful applicant will also be required to supply a current National Police Check.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within a week of the closing date.

Shared Purpose | Integrity | Collaboration | Adaptability | Compassion.

A position description is attached.