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The Opportunity:

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the daily operations of the “Childhood outcomes of Genomic Copy Number Variants: the Prenatal Microarray (PALM) cohort” study. The Study Coordinator will work with the MCRI chief investigators (A/Prof Lisa Hui, Prof Jane Halliday, Dr Sharon Lewis and Prof David Amor), a research assistant, study psychologist(s), and study paediatrician(s) to facilitate the successful conduct of this NHMRC-funded cohort study. There will be an estimated 300 mother/child pairs participating in this study, which aims to assess the childhood outcomes (health, cognitive and well-being) of children who had a prenatal diagnosis of a genomic copy number variant.

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Overseeing recruitment of participants, scheduling of online survey invitations, on-site clinical assessments of children aged 2-7 years at the Murdoch Clinical Trials Centre, coordination of study psychologists and paediatricians, and maintaining ethics and local governance approvals.
• Conducting ethical research at the highest level of integrity and in line with the Australian Code for Responsible Conduct of Research and MCRI policies.
• Monitoring study progress and provide regular updates to investigators and external stakeholders.

You Demonstrate:

• Bachelor degree in a health science area including: Epidemiology, Psychology, Nursing/Midwifery, Science .
• Appropriate level of expertise gained from a combination of experience, training or professional accreditation.
• Demonstrated capacity to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent time management, organisational and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Experience in participating in the planning, coordination and conduct of research projects.
• Demonstrated computer skills, including spreadsheets, data collection (e.g REDCap) and data management, and word processing.
• Experience in communicating to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience in managing a team, including clinicians.

On Offer:

• 2 Year Maximum Term Contract.
• Part Time 30.4 hours.
• Salary range $92,190 - $95,699 PA (pro rata) + super + salary packaging.
• Employee Assistance Program, mindfulness, Learning & Development programs, bike facilities.

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For a full list of responsibilities and the key selection criteria download the position description.

Only applicants who address the key selection criteria will be considered. In one document please place your cover letter, key selection criteria, and resume. Applications will only be considered when submitted via the MCRI website.

For specific questions not answered in the PD please contact Associate Professor [email protected], using the subject line: Senior Study Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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Position Reference: 26607

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