Clinical Trial Research Support

Clinical Trial Research Support Officer

12-month part-time fixed-term opportunity (0.4 FTE) to support the clinical trial requirements and regulatory obligations of the WARC (Westmead Applied Research Centre). Base Salary $112,628 (PRO RATA) + 17% superannuation.

About the Opportunity

The WARC (Westmead Applied Research Centre) is looking for a proactive Clinical Trial Research Officer to help drive the success of our clinical trials. In this role, you'll support trial operations from start-up to closeout, including ethics and regulatory submissions, site coordination, data management, and monitoring. You'll collaborate with investigators, research teams, and stakeholders to ensure trials run smoothly, meet milestones, and maintain the highest standards of quality and compliance.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Design and adapt clinical trial procedures, systems, and documentation from start-up to closeout
• Plan trial timelines, resources, and logistics, including drug/device supply coordination
• Monitor trial progress, site performance, recruitment, compliance, and data quality
• Liaise with investigators, site staff, committees, and stakeholders to ensure protocol adherence
• Organise investigator meetings, trial presentations, and reporting
• Manage financial aspects such as site payments and budget tracking
• Ensure ethical and regulatory compliance, including submissions, amendments, and approvals
• Oversee data systems development, data collection, cleaning, and reporting
• Maintain confidentiality and integrity of trial data and patient information
• Conduct on-site and central monitoring, audits, and follow-up actions
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to team leadership and performance management
• Support continuous improvement, change management, and strategic initiatives
• Promote a safe, ethical, and inclusive work environment

About You

Strong attention to detail, demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team to achieve shared goals, proven capacity to work independently and manage competing priorities, excellent organisational, planning, and time management skills, strong problem-solving abilities, excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, high-level computing skills, including database use, website content management, spreadsheets, and word processing, sound interpersonal skills for effective collaboration within teams and with stakeholders, sound knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines, ethical and regulatory requirements, and confidentiality/privacy laws in medical research, commitment to teamwork and collaboration.

To keep our community safe, please be aware of our COVID safety precautions which form our conditions of entry for all staff, students and visitors coming to campus.

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University's obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a university community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page. For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply. For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Danielle Selinger, Recruitment Consultant by email to danielle.selinger@sydney.edu.au.

Applications Close Tuesday 21 April 2026 11:59 PM