Project Manager
Job No:
GEORGE882
Location:
Barangaroo, Australia
Our mission is to improve the health of millions of people worldwide.
- Full Time opportunity
- Barangaroo, Sydney CBD (Relocation to Randwick in September, 2025)
- 3 Year Fixed Term Contract
- Hybrid working environment
Salary Range of $110,441 Base to $126,960 Base (dependent on experience, skills and capabilities, pro rata for part time) plus 11.5% Superannuation + Smart Salary Packaging Benefit
The Project Manager is responsible for the development, conduct and completion of clinical trial research projects, primarily in oncology trials. Excellent stakeholder management and problem solving skills are essential.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
Project Kick-off
- Lead relevant project specific meetings including formal kick-off meetings
- Develop project plan and other internal project management documents
- Lead development of project specific documents such as protocol and participant information forms as requested
- Coordinate the feasibility planning and selection process of project sites
- Identify project specific activities that need to be in sourced, out sourced and be involved in the selection of suitable vendor/s.
Project Implementation and Closure
Manage the implementation, ongoing evaluation, prioritisation, reporting and timely delivery of all operational aspects of allocated project/s including the following:
- Oversee and manage the project budget
- Manage project scope
- Monitor project against timelines
- Oversee periodic review of project documentation e.g. site manuals, operating procedures etc
- Compliance with NHMRC ethical guidelines, ICH GCP, and other applicable ethical and regulatory requirements
- Manage and prepare reports for trial committees e.g. Steering, Executive, Data Safety Monitoring
- Oversee or conduct feasibility of potential clinical sites through questionnaire, interview and/or site visit as applicable.
- Oversee or conduct ethics and regulatory submissions
- Oversight of site contracts negotiation and development
- Oversee the set-up of sites in accordance with SOPs, protocol, and all applicable regulatory guidelines.
- Manage project resourcing requirements
- Manage project supplies/materials required
- Manage site monitoring and training requirements
- Review and sign off monitoring visit reports
- Manage project administration e.g. study management committee meetings, project newsletters etc
- Coordinate and drive internal project team to meet project specific deadlines.
- Drive project team to deliver clean, accurate and verifiable data for interim and final analyses
- Ensure patient safety and adverse/serious adverse events are reported according to ethics committee, regulatory requirements and contractual obligations
- Maintain filing conventions for the project and ensure any new team members are trained on requirements
- File and archive clinical project data at end of project
- Provide or contribute to progress reports for project originator and other stakeholders
- Maintain regular contact with project team
- Consult with Data Management and Statistics Divisions on project specific deliverables
For more information on this role, please see our detailed Position Description here
Skills, Knowledge and Experience/ Our Successful Candidate
Essential
- Tertiary qualifications in a related science or health care discipline
- Relevant experience in project management working on clinical projects within an academic, CRO or pharmaceutical environment
- Experience in managing study budgets and reporting requirements
- Proficient in use of the Microsoft office suite of products including word, excel, PowerPoint and outlook
- Strong problem solving, analytical skills, and strategic thinking
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well and flexibly i.e. autonomously, in small teams and with a wide range of varying stakeholders
- Ability to see the big picture, yet still focus on detail
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable in the face of changing organisational priorities and ambiguous environments.
- Strong focus on quality of work
- Ability to travel
Desirable
- Experience with oncology trials
The closing date for applications is Monday 19 May 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found
The unrestricted right to work in Australia is a requirement for this position. Candidates who require sponsorship will not be considered.
About the George
The George Institute for Global Health (The George) is 700+ employees around the world and projects in over 40 countries all focused on improving the health of millions of people worldwide.
As a medical research institute affiliated with leading universities, we are challenging the status quo in healthcare to:
- Lead world-class, large-scale clinical trials, epidemiological studies and health systems research to transform treatments and healthcare delivery
- Look beyond single diseases, across the life course, to identify patient-centred approaches to care that can be implemented at scale
- Develop low-cost, innovative solutions to global unmet needs
- Drive our global impact through a program of research, advocacy, thought leadership and disruptive social entrepreneurship
We pride ourselves with our 6 core values: excellence, integrity, can-do approach, creativity, impact, and humanitarian commitment.
Please visit our website for more on The George: Home | The George Institute for Global Health
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Our big and bold mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide needs a diverse and innovative team to deliver it. So we foster a dynamic, inclusive and flexible workplace where each individual can bring their best selves to work.
We value workplace diversity and encourage applications from people living with disability; women; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people who identify as LGBTIQ+; mature-aged adults and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Why The George?
We are committed to attracting, developing, rewarding and retaining the best people in their fields to conduct and support our innovative and highest quality research programs.
Take advantage of our rewards you may enjoy as part of The George team.
- Generous salary packaging benefits increasing your take home pay
- Learning and career development opportunities
- Extra leave days including extended Christmas break and study leave
- YourFlex arrangements e.g. start/finish times, purchase leave, location
- A global, diverse, inclusive team committed to making impact