Senior Project Manager - Clinical Trials, Centre for Operational and Research Excellence
Job No:
GEORGE915
Location:
Sydney
Our mission is to improve the health of millions of people worldwide.
- Full Time Opportunity
- Barangaroo, Sydney CBD (Relocation to Randwick in September, 2025)
- Fixed Term Role (until June 2027)
- Hybrid working environment (2 days in the office a week)
Pro-Rata Salary Range of $125,000-134,450 Base Base (dependent on experience, skills and capabilities) plus 12% Superannuation + Smart Salary Packaging Benefit
The Centre for Operational and Research Excellence (CORE) is dedicated to developing and delivering solutions and services that empower the Institute’s researchers to achieve high impact and high-quality research outcomes. The Senior Project Manager within our Academic Project Operations Group in CORE will focus on delivery of the CAPTIVATE project for our Renal and Metabolic Program, a global platform trial sponsored by The George Institute that tests multiple treatments separately and in combination. The aim of the trial is to efficiently find the best treatment regimes which will slow kidney disease progression and this role will be part of a large team leading multiple components and managing a range of different internal and external stakeholders.
The Role
The Senior Project Manager (SPM) is a leadership role within APO and is responsible for two main focus areas:
- Leading Staff: The SPM provides mentorship and guidance to PMs and their teams, assisting in developing project knowledge and improving their execution.
- Leading Projects: The SPM is responsible for the management of their allocated project/s, ensuring they are adequately resourced, managed efficiently, achieve project objectives, and are conducted within budgets and timelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Delivery: Lead project team/s to deliver large and/or highly complex clinical trials with TGI and external stakeholders.
- Pre-Project Development and Support: Support the initiation of projects including grant budgets, project proposals, leading contract negotiations in collaboration with research teams.
- Team Leadership and Collaboration: Manage a team of project operations staff, inspiring and guiding them in their roles. Provide project management guidance and technical expertise and manage people management issues within the team
- Continuous Improvement and Strategic Engagement: Drive improvements in project delivery, participate in working groups, contribute to training and engage in PO PM & Operations meetings.
- Global Engagement: As we are a global organisation, engage with colleagues and stakeholders in other regions relative to the responsibilities of the role, accommodating global time zones where required, to ensure seamless communication and collaboration.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Tertiary qualifications in a related science or healthcare discipline
- At least 5 years of experience managing complex drug intervention clinical trials, preferably within an academic environment and in the global context.
- Excellent knowledge of research and project management principles, ICH/GCP, ethical and regulatory requirements, and experience in managing NHMRC/MRFF budgets.
- Knowledge/experience of ethical and regulatory requirements for / conducting clinical trials in countries other than Australia.
- Proven project delivery management and leadership experience
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable in the face of changing organisational priorities and ambiguous environments.
- Ability to work independently, as well as awareness of when to escalate issues
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs
- Ability to travel
- Flexibility to work non-standard hours of work for collaboration and contact with global teams based on requirements of the position
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Closing Date
The closing date for applications is 4th July, 2025
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
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 people 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