NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre
Sydney Medical School
Reference No. 871/0516

• Are you looking to work in an environment where career progression is paramount?
• Do you feel like you can make a rewarding contribution to a team of cancer researchers?
• Fixed term 12 months, full-time or part-time, with opportunity for annual renewal of contracts

The University of Sydney is Australia's first university and has an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. It employs over 7500 permanent staff, supporting over 52,000 students.

At the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre (CTC) we believe ‘Our Strength is Our People’. As a leader in clinical trials research in Australia, we specialise in coordinating our own and assisting others in conducting various multi-centre clinical trials and promoting evidence-based medicine in Australia.

Several opportunities now exist for suitably qualified and experienced staff to join our team and contribute to clinical trials research in an academic environment. We work with a multitude of expert stakeholders including clinicians, biostatisticians, academic researchers and other clinical trials and research staff. We work together in the newly opened Chris O’Brien LifeHouse building contributing to the focus on cancer research excellence.

We are looking for people with experience in clinical trials in an academic or commercial environment who take pride in their work and are committed to improving outcomes for patients living with cancer.

The successful Associate Oncology Program Manager will manage a portfolio of studies and work within a team of other program managers and/or work on development activities related to clinical trials. Primary responsibilities are oversight of the portfolio including (but not limited to) protocol development, funding applications, study material development and may require oversight of junior trials staff. There will be opportunities to contribute to the strategic development of the program.

The positions are fixed term for 12 months, subject to the completion of a satisfactory probation period for new employees. There is possibility for further offers of employment subject to funding, performance and need. 

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website.  Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number for more information and to apply.

CLOSING DATE: 5pm 13 June 2016

The University is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. Applications from equity target groups, including women and people with disabilities are encouraged. As the University of Sydney has established a scheme to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff employed across the institution, applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are also encouraged.

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