Research Fellow

About the role

Key responsibilities:

• Academic Support including:
  • Leading and contributing to manuscripts aligned with the priorities of the Pregnancy and Newborn Health program, including preparation, conceptual development, writing, critical revision, formatting, referencing, submission, and responding to reviewer and co-author feedback.
  • Leading and contributing to the preparation of high-quality research outputs, including conference abstracts, reports, and presentations.
  • Supporting with the development and submission of competitive grant applications, including fellowships.
  • Maintaining regular, effective communication and build productive relationships with a broad network of stakeholders, including investigators, researchers, health professionals, clinical staff, consumers, and participants.

• Project Coordination/support:
  • Support the delivery of the Omega-3 Test-and-Treat Program (O3TTP) under the guidance of the Program Lead, contributing to implementation planning, stakeholder engagement, and integration of evidence into clinical practice.
  • Support the planning, setup, and day-to-day coordination of clinical studies, including implementation of study protocols, training, and site engagement, ensuring high-quality conduct in line with GCP, ethics approvals, study timelines, and institutional policies.
  • Oversee operational aspects of ongoing studies, including timeline coordination, milestone tracking, and serving as a primary point of contact for investigators, partners, and stakeholders.
  • Prepare high-quality research documentation, including Study Protocols, Case Report Forms and Standard Operating Procedures for investigator review.
  • Coordinate HREC submissions and amendments, ensuring all study activities are conducted in compliance with relevant ethical and regulatory requirements.
  • Conduct all aspects SWK research in accordance with ICH GCP guidelines and the study protocol.

About You

The successful candidate will possess the following key attributes:

• PhD (conferred or awarded).
• Demonstrated academic writing ability, including first-author publications, with capacity to lead and deliver high-quality research outputs under tight deadlines.
• Ability to contribute to the intellectual direction of a research program, including identifying opportunities for analysis, publication, and future research questions.
• Ability to provide formal and informal leadership across complex projects and willingness to contribute to the supervision and mentoring of students.
• Experience leading or coordinating clinical research projects and/or teams, with the ability to support team members to meet milestones.
• Experience conducting clinical research, ideally involving women, children, and/or infants.
• Demonstrated skills in project management including project planning and execution, monitoring and reporting, achieving milestones and managing relationships.
• Experience in preparing and submitting ethics and governance applications.
• Knowledge of the Australian health and hospital systems and experience working in a clinical environment, with a strong understanding of confidentiality and privacy requirements.
• Familiarity with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) principles.

Special Requirements

• The position will be primarily located at the Women’s and Children's Hospital, with some travel required between the hospital and SAHMRI sites, including SAHMRI North Terrace.
• Some out of hours work may be required.
• Travel may be required.
• DCSI employment screening will be required.
• SAHMRI is required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy for SAHMRI employees carrying out work in any SA Health Facility.
  • Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category B

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values and our institute is dedicated to grow a culture that pursues, enables and demands research excellence. We are proud of the work we do and work hard as a team to make a positive difference to the community.  Our values of excellence, innovation, courage, integrity and teamwork are what help us achieve our goals. If these are also your values and goals, apply today.

As a not-for-profit organisation, SAHMRI employees can access salary packaging options up to $15,900. Salary packaging lets you pay for things like the everyday costs of living with money from your salary before tax. This reduces your taxable income, meaning you could pay less tax and take home more of what you earn. For more information on salary packaging please see the Maxxia website.

For a copy of the position description, please click here.

For more information, please contact Karen Best at Karen.Best@sahmri.com

Applications close: Sunday 17^th August 2025

Early applications are encouraged, as applications may close earlier if the position is filled.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply