Senior Clinical Project Manager

About the role

We are seeking a motivated Senior Clinical Project Manager to join the Clinical Trials Platform. This key role will support the delivery of clinical trials and research projects in conjunction with day to day operational and trial-related activities of the Clinical Trials Platform team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Oversee and participate in the setup, conduct, and close-out of clinical trials, including both investigator-led and commercial trials.
• Support and provide guidance to a team of clinical trial professionals, ensuring consistent trial delivery and protocol adherence.
• Work closely with investigators, sponsors, Contract Research Organisations (CROs), and institutional partners to align operational goals and troubleshoot issues.
• Represent the CTP in governance meetings, steering committees, and other stakeholder meetings.
• Manage trial timelines and resource allocation across multiple concurrent studies.
• Actively participate in the negotiation of research agreements and manage clinical trial/study budgets to ensure projects remain on time and within scope.
• Contribute to all stages of the clinical trial lifecycle, including direct project involvement.
• Monitor workload distribution and proactively address capacity issues.
• Support onboarding and training of new staff to ensure readiness and confidence.
• Ensure all trial activities comply with ICH-GCP and regulatory standards.
• Contribute to CTP quality improvement initiatives and lead the implementation of quality systems.

About You

The successful candidate will possess the following key attributes:

• Tertiary qualifications in Health, Science or related discipline and extensive relevant experience (a minimum of 2 years at management level, desirable).
• Project Management qualifications (desirable).
• Demonstrated experience in health research, including clinical trials (minimum 2 years at management level desirable).
• Strong understanding of the clinical study process, ICH-GCP guidelines, and relevant local regulations and quality principles for conducting clinical research.
• Sound knowledge of the clinical trials regulatory environment.
• Experience preparing health-related regulatory, ethics, and governance submissions, including protocol development and documentation.
• Experience supporting grant submissions and contributing to funding proposals/trial costings and research agreement negotiations.
• Well-developed computer skills across the Microsoft Office suite; experience with REDCap and other data management platforms (highly desirable).

Special Requirements

• Some out of hours work may be required.
• DCSI Employment Screening may be required.

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 Emma Heath at Emma.Heath@sahmri.com

Applications close: Sunday 31^st August 2025

Applications may close earlier than advertised if a suitable candidate is found prior to the close date.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply