Project Senior Coordinator, Deakin Trials Hub

• Located at HERB (Barwon Health, Geelong) + hybrid work arrangements
• Part time (0.5 FTE) and fixed-term until August 2028
• HEW8 $123,554 - $141,459 (pro-rata part-time) + 17% Superannuation
  
  

You'll help turn groundbreaking ideas into real-world outcomes for children and families. By bringing together researchers, clinicians and partners from across Victoria, you'll lead projects that accelerate innovation, expand research opportunities and help shape the future of children's healthcare.

• →Lead the delivery of strategic projects and initiatives that strengthen paediatric clinical trial capability across Victoria.
• →Build and maintain effective partnerships with healthcare, research and industry stakeholders.
• →Drive project planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting to ensure key milestones and outcomes are achieved.
• →Coordinate network-wide programs, including capability-building, knowledge-sharing and workforce development initiatives.
• →Lead process improvement initiatives that enhance collaboration, efficiency and innovation across the clinical research sector.

• Relevant postgraduate qualifications and/or equivalent experience in project management, clinical research, healthcare or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in clinical trials, project management or a related field, with a proven ability to deliver complex projects from planning through to completion.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience building partnerships across multiple organisations and professional groups.
• Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives, influence outcomes and drive process improvement in complex environments.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship-management skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders.

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Anne Woollett (Associate Director, Deakin Trials Hub) on 0438 561 020.

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

 PD - Project Senior Coordinator, 586969.pdf

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.

 In accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence, appointment to this role is subject to successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, including Working With Children Checks and candidate gender-based violence declarations.

Candidates may be asked to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender‑based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender‑based Violence during the course of their previous employment, or otherwise in a legal process. A declaration is not required from individuals who have experienced gender‑based violence.  A ‘Yes’ response does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment, and any information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for relevance to the role and the University’s safety obligations.

Advertised: 23 Jul 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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