Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time or part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Administration
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 5246
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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About Austin Cancer Clinical Trials
The Cancer Clinical Trials Centre (CCTC) is a large, fast‑paced and high‑performing unit within Cancer Services. The CCTC manages more than 250 active clinical trials at any one time, spanning Phase 1 (including First‑in‑Human) to Phase 3, and includes investigator‑initiated, collaborative group, and pharmaceutical‑sponsored research.
With over 60 experienced staff working alongside 20+ principal investigators, the centre operates across six tumour‑stream teams and supports exceptional patient‑centred research within the Olivia Newton‑John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre (ONJ Centre).
About the role
The Clinical Research Assistant (CRAA) provides vital administrative, laboratory and operational support to Clinical Trial Coordinators and the broader trial team. This role is essential to ensuring the smooth conduct of cancer clinical trials and the delivery of high‑quality trial management.
A regular day will see you:
About you
You are a collaborative, organised and proactive team member who enjoys contributing to meaningful work in a clinical research environment. You bring a positive attitude, strong attention to detail and a willingness to learn and support others.
To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Anne-Marie Woods, Manager CCTC at [email protected]
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Thursday 7 May 2026