Full-time or Part-time (0.5 FTE minimum), 12-month fixed-term opportunity, with potential for extension Drive multi-faceted clinical trials that make a real-world impact, while leading high-performing teams within a globally recognised research environment at the University of Sydney Base Salary $131,108 (pro-rata for part-time) + 17% superannuation About the opportunity Join the Northern Clinical School at the University of Sydney as a Project Manager and play a pivotal role in delivering complex, high-impact clinical trials and programs of work. In this role, you will provide end-to-end project management, overseeing multiple workstreams to ensure the successful planning, implementation, and delivery of clinical trials aligned with strategic objectives. Working under broad direction, you will establish and manage project structures, including governance frameworks, project plans, and resource allocation, to support efficient and compliant trial delivery. You will be responsible for driving progress across concurrent activities, ensuring milestones are achieved, risks are mitigated, and reporting is clear and actionable. You will collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders across the University and external partners, fostering strong working relationships to support effective communication, coordination, and delivery. This role requires a high degree of initiative and judgement, with accountability for resolving complex challenges and ensuring the overall success of projects within a dynamic and fast-paced clinical research environment. Your key responsibilities will be to: Lead the end-to-end development and delivery of high-quality complex clinical trials, including project planning, trial documentation, database oversight, and preparation of ethics and governance submissions. Manage clinical trial budgets and financial performance, including supporting grant applications, monitoring expenditure, and proactively addressing risks with investigators and program leadership. Ensure clinical trials are conducted in accordance with protocols, ICH-GCP, and ethics and governance requirements, including monitoring participant safety, tracking adverse events, and escalating issues as required. Oversee participant recruitment strategies and study visit processes to ensure targets are met and trial activities are delivered efficiently and consistently. Manage trial data integrity and reporting, including oversight of data collection, quality assurance processes, and liaison with external stakeholders such as Clinical Research Associates. Oversee the acquisition, governance and use of linked health datasets and real-world data sources, ensuring compliance with data governance requirements and supporting high-quality data-driven research outcomes. Provide leadership and people management to the clinical trial team, including workload allocation, mentoring, performance development, and supporting recruitment of staff in line with University policies. About you Postgraduate qualifications in Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Data Science, Science or a relevant field. Demonstrated high-level project management expertise, with the ability to effectively manage scope, time, cost, quality, risk, procurement and integration across complex projects. Proven leadership capability, with experience managing teams, exercising sound judgement, and proactively resolving challenges in a dynamic environment. Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks, develop practical solutions, and implement strategies to minimise future issues. Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and build relationships with diverse stakeholders. Experience managing complex projects and multiple workstreams within large or multifaceted organisations, including financial management and budget oversight, and delivery of complex clinical trial designs such as platform, adaptive or multi-site studies. Sponsorship / work rights for Australia You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. Pre-employment checks and declarations Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment. EEO statement At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Platinum Employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion. How to apply Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page. For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply. For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Roshik Prasad, Recruitment Operations by email to [email protected] © The University of Sydney The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment. Click to view the Position Description for this role. Applications Close Tuesday 10 November 2026 11:59 PM Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! So once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you! The University values are excellence, trust and accountability. The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment. The University of Sydney may conduct routine pre-employment checks before an appointment is made. 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