Associate Clinical Development Manager

Cochlear is the global market leader in implant hearing solutions. Cochlear's mission is to help people hear and be heard. Around the world, more people chose a Cochlear-branded hearing implant system than any other. A Cochlear Implant is an electronic device that is surgically implanted under the skin near the ear that restores hearing to those who suffer from severe hearing loss. It’s an incredible piece of engineering and the only product in the world that restores a sense through technology. Imagine using your experience to help people around the world to hear again. We can offer a unique opportunity to join Cochlear, an iconic Australian company, leading the world in implantable hearing solutions. Our mission is to help more people to hear.

The Opportunity

Cochlear has an opportunity for a full-time Associate Clinical Development Manager based in our Macquarie office. In this role, the successful Associate Clinical Development Manager will contribute to the clinical evidence strategy for a specific product, ensuring the evidence plan supports product approval, patient outcomes, and long-term product success.

Responsibilities include:

- Provide input into Clinical Evidence Strategies and Plans for assigned products to support regulatory approval and product lifecycle.
- Collaborate with cross-functional and regional colleagues to align clinical evidence plans.
- Conduct literature reviews to clarify and refine evidence needs.
- Create Clinical Investigation Plans with robust study designs and methods.
- Approve study documentation to ensure compliance with Good Clinical Practice.

What makes this opportunity unique?

This role places you at the heart of clinical strategy, allowing you to contribute to Cochlear’s mission in developing impactful hearing solutions. You’ll work alongside dedicated professionals and gain experience shaping end-to-end clinical evidence for cutting-edge medical devices.

About You. As we grow our operations, we are looking for people who share our passion for delivering quality hearing solutions to our customers. To add value to Cochlear in this role, you'll be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:
Essential:

- Proven experience in clinical research with expertise in study design.
- Minimum 1-3 years in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry.
- Strong knowledge of clinical study regulations (ISO14155)
- Effective communicator with strong report writing and technical documentation skills.

Ideal:

- Experience in developing essential study documents.
- Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional stakeholder groups.

Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a life full of hearing. We aim to give people the best lifelong hearing experience and access to innovative future technologies. We collaborate with the industry’s best clinical, research and support networks. That’s why more people choose Cochlear than any other hearing implant company. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to hear and experience life’s opportunities.

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How we recognise your contribution

We want Cochlear to be a place where our people truly enjoy coming to work. Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel value and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.

At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. We offer flexible working arrangements, and we understand flexibility is not the same for everyone. We're open to a conversation about what flexibility means for you.