Alliance Research Lead

**Job no**: 576807
**Work type**: Part-time
**Location**: Geelong - City
**Categories**: Health
- Based at University Hospital Geelong
- Part-time 0.4FTE and fixed-term for 3-years
- Level C $143,490 - $165,001 or Level D $172,171 - $189,376 +17% Superannuation (pro rata, part time)

**Overview of the Barwon Health - Deakin University Clinical Trials Alliance**

The Deakin University Faculty of Health is dedicated to being at the forefront of teaching, learning, creating and social development and fostering cutting-edge research and discovery. The Faculty places high emphasis on research that makes a difference and is solution-led. We work closely with industry and healthcare partners and government to put findings into practice.

The Barwon Health - Deakin University Clinical Trials Alliance (‘the Alliance’) will commence operations in 2026 and is a key pillar of both Deakin’s Health and Community Trials Network and Barwon Health’s Research Strategic Plan. The Alliance will be a transformational partnership, establishing a nationally leading model for integrated clinical trials, research, and healthcare delivery.

Leveraging the unique strengths of both institutions to enhance health outcomes, equity, and access to clinical trials across the Barwon South-West region, the Alliance is investing in workforce development and capability building to support the delivery of impactful clinical trials across the region. It will combine establishment of the Deakin Trials Hub with Barwon Health’s established clinical trials capability and a shared vision to improve community outcomes through better access to cutting-edge therapies and evidence-based, person-centred care.

**Deakin**

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

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

As one of Australia’s largest universities, Deakin has strong global linkages, world-class research and an education portfolio that blends the best of campus and digital delivery into a highly supportive and personalised student experience.

We offer outstanding education founded on the experience we create for our learners and guided by graduate outcomes for successful lives and careers. We undertake globally significant discovery research that benefits our communities through the innovative translation of our ideas into new services, products, policies and capabilities.

**Barwon Health**

Barwon Health is one of Australia's largest and most comprehensive regional health services, providing care at all stages of life and circumstance. Services available through Barwon Health cover the full spectrum, from primary care to community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency, and acute care. Barwon Health serves more than 500,000 people through the efforts of more than 9000 staff and volunteers across more than 20 sites.

Barwon Health is committed to developing a vibrant education, training and research culture that advances health and wellbeing for all. It has extensive expertise in clinical trial delivery, developed over the last three decades, supported by a robust corporate and clinical governance oversight framework. Clinical trial teams at Barwon Health provide access to novel therapies and drive a culture of enquiry and rigour. Trials are currently open across specialty groups including cardiology, endocrinology, infectious diseases, oncology, paediatrics, orthopaedics, intensive care, mental health, gastroenterology, anaesthetics and general surgery, supported by a world-class clinical trials workforce.

The Adrian Costa Clinical Trials Centre is a key part of Barwon Health's strategy to embed research excellence into every aspect of clinical care. It provides an overarching system and infrastructure for clinical trial delivery at Barwon Health, supporting and enabling investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored trials. The Centre aims to expand and diversify consumer access to the best available treatments, increase workforce engagement, training opportunities and research capacity and support the overall sustainability of clinical trials at Barwon Health.

**Special Requirements**
- As this is a joint appointment between Deakin University and Barwon Health, the incumbent will be required to maintain a concurrent 0.2 FTE minimum medical specialist (consultant) position with Barwon Health.

We have three exciting roles as Alliance Research Lead at either Level C or Level D with an offer to commensurate with skills and experience.

**Depending on level of appoint