Pebbles Study Coordinator

**Job no**: 0058104
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time or Part-time (at least 0.8 FTE); Fixed-term for 3 years
**Faculty**:Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
**Department/School**:Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
**Salary**:UOM 6 - $89,182 - $96,536 p.a. plus 17% super

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Dja Dja Wurrung People. We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands.

**About the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health**
The Melbourne School of Population Health was established in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences in 2001. It became the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health in 2013.

Approximately 300 academic and professional staff work across the School and its partner agencies. The School’s total budget is in excess of $50m. There are approximately 120 higher-degree research students (predominantly PhD).

The School aims to strengthen the understanding, capacity and services of society to meet population health needs and to improve the quality and equity of health care. It employs a population health framework that incorporates public health and preventative medicine, health promotion, clinical medicine and allied healthcare disciplines and an equity and evidence-based approach to health care and health policy.

**About the Role**
The Study Coordinator position is based in the Allergy and Lung Health Unit (ALHU), Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. The SC will be an integral member of our multidisciplinary ALHU research team and will lead the 4-year-old follow-up of the National Health & Medical Research Council-funded PEBBLES Trial.

This is a position for an enthusiastic and motivated person to work as part of the team conducting the latest phase of the PEBBLES Trial, a clinical trial that aims to reduce the incidence of eczema, food allergy and asthma.

Responsibilities include:

- Conduct clinical assessments, administer surveys and supervise other staff members undertaking these activities
- Preparation of ethics submissions and amendments
- Development of study protocols, case report forms and other clinical research documentation
- Collate participant information and samples from testing session and forward these to the appropriate storage areas, including taking biological samples to the MCRI Biobank

**About You**
Your proven organisational and time management skills to plan and organise work allow you to meet competing deadlines. You possess the ability to work as both a member of a multidisciplinary team and independently with mínimal supervision, showing initiative and flexibility.

You will also have:

- A degree in nursing, science, health science or biomedical science and relevant experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
- Significant experience with responsible roles in the planning, conduct, coordination or management of clinical research, including clinical trials
- Good working knowledge of medical and laboratory terminology, a sound understanding of the principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and an excellent knowledge of applicable Australian regulations and guidelines
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to relate effectively with a range of people across all levels of the organisation
- To ensure the University continues to provide a safe environment for everyone, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check._

**_ Please note: To be considered for this role you must have current valid work rights for Australia._**

**About the University**
The University of Melbourne is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

**Benefits of Working with Us**
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

- Flexible working arrangements, generous personal, parental and cultural leave
- Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
- Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
- Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
- Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

**Be Yourself**
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