Research Governance Officer

**Research**

**Brisbane**

**Full Time**

**Icon Group**

**Why choose us?**
Icon Group is a global healthcare provider with reach into New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and China. With over 3000 employees company-wide, Icon Group's global footprint includes over 50 cancer centres, three specialist surgical centres, a health screening service, four chemotherapy compounding facilities, over 70 pharmacies and the largest private cancer clinical trials program in Australia.

As a purpose-led organisation, we are committed to changing the dial on healthcare outcomes across Asia Pacific and beyond. Icon exists to deliver the best healthcare possible as close to home as possible for patients across the globe.

Our future success depends on the quality and commitment of our team, so we are devoted to empowering our people to thrive in their career through personal and professional growth and development. If you are looking for a dynamic and rewarding role that makes a difference in the lives of patients globally, this is the opportunity for you

**Benefits**:

- Professional development program
- Rewards and recognition program
- Flexibility program
- Career development
- Access to paid parental leave

**About Icon Research**:
Icon offers Australia's largest private cancer clinical trials program. We have over 140 clinical trials open for recruitment and over 750 patients currently on active trials across haematology, medical oncology and radiation oncology and conduct trials from phase I through to phase IV.

**About the role**:
This permanent full-time or part-time opportunity to be part of our expanding national research team.

The overall purpose of this position is to:

- Work closely with the Research Governance Manager and the relevant Research Site Manager/s to facilitate and drive study start-up processes leading through to study and site activation
- Ensure research start-up activities are coordinated according to Icon Group Research policies and procedures
- Act as the reference point for Icon Cancer Centre staff for ethics, research governance, contracts, budgets and regulatory issues
- Assist in the continuous improvement in research and clinical trial activities conducted at Icon Group to ensure that a high quality, professional and efficient research service is consistently provided
- Liaise with the research quality team to develop and implement quality improvement initiatives for research start-up activities
- Assist with research governance reporting to Icon Group research senior management team, research committees and other Icon Cancer Centre teams as required
- Coordinate the preparation of ethical and governance submissions in accordance with GCP and all appropriate and applicable clinical trial regulations
- Assist in the development and review of research budgets under the guidance of the Research Governance Manager and Senior Operations Manager
- Assist in the study development, start-up, and ongoing management of investigator initiated studies

**About you**:
A collaborative individual who has the ability build professional relationships with various stakeholders in the business. You will be able to independently solve problems and efficiently manage your own workload. Exceptional attention to detail and effective written and verbal communication skills are key.

**Mandatory requirements**:

- Bachelor's degree in relevant health sciences OR other allied health field OR significant practical and professional experience in the ethics, research governance and regulatory environment
- Minimum 2 years experience in clinical research
- Understanding of national and international research guidelines, including high level knowledge of Good Clinical Practice

**How to apply?