Benefits

• Part-time flexibility: 4 days/week or 6–7 hour days 
• Potential for extension: Role may transition to permanent depending on team movements
• Opportunity to contribute to an organisation delivering meaningful impact in advancing clinical research

About the Company
A leading clinical research organisation committed to improving health outcomes by expertly managing clinical trials. The team operates with a strong values-driven culture and a focus on innovation, quality, and patient impact.

About the Opportunity
This temporary Research Governance Officer role plays a crucial part in ensuring the regulatory integrity and compliance of clinical trials across the organisation. Working within a high-performing operations and governance function, you will be responsible for ensuring governance submissions, processes and documentation meet all regulatory, ethical and organisational standards. This position is essential to ensuring timely study activation, minimising organisational risk, and supporting broader trial start-up efficiency. You will collaborate closely with operational leaders and cross-functional teams to optimise governance processes over the contract period.

Duties

• Act as key point of contact for all governance-related matters
• Maintain and enhance governance application processes in line with internal guidelines
• Review and update governance procedures, SOPs and guidelines with Operations leadership
• Identify and manage regulatory risk through accurate trial documentation
• Support training and education of staff on governance requirements
• Report on common submission queries, discrepancies and errors
• Ensure invoices are raised accurately following governance review
• Collaborate with internal teams to support timely study start-up
• Maintain records, databases and filing systems to ensure accuracy and efficiency
• Contribute improvement ideas to streamline processes and systems
• Promote safe work practices and participate in health and safety initiatives

Skills and Experience

• Minimum 3+ years’ clinical research experience, ideally with strong exposure to Research Governance and Ethics processes
• Knowledge of Medicines Australia, contracts, insurance, indemnity and risk requirements
• Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to adapt to internal technology platforms
• Tertiary qualifications in Nursing, Medicine, Science or related discipline
• Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident

Culture
This organisation fosters a collaborative, values-driven culture where staff are encouraged to be proactive, adaptable and solutions-focused. Team members are supported to share ideas, contribute to continuous improvement and work with purpose in advancing high-quality clinical research.

How to Apply Click apply or contact Georgia Graham – Senior Recruitment Consultant at +61 488 807 453 or ggraham@hpgconnect.com for a confidential discussion.