Clinical Trial Associate

Macquarie University; Ryde; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) at Macquarie University is seeking a Clinical Trials Associate to support fast-paced trial activities, including sample processing, equipment maintenance and documentation. The role reports to the Clinical Trials Laboratory Manager and involves coordinating with sponsors, couriers and pathology centres to ensure sample viability and compliant records.

Applicants should have tertiary health/science qualifications, strong lab skills, attention to detail, and the

Qualifications

• You will be a team player with great interpersonal skills, extraordinary attention to detail, and have well developed laboratory skills.
• Your ability to multi-task, manage competing priorities, identify problems and process solutions will see you succeed in this role.
• You will be passionate about working in clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Process, store and ship biological samples and oversee processing on allocated trials
• Develop relationships with sponsors, couriers and central labs to ensure sample viability
• Liaise with pathology centres to arrange shipment of archived tissue samples
• Collect and maintain paperwork documenting clinical trials per regulations
• Ensure maintenance of clinical trial equipment
• Maintain GCP compliant clinical trial documentation
• Provide administrative support as required

Skills

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Laboratory skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in health or science or equivalent laboratory experience

Tools

MS Office

IT systems

Job description

The Clinical Trials Associate (CTA) is a specialist role supporting the fast paced Clinical Trials team with biological sample processing, trial equipment maintenance and operational support with trial documentation. The broad and varied CTA role will report to the Clinical Trials Laboratory Manager. Some of the key accountabilities of the role are to:

• Process, store and ship biological samples collected from clinical trial patients and oversee processing of samples on your allocated trials by other staff
• Develop strong relationships with sponsors, couriers and central labs to facilitate safe shipment and viability of samples
• Liaise with pathology centres to arrange shipment of archived tissue samples
• Collect and maintain paperwork documenting clinical trials according to strict regulations
• Ensure maintenance of clinical trial equipment
• Maintain GCP compliant clinical trial documentation
• Provide administrative support as required

About You

You will be a team player with great interpersonal skills, extraordinary attention to detail, and have well developed laboratory skills. Your ability to multi-task, manage competing priorities, identify problems and process solutions will see you succeed in this role. You will be passionate about working in clinical trials.

About Us

The Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) is part of the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences (FMHHS) at Macquarie University. FMHHS also has the Macquarie Medical School, the Macquarie University Private Hospital, and runs patient clinics, labs, imaging and a pharmacy all on campus in close proximity to support clinical trials, and support providing patients with access to state of the art treatments. The CTU undertakes sponsored and investigator initiated Phase I to IV trials across multiple therapeutic areas with multiple Principal Investigators. Our current team of over 60 staff (managing over 150 trials) are a close knit inclusive team with a supportive culture that values team work and innovation.

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Note: This position requires a criminal record check, working with children check and full vaccination record.

Applications for this position are only being accepted from Australian citizens or permanent residents or people currently residing in Australia with full working rights.

Role Specific Enquiries: Susie Bengston at **************@mq.edu.au

Applications Close: Wednesday 14th of October 2026 at 11:00PM (AEDT)

• Tertiary qualification in health, or science discipline or equivalent laboratory technical experience
• Experience building and managing relationships with key stakeholders
• Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of products and ability to pick up new IT systems quickly
• Demonstrated attention to detail
• Experience working in clinical trials (desirable)
• Passionate about working in clinical trials