Multisite Health Research Program Manager (Part-Time)

Monash; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 124,000 - 137,000; Part time

Job summary

Monash University invites applications for a part-time Program Manager to coordinate the STOP-CPE MRFF program at The Alfred Centre. This 0.6 FTE, 12-month fixed-term role supports governance, ethics submissions, contracts, and financial forecasting across multiple sites.

The role requires postgraduate qualifications in health or related fields, experience coordinating multi-site research, and strong budget management alongside clear cross-disciplinary communication.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in health, public health, biomedical science, research management, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multi-site health or clinical research programs.
• Hands-on experience preparing and submitting HREC applications and working within National Statement and GCP frameworks.
• Strong financial management skills, including budget monitoring, expenditure tracking, and grant compliance reporting.
• Experience managing research contracts and collaborative partnerships across institutions — ideally within a Monash or university research environment.
• Clear, confident communication across multidisciplinary teams including consumer representatives and policy stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the central coordination point across multi-site research activities, governance committees, and partner organisations
• Establish and manage the governance framework, including secretariat support to the Steering Committee, Working Groups, Consumer Advisory Group, and Data Management Committee
• Coordinate HREC and institutional ethics applications, research contracts, subcontracts, and data‑sharing agreements in liaison with Monash Research Office and partner institutions
• Monitor MRFF milestones and budgets up to $2.9M, preparing progress reports and maintaining financial forecasts and risk registers

Skills

Coordination across multi-site health/

Budget monitoring & grant reporting

Communication across multidisciplinary

Education

Postgraduate qualification in health/public health/biomedical science/research management

Job description

Monash University invites applications for a part-time Program Manager to coordinate the STOP-CPE MRFF program at The Alfred Centre. This 0.6 FTE, 12-month fixed-term role supports governance, ethics submissions, contracts, and financial forecasting across multiple sites.

The role requires postgraduate qualifications in health or related fields, experience coordinating multi-site research, and strong budget management alongside clear cross-disciplinary communication.