Thermo Fisher Scientific

Location/Division Specific Information

This home-based position requires candidates to reside in one of the following cities: Brisbane or Perth

Discover Impactful Work:

Launch your career in clinical research with an entry-level opportunity where you'll play a key role in supporting the delivery of life-changing research. Working alongside experienced professionals, you'll provide administrative and operational support across clinical trial activities, helping to prepare sites for activation and ensuring essential documentation is accurate, complete, and audit-ready.

In this role, you'll contribute to feasibility and site selection activities, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and use your attention to detail and organizational skills to help drive efficient study start-up. It's an excellent opportunity to build a strong foundation in clinical research while making a meaningful impact on global health.

Opportunity and Advancement 

We offer continued career advancement for our early careers Clinical Trial Coordinators to progress their careers as Clinical Research Associates. We pride ourselves on promoting from within. You can advance through the Clinical Research Associates career path when you are ready with flexible, regular promotion cycles throughout the year for Clinical Research Associates.

A day in the Life:

• Performs department, Internal, Country and Investigator file reviews as assigned, and documents findings in appropriate system(s).
• Ensures allocated tasks are performed on time, within budget and to a high-quality standard. Proactively communicates any risks to project leads.
• Provides system support (i.e., Activate & eTMF) and ensures system databases are always current.
• Performs administrative tasks on assigned trials, including, but not limited to, timely processing of documents sent to Client (e)TMF as assigned, performing (e)TMF reviews, distributing mass mailings and communications as needed, providing documents and reports to internal team members.
• May support scheduling of client and/or internal meetings.
• May review and track of local regulatory documents.
• Maintains vendor trackers.
• Supports start-up team in Regulatory submissions.
• Works directly with sites to obtain documents related to site selection.
• Works in collaboration with teammates to achieve targeted goals for assigned projects. Connect with the team and appropriate clinical personnel regarding site issues and risks.

Keys to Success:

Education

• Bachelor's degree is the minimum requirement, preferably in the area of health/medical science or nursing.

Experience

• Previous relevant experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 1 year).

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Ability to work in a team or independently as required
• Flexibility to reprioritize workload to meet changing project timelines
• Demonstrated ability to attain and maintain a solid understanding of applicable Country Regulations, ICH Good Clinical Practices, and organization/Client SOPs and WPDs
• Good English language and grammar skills and proficient local language skills as needed
• Good digital literacy, proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and ability to obtain knowledge and master all clinical trial database systems
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Crucial judgment and decision-making skills
• Capable of accurately following project work instructions 

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
• Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
• May require travel. (Recruiter will provide more details.)
• Australian citizenship or permanent residency required 

Benefits

Join our team and take advantage of these great benefits! Apply now to learn more about the full range of benefits we offer.

• Health & Wellbeing: Join a company that prioritizes your health & wellbeing with comprehensive benefits, wellness programs, and an Employee Assistance Program providing confidential support for personal and work-related issues.
• Flexibility: Balance your work and personal life with flexible arrangements.
• Extra Leave: Benefit from generous leave policies, including the option to purchase additional leave, paid birthday leave, and company paid parental leave.
• Charitable Giving & Volunteering: Make an impact with paid volunteer time to support non-profit organizations that matter to you.
• Learning & Development: Advance your career with access to online courses via Thermo Fisher Scientific University Plus and LinkedIn learning, workshops, and mentorship programs for continuous learning and skill development.

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