Research Coordinator

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Alfred Health is seeking a Research Coordinator in the Medical Oncology Unit for a 12-month fixed term, onsite at The Alfred in Melbourne. The role coordinates grants acquisition and fundraising activities and provides hands on support to MONC clinicians and researchers, ensuring the successful planning, coordination and ongoing management of service improvement and translational cancer research projects. Requirements include a tertiary degree or equivalent translational cancer research experience, familiarity with budgeting, ethics submissions and research contracts, plus experience establishing collaborations and navigating grant funding processes. You should have excellent organisational skills, solid presentation and negotiation abilities, and the ability to prioritise demanding deadlines, with familiarity of ethical and legal requirements for research involving human biospecimens, imaging data and clinical metadata. Benefits include salary packaging, onsite parking, fitness facilities, childcare; applications close 11pm AEDT Monday 20 October 2025, and please address the Qualifications and Experience in your application. For enquiries contact Mark Shackleton. Note the Bayside Health merger planned for 2026.

Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. On 1 January 2026, Alfred Health will come together with Kooweerup Regional Health Service, Peninsula Health, Bass Coast Health and Gippsland Southern Health Service to create Bayside Health, a newly merged health service with more than 22,000 employees caring for a community of over 1.2 million Victorians. The new health service will provide people with the best possible care with services that support them throughout their lives. The merger will also strengthen our workforce, providing new training, education and career opportunities. Subject to final approval on 1 January 2026, all employees from the five health services will transfer to Bayside Health.

• 12-month fixed term appointment
• Part time - full time (45.6 - 76 hours per fortnight)
• Medical Scientists Grade 2, Year 1-4 (RY4-RY7)
• Located at The Alfred
• Great staff benefits!

The Department

The Medical Oncology (MONC) Unit provides multidisciplinary management for adult cancer patients. An important component of its continuous growth is the activation of service improvement and research projects. With strong affiliations with Monash University, the Unit has a growing portfolio of clinical and translational projects led by senior MONC clinicians across a wide range of tumour types.

The Role

Working with MONC clinicians and researchers, the position is responsible for coordinating grants acquisition and fundraising activities. The role also provides hands-on support to MONC clinicians and other staff members ensuring the successful planning, coordination, and ongoing management of service improvement and research projects.

Qualifications and Experience Required        

• Tertiary degree in a related field, and/or equivalent experience in translational cancer research
• Familiarity in various research setup processes, including budgeting, ethics submission, and research contract drafting and execution
• Experience in establishing and/or facilitating research collaborations
• Familiarity with grant funding application and research governance processes
• Familiarity with the ethical and legal requirements of research activities involving human biospecimens, imaging data, and clinical metadata
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating fundraising and philanthropic activities or the desire to develop such experience
• Proven ability to prioritise and manage demanding work commitments and deadlines autonomously
• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and quality of documentation
• Solid presentation, negotiation, and persuasion skills     

Staff Benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Flexible health insurance coverage through HCF Health Insurance
• Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax!!
• Fantastic onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred through ProSport health and fitness
• Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

If applicable, please specify specific requirements that you require in your cover letter or CV.

For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Mark Shackleton, Director Medical Oncology - [email protected]

Please specifically address the Qualifications and Experience requirements in your application.

Applications close 11pm AEDT, Monday 20th October 2025.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application materials, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

In accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption. 

Website: www.alfredhealth.org.au