Lead Pharmacist - Clinical Trials

Description

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About The Pharmacy Department

The Pharmacy Department sits within the Division of the Chief Medical Officer and provides comprehensive high-quality care to Austin Health patients and supports other members of the healthcare team in all aspects of medicines management. The department consists of a skilled team of pharmacists, technicians and support staff working across all three campuses of Austin Health to ensure patients receive excellent care.

The Clinical Trials Pharmacy plays a key role in the whole clinical trials process from ethics submission through to audits from international regulatory bodies. The Clinical Trials team support the administration of over 300 trials both commercial and investigator led for Austin Health.

About The Role

The Lead Pharmacist--Clinical Trails provides strategic, operational and professional leadership for Clinical Trials Pharmacy Services, ensuring the safe, compliant and efficient management of investigational medicines across the research portfolio. The role oversees all pharmacy aspects of clinical trials, including study start-up, investigational product management, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, financial sustainability, workforce leadership and service development. Working closely with investigators, sponsors, research teams and executive leaders, the position drives excellence in patient safety, clinical governance, research support, innovation and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with legislative, ethical and accreditation requirements.

About You

A minimum of 8 years’ experience as a Hospital Pharmacist and demonstrated experience in a leadership capacity.Proficiency and expertise in clinical trials pharmacy with escalating responsibility over the previous 5 yearsSuperior administrative and organisational skills, and exhibit the ability to work and communicate effectively with pharmacy staff and other health professionalsDemonstrated managerial and leadership skills, including financial, human resource and workforce skills.Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills including communication, negotiation, team building and conflict resolution skills.Demonstrated commitment to patient safety and excellenceCapacity to perform under pressure, to meet time constraints and determine work priorities.Highly developed written and oral communication skills.Sound knowledge and understanding of all relevant aspects of hospital pharmacy services.Demonstrated experience with drug and therapeutics committees, medication safety initiatives, quality use of medicines, continuous quality improvement processes and risk management.A commitment to continuing education and the ability to keep abreast of current knowledge and accepted practices

Our Benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Jennifer Rivera, Deputy Director Pharmacy (Operations) at Jennifer.Rivera@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: Wednesday 19 August 2026