Director - Clinical Trials Unit

The Division of Cancer Services are looking for a Director to lead their team. The aims of CTU are to offer patients with cancer access to new treatments or treatments that would be otherwise unavailable to them, and to contribute answers to important scientific questions to the cancer care community. You will provide leadership, strategic direction and advocacy in the management of the Cancer Trials Unit (CTU) within the Division of Cancer Services (DOCS) with a goal to achieve excellence in patient care, education and research in line with broader organisational operational and professional expectations and requirements.

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.

We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.

We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together.

Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.

About the Role

• Maintain strong networks and collaborations with academic partners, research centres, government, national and/or international institutions, commercial agencies and external and internal vendors to facilitate the conduct of clinical trials.
• Operationally manage CTU and be accountable for the associated labour and non-labour budget and assets CTU.
• Aid in strategic planning and change management for clinical research within DOCS demonstrating a well-developed understanding of contemporary health care matters and professional practice issues.
• Provide leadership in promoting and supporting the quality of clinical research standards and service delivery through professional development and clinical education initiatives.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity .

Applicants are encouraged to apply online;
please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

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