Research Co-ordinator - Sydney, Australia - The Garvan Institute of Medical Research

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research

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Sydney, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Omico's Australian Genomic Cancer Medicine Program (AGCMP) encompasses several cohort studies to improve the understanding, early detection, prevention and management of cancer.

This includes the MoST, RisC, SMOC and Cancer Screening Program (CaSP) cohorts, which recruit patients across Australia. A Research Co-ordinator is required to be part of the AGCMP.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Research Coordinator will assist in coordination of activities associated with clinical follow-up of patients screened through the MoST Program nationally.

This will include contact with site staff and patients, liaising with clinicians and medical services, data quality checking, and study reporting.

Salary:
$65, % super + salary packaging

Employment Type: 6 month full time contract (with view to extend)

SNAPSHOT OF BENEFITS- Generous salary packaging to save you income tax on your wages thereby boosting your monthly take home pay (max. $15,900 general expenses + $2,650 meals/accom)- Ample opportunities for on-going training and development- Stimulating, diverse and highly international research environment- Flexible work arrangements e.g. location, start / finish times etc- 18 weeks paid parental leave for both parents including paid superannuation- A range of additional leave types to meet your personal needs including cultural leave, conference leave, community service and study leave- Discounted Health Insurance- Lifestyle discounts with our community partners

WHAT YOU WILL DO- Coordinate clinical follow-up for all MoST Program patients- Collect clinical data from hospitals and medical centres through stakeholder engagement- Perform data entry using databases such as Progeny- Action data queries as requested- Perform data cleaning exercises- Prepare reports- Ensure data security is maintained to protect patient records, both physically and electronically- Assist with coordination and administration of associated projects

ABOUT YOU

The key skills and experience include:

An appropriate science, health or related degree, or equivalent
Excellent attention to detail
Experience in using Excel
Consistent data interpretation
Confidence to liaise with a variety of health and research professionals
Strong commitment to quality
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Well-developed administrative abilities
Sensitivity to patient's privacy and needs

ABOUT GARVAN

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an independent Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Sydney, delivering scientific and clinical impact on a global basis and in partnership with organisations that share our vision.

We are proud to be one of Australia's largest and most highly regarded MRI's.

Our vision is global leadership in discoveries to impact and our enduring purpose is to impact human health, by harnessing information encoded in our genome.

We seek to see our world-class discovery research achieve life-changing impacts, not only for individual patients with rare diseases, but for the many thousands affected by complex, common disease.

Garvan promotes a diverse workplace and is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. We are always looking for culture 'add', not culture 'fit' and are building diverse teams with great sets of complementary styles and skills to help deliver our important work effectively._

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