Project Manager - PANTHER TRIAL
Job No.: 688710
Location: 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Employment Type: Full Time
Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $120,138 - $132,610 pa HEW 8 (plus 17% employer
superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Lead delivery of a landmark national clinical trial
- Work at the forefront of precision medicine in intensive care
The Opportunity
Monash University is seeking a Project Manager to play a central role in the delivery of the MRFF funded PANTHER Trial (Precision medicine Adaptive Network Platform Trial in Hypoxemic acute respiratory failure) Australia. PANTHER is, a highly innovative, global clinical study that aims to transform treatment for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
ARDS affects up to 10 percent of mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care and carries high mortality and long-term disability. Despite decades of research, effective pharmacological therapies remain limited. The PANTHER Trial will address this gap by establishing the world’s first phase 2, precision medicine, Bayesian adaptive platform trial in hypoxaemic acute respiratory failure, accelerating the development of targeted treatments for ARDS.
Based within the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC) at the Monash School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, this role offers a rare opportunity to coordinate a complex, multi-site clinical trial involving approximately 15 Australian hospitals, delivered in federation with the PANTHER UK trial and under shared international oversight.
As Project Manager, you will support the end-to-end delivery of this nationally significant study, working closely with leading clinicians, investigators, hospital sites and international collaborators to ensure the trial is delivered to time, quality and governance expectations.
About the Team
ANZIC-RC is a major clinical research methods centre for intensive care in Australia and New Zealand, based at the Alfred Hospital campus. The centre designs and delivers large, multi-centre clinical trials across critical care, including sepsis, traumatic brain injury, ventilation, ECMO, nutrition and patient blood management. ANZIC-RC works at the intersection of clinical excellence, methodological rigour and real-world impact.
What You Will Do:
• Lead the coordination and delivery of a complex, national clinical research project from initiation through to implementation
• Support trial governance, ethics, regulatory compliance and reporting requirements
• Coordinate data capture processes, protocols, logistics and site support activities
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with investigators, hospital sites and research partners
• Monitor project risks, timelines and milestones and implement mitigation strategies
• Contribute to high-quality documentation, reporting and stakeholder communications
• Work collaboratively within ANZIC-RC to support operational excellence and shared objectives
What You Will Bring
You will bring postgraduate qualifications or extensive experience in project management within a research, health or complex organisational setting. You have a strong track record delivering medium to large-scale projects, excellent organisational and communication skills, and the ability to coordinate diverse stakeholders in high-pressure environments.
Experience in clinical research, particularly intensive care or regulated research environments, will be highly regarded, as will familiarity with research governance and ethical frameworks. You are proactive, solutions-focused and motivated by work that delivers meaningful impact for patients and health systems.
About Monash University
Monash University is a place of opportunity. We give you the platform, resources, and global connections to do meaningful work. The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is the largest at Monash, consistently ranked among the world’s top 40 for clinical, pre-clinical, and health sciences. Through research, teaching, and real-world partnerships, our people strive to improve lives and reduce health inequality worldwide.
The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC) is a national leader in clinical trials and critical care research. Based within the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, we support a wide range of high-impact studies in sepsis, traumatic brain injury, mechanical ventilation, ECMO, and more. Learn more: monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/anzicrc
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.
In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to
'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Victoria Kind, Business Manager ANZIC-RC, Victoria.King@monash.edu
Position Description: Project Manager - Panther Trial
Applications Close: Sunday 1 February 2026 at 11:55pm AEST
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