Data Coordinator - COPE
Job No.: 690964
Location: The Alfred Centre
Employment Type: Part-time, fraction (0.4)
Duration: 2 year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: Pro-rata of $86,344 - $99,179 pa HEW Level 05 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Contribute to a national NHMRC funded clinical trial
- Drive high quality REDCap data management across multiple hospital sites
- Join a collaborative, high performing perioperative research team
The Opportunity
Monash University is seeking a highly organised and motivated Data Coordinator to support the COPE trial within the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, part of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
Based at the Alfred campus within the School of Translational Medicine, this role plays a central part in delivering the COPE Project, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Older People having total hip or knee replacement surgery.
Funded by the NHMRC, COPE is a stepped wedge cluster trial involving 9 to 12 hospital sites across Australia. The study aims to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of introducing a geriatric assessment model of care for older patients undergoing elective joint replacement surgery, and to develop a national implementation roadmap for health services.
As Data Coordinator, you will oversee and monitor REDCap data management processes across participating sites, ensuring high standards of data quality, integrity and completeness. You will develop clear, user friendly guidance materials, support site staff with accurate and consistent data collection in line with study protocols, and maintain excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Working closely with the COPE Senior Project Officer and research team, you will report to the Chief Principal Investigator and contribute to the smooth, compliant and efficient delivery of this important national trial.
About you
You will be degree qualified in a relevant field with addition demonstrated experience in:
- REDCap database design, data management and monitoring
- Clinical trial coordination or multi site research projects
- Data quality assurance and reporting
- Development of standard operating procedures and user guidance materials
You will bring:
- Strong administrative and organisational capability, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging diverse stakeholders
- Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills
- High level computer literacy, including Microsoft Office and the REDCap platform
- A commitment to service excellence, data integrity and continuous improvement
You are detail oriented, proactive and collaborative, yet comfortable exercising sound judgement and working independently when required.
About Monash University
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.
Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here.
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: Janet Anderson PhD, Professor of Human Factors, janet.anderson@monash.edu
Position Description: Data Coordinator
Applications Close: Tuesday 30 June 2026, 11:55pm AEST
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