Lead innovative early and late-phase clinical trials from feasibility to completion.

Partner directly with local and global sponsors across diverse therapeutic areas.

Join an established, growing clinical research organisation in Adelaide’s BioMed City precinct. Bring your clinical research and project management expertise to CMAX and help advance the next generation of medicines and healthcare technologies. Due to continued growth, we are seeking multiple experienced Clinical Project Managers to join our Study Services team.

About CMAX For more than 30 years, CMAX has been at the forefront of clinical research in Australia. As Australia’s longest-running clinical trial unit, we have delivered world-leading research for local and international sponsors across early and late-phase studies, including complex first-in-human trials.

Our work has contributed to advances across a broad range of therapeutic areas and healthcare technologies—from vaccines and pain management to early-warning biodevices and hormone replacement therapies. With more than 400 employees, a 78-bed clinical trial facility and a participant database of over 65,000 people, CMAX offers the scale, expertise and infrastructure to deliver complex and meaningful clinical research. We are ideally located opposite the Royal Adelaide Hospital within Adelaide’s internationally recognised BioMed City precinct.

About the opportunity

As a Clinical Project Manager, you will take end-to-end responsibility for a portfolio of clinical trials, working closely with sponsors and multidisciplinary study teams to deliver safe, high-quality and commercially successful studies. You will be involved from feasibility and study start-up through to close-out, giving you oversight of the full study lifecycle and the opportunity to solve complex operational challenges. You will also provide direction and support to study team members to ensure shared objectives, milestones and quality standards are achieved.

This is an opportunity to work on varied and technically challenging studies, build strong relationships with global sponsors and contribute to research with the potential to improve lives around the world.





These are predominantly site-based positions at our Adelaide facility, with limited opportunities to work from home depending on study and operational requirements. What you’ll be doing

Managing clinical trials from start-up through to completion and close-out;

Developing and maintaining comprehensive project plans, budgets, timelines, recruitment strategies and risk-management plans;

Acting as a key point of contact for sponsors and building trusted, productive relationships with local and global stakeholders;

Coordinating sponsor meetings, study initiation activities and ongoing study communications;

Overseeing ethics and regulatory submissions and the preparation and review of essential study documentation;

Coordinating multidisciplinary study teams and providing the guidance, information and support required to achieve study objectives;

Monitoring study milestones, quality, recruitment, budgets and emerging risks, and implementing timely corrective actions where required;

Ensuring studies are conducted in accordance with approved protocols, ICH-GCP, applicable regulations and CMAX procedures; and

Contributing to process improvements and initiatives that strengthen clinical trial delivery across CMAX. About you

You will be an experienced clinical research professional who combines strong project management capability with sound clinical judgement, commercial awareness and a collaborative working style. You will bring:

Qualifications in a health, science or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant training and experience;

Current Good Clinical Practice certification and sound knowledge of ICH-GCP and the Australian clinical research regulatory environment;

Demonstrated experience coordinating or managing clinical trials, ideally across multiple stages of the study lifecycle;

Experience developing and managing project plans, timelines,



budgets, resources, risks and study deliverables;

Strong stakeholder-management skills and confidence working directly with sponsors and multidisciplinary teams;

The ability to prioritise competing requirements, anticipate risks and resolve complex operational issues;

Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation and influencing skills; and A strong commitment to quality, continuous improvement and participant safety.

Experience in early-phase, first-in-human or complex clinical trials will be highly regarded but is not essential where you can demonstrate strong transferable clinical research experience. Why join CMAX?

At CMAX, your work will directly support the development of new medicines and healthcare technologies. You will be joining an experienced and respected clinical research organisation that offers:

Ownership of diverse and meaningful clinical trials;

Direct exposure to local and global sponsors;

The chance to work across multiple therapeutic areas and study designs;

A knowledgeable, collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary team;

Professional development and genuine career progression opportunities;

A contemporary clinical research facility in the heart of Adelaide’s BioMed City precinct; and The opportunity to make a tangible contribution to the future of healthcare. Due to the nature of clinical research, some flexibility is required. This may include occasional work outside standard business hours and being contactable when necessary to support participant safety, time-critical study activities and sponsors operating across different time zones. Apply now

If you are ready to take ownership of exciting clinical trials and build your career with one of Australia’s most experienced clinical research organisations, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and cover letter via the Apply Now button. Applications close Sunday, 30 August 2026.

Applicants must have unrestricted rights to work full-time in Australia. We may interview candidates throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advertisement early if suitable appointments are made.

📌 Clinical Project Manager (Adelaide)
🏢 CMAX Clinical Research
📍 Adelaide