Principal Investigator - Clinical Research | Clinical Trials Doctor

Healthcare Professionals Group - Wollongong NSW

- Versatile arrangements: 2-3 days per week preferred, with full-time available across sites
- Competitive hourly rate
- Lead and shape an established, high-recruiting site
- Supportive team with strong regional and medical leadership

Benefits

- Flexible arrangements: 2-3 days per week preferred, with full-time available across sites
- Competitive hourly rate
- Lead and shape an established, high-recruiting site
- Supportive team with strong regional and medical leadership
- Varied general medicine trial pipeline

About the company

A growing multi-site clinical trials network that specialises in delivering high-quality clinical trials. The company partners with leading pharmaceutical and healthcare companies and is known for its commitment to participant care and data integrity. Its Wollongong site is well established and highly regarded by sponsors for strong recruitment.

About the opportunity

This is a chance to take the lead at a general medicine site in Wollongong. As Principal Investigator, you’ll be the site’s senior medical leader, building sponsor relationships, guiding the investigator team and partnering with the Site Manager to drive performance and growth.

In this role you’ll coach and mentor sub-investigators to take on PI responsibilities, delegate with confidence to coordinators and nurses, and help build a cohesive, capable team. You’ll also have a voice in refining workflows and processes to support efficient, high-quality trial delivery.

With trials spanning a range of therapeutic areas,



the role offers scope to contribute your clinical interests and help shape the site’s research portfolio. Your leadership will underpin patient safety, clinical oversight and the compliant delivery of research that advances treatment options.

Duties

- Provide medical leadership and oversight across the site’s trial portfolio, acting as PI on key studies
- Mentor and develop sub-investigators to step into PI roles
- Act as the primary medical contact for sponsors and the network leadership team
- Partner with the Site Manager to build site capability, culture and workflows
- Conduct research in line with government regulations, national guidelines, ICH-GCP and company SOPs
- Take ownership of study conduct: ethics compliance, participant safety, schedule of events, adverse event management and data quality
- Make sound, risk-based decisions on participant eligibility and safety
- Review and interpret laboratory results and act on significant findings
- Follow up with and evaluate participants throughout their time on study

Skills and Experience

- Current, unrestricted registration as a Medical Practitioner with AHPRA
- Experience as a Principal Investigator, or as an experienced Sub-Investigator ready to step up
- Natural leadership, with a genuine interest in coaching and growing a team
- Comfort delegating and a solid understanding of site flow
- Sound clinical judgement and balanced, risk-based decision-making
- Excellent organisation, problem-solving and attention to detail
- Passion for regional healthcare and giving local communities access to clinical trials is highly regarded

Culture

Collaborative, data-driven, and patient-focused with a strong commitment to clinical excellence.

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📌 Principal Investigator - Clinical Research | Clinical Trials Doctor (City of Wollongong)
🏢 Healthcare Professionals Group
📍 City of Wollongong