Cochlear's mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a world full of sound. We aim to transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss and innovate to connect people with future technologies. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people's lives. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to experience a lifetime of hearing.

Cochlear is looking for a Global WHS Manager to shape and lead our global Work Health & Safety strategy and strengthen the frameworks that support the health, safety and wellbeing of our people around the world. This is a highly influential global leadership role spanning enterprise strategy, governance, risk management, assurance, wellbeing and injury management.

You will partner with senior leaders, executives and operational teams to establish clear standards, strengthen organisational capability and embed health and safety into business decision-making. You will work closely with operational safety leaders, including the Safety Manager, Australia Manufacturing, to ensure Cochlear's global WHS strategy, standards and governance frameworks translate into effective operational practice. You will provide strategic direction and governance oversight, while operational leaders retain accountability for local implementation.

This is a permanent full time, based at our global headquarters in Macquarie University.

• Develop and lead Cochlear's global WHS strategy, enterprise policies and safety and injury management governance frameworks, aligned with organisational priorities and emerging WHS practice.
• Build, maintain and continuously improve the global WHS management system, including enterprise standards, procedures, assurance activities and the WHS audit plan.
• Lead Cochlear's global WHS risk management framework, including the enterprise risk profile, critical hazard identification, risk controls, incident governance and corrective and preventive actions.
• Partner with regional and operational safety leaders to establish consistent global standards and minimum requirements while enabling practical, locally compliant implementation across diverse operating environments.
• Provide strategic advice, governance oversight and clear reporting to senior leaders and executives on WHS performance, emerging risks, trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Strengthen organisational WHS capability, consultation and accountability by supporting leaders to understand and effectively discharge their health and safety responsibilities.
• Lead the effective management of workers compensation risks, injury management and return-to-work practices in Australia, in partnership with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead a small team and a global community of WHS expertise, promoting collaboration, knowledge sharing, continuous improvement and leading practice across Cochlear's network.

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health, Engineering, Science or a related discipline.
• Extensive WHS leadership experience within a complex organisation, with demonstrated experience providing enterprise-level governance, assurance, management systems and strategic WHS leadership.
• Experience operating within a Three Lines of Accountability (3LOA) model or equivalent risk governance framework, providing strategic direction, governance oversight and assurance while enabling operational leaders to effectively manage WHS risks.
• Experience in chemical and hazardous materials management, including the development and governance of enterprise standards, minimum requirements, risk controls and assurance frameworks.
• Significant experience supporting manufacturing, engineering or other high-hazard operational environments, with a strong understanding of critical risk management and safety controls.
• Qualifications or experience in workplace wellbeing, psychosocial risk management.
• Broad expertise across WHS risk management, critical hazard identification, incident investigation, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement in complex and diverse environments.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse complex WHS, workers' compensation and organisational risk matters and translate insights into practical enterprise level actions.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and executives, build trusted partnerships and support leaders to adopt a proactive safety mindset.
• Expert knowledge and experience in interpreting and implementing WHS legislation, with detailed knowledge of workers compensation, common law liability, and emergency management and business continuity principles.
• Highly developed leadership, communication, analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and lead collaboratively across organisational boundaries.

• Lead the global Work Health & Safety agenda for Cochlear, shaping enterprise wide safety, wellbeing and injury management strategies that support a growing global workforce.
• Play a pivotal role in embedding Cochlear's Three Lines of Accountability (3LOA) model, strengthening governance, accountability and risk ownership across the organisation.
• Partner with senior leaders, operational teams and regional safety teams to influence enterprise decision making and drive a culture of proactive risk management.
• Lead a global community of WHS expertise, driving best practice, continuous improvement and the adoption of consistent safety standards while enabling operational flexibility across diverse environments.
• Join a purpose led organisation where your work helps create safer workplaces for the people developing, manufacturing and delivering life changing hearing solutions worldwide.

At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel value and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.

For more information about Life at Cochlear, visit

Our growth is creating great opportunities! Our team is expanding and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it.

We have provided more than 600,000 implantable devices, helping people of all ages to lead full and active lives. We help people hear and be heard. We empower people to connect with others and live a full life. We help transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss. We innovate and bring to market a range of implantable hearing solutions that deliver a lifetime of hearing outcomes.

Cochlear's mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a world full of sound. We aim to transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss and innovate to connect people with future technologies. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people's lives. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to experience a lifetime of hearing.

The Opportunity An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior / Clinical Research Associate (CRA) to support the delivery of clinical studies and help build Cochlear's clinical monitoring capability. As a key contact for clinical study sites, you will work closely with internal and external stakeholders, supporting the successful delivery of clinical studies. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a growing function and play an active role in improving processes and ways of working.

• Act as the primary contact for internal and external study sites and manage site relationships throughout the study lifecycle.
• Conduct monitoring activities including Pre-Study Visits, Site Initiation Visits, Interim Monitoring Visits and Close Out Visits.
• Support study start-up activities, including ethics committee applications and study documentation requirements.
• Deliver site training and ensure site staff are prepared to conduct studies in accordance with requirements.
• Support audits, file reviews and other quality activities to ensure studies are conducted compliantly.
• Contribute to the improvement and development of Cochlear's monitoring capability and support broader business activities where required.

• Solid clinical monitoring experience as a CRA, with at least 2 years of monitoring experience.
• Experience with clinical trial submissions to Ethics Committees / Research Governance Units is desirable.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Confidence managing conflict, negotiating outcomes and handling difficult conversations with key stakeholders.
• Experience supporting clinical studies and working with study sites.
• Ability to work autonomously, exercise sound judgement and manage ambiguity.
• A proactive and action-oriented approach with a strong focus on accountability, meeting timelines and delivering results.
• Flexibility to work within a small team environment and contribute beyond narrowly defined role boundaries when needed.

This role provides the opportunity to help shape and strengthen Cochlear's monitoring capability as the organisation expands its clinical research activities. Working within a small team, you will have the opportunity to contribute ideas, influence improvements and take ownership of how the function evolves. You will work on end-to-end lifecycle study management with a small number of sites, allowing you to build strong relationships and enjoy significantly reduced travel compared with many traditional CRA roles.

At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel value and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you. For more information about Life at Cochlear, visit

Our team is expanding and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it.

We're the global leader in implantable hearing solutions. We have provided more than 600,000 implantable devices, helping people of all ages to lead full and active lives. We help people hear and be heard. We empower people to connect with others and live a full life. We help transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss. We innovate and bring to market a range of implantable hearing solutions that deliver a lifetime of hearing outcomes.