Location: Brisbane

A leading clinical research organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Medical Officer to provide medical leadership across early-phase and first-in-human clinical trials. This role combines clinical oversight, team leadership, participant safety, and operational excellence, supporting the successful delivery of complex clinical studies within a highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of Medical Officers across clinical research programs.
• Provide medical oversight for participant eligibility, safety assessments, adverse events, and protocol compliance.
• Act as a key clinical resource for study teams, supporting protocol interpretation and operational decision-making.
• Contribute to study feasibility, start-up activities, risk assessments, and investigator meetings.
• Support quality management activities, including CAPAs, deviations, audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, staff development, and medical training programs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient study delivery.
• Act as a Sub-Investigator on clinical studies where required.

Requirements

• Medical Degree with unrestricted AHPRA registration.
• Minimum 3 years' post-registration clinical experience.
• Previous experience within clinical trials, clinical research, or early-phase research environments.
• Strong understanding of GCP, participant safety, and clinical governance requirements.
• Demonstrated experience supervising, mentoring, or leading medical professionals.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Ideal Background Suitable candidates may come from Phase I units, CROs, clinical research organisations, hospitals, or academic research centres. Experience as a Medical Officer, Sub-Investigator, Principal Investigator, or Clinical Research Physician within early-phase, first-in-human, or complex clinical trial environments would be highly advantageous.

Planet Pharma in Australia is seeking a Head of Clinical Operations to build and lead the local clinical program from the ground up, with sponsor-side ownership of studies. This hands-on role requires strong Australian sponsor-side experience, HREC/CTN/CTA expertise, and protocol development skills.

You'll work closely with global leadership and have equity participation as the company grows. As the Australian lead, you will oversee regulatory activities, study design, and cross-functional

Medical Officer - Clinical Research in Sydney is seeking a physician to oversee care in early-phase and healthy-volunteer studies, ensuring safety and protocol compliance. The role emphasizes consent discussions, eligibility assessments, and safety monitoring in a fast-paced setting.

Candidates should hold a medical degree with unconditional registration and be able to work in a high-volume clinical environment.

Planet Pharma in Australia is seeking a Head of Clinical Operations to build and lead the local clinical program from the ground up, with sponsor-side ownership of studies. This hands-on role requires strong Australian sponsor-side experience, HREC/CTN/CTA expertise, and protocol development skills.

You'll work closely with global leadership and have equity participation as the company grows. As the Australian lead, you will oversee regulatory activities, study design, and cross-functional

A rare opportunity to become a key early hire in Australia for a well-funded, high-growth US life sciences company. This isn't a traditional Clinical Operations role where you inherit an established team and manage everything through a CRO. We're looking for someone who wants to get hands-on, take genuine sponsor-side ownership of Australian clinical studies, and help build the local clinical operation from the ground up.

• Own Australian clinical studies end-to-end from the sponsor side
• Lead HREC submissions, CTN/CTA pathways and Australian regulatory activities
• Work hands-on with protocols, study design, endpoints and trial delivery
• Collaborate directly with senior global scientific and clinical leadership
• Gain exposure to FDA strategy and globally aligned clinical development
• Work across decentralised trials, vendors, participants and study logistics
• Become a key early hire with the opportunity to build out the Australian team
• Meaningful equity participation alongside a strong base salary

• Strong Australian sponsor-side clinical trial experience
• Direct HREC and CTN/CTA experience
• Hands-on protocol development experience
• FDA / US regulatory exposure
• A strong scientific, medical or pharmaceutical background
• Experience operating in a smaller biotech, start-up or similarly hands-on environment

This will suit someone who wants more than simply managing studies. There is genuine scope to own the Australian clinical program, influence how studies are designed and delivered, and ultimately build a team around you as the business grows.

A rare opportunity to become a key early hire in Australia for a well-funded, high-growth US life sciences company. This isn't a traditional Clinical Operations role where you inherit an established team and manage everything through a CRO. We're looking for someone who wants to get hands-on, take genuine sponsor-side ownership of Australian clinical studies, and help build the local clinical operation from the ground up.

• Own Australian clinical studies end-to-end from the sponsor side
• Lead HREC submissions, CTN/CTA pathways and Australian regulatory activities
• Work hands-on with protocols, study design, endpoints and trial delivery
• Collaborate directly with senior global scientific and clinical leadership
• Gain exposure to FDA strategy and globally aligned clinical development
• Work across decentralised trials, vendors, participants and study logistics
• Become a key early hire with the opportunity to build out the Australian team
• Meaningful equity participation alongside a strong base salary

• Strong Australian sponsor-side clinical trial experience
• Direct HREC and CTN/CTA experience
• Hands-on protocol development experience
• FDA / US regulatory exposure
• A strong scientific, medical or pharmaceutical background
• Experience operating in a smaller biotech, start-up or similarly hands-on environment

This will suit someone who wants more than simply managing studies. There is genuine scope to own the Australian clinical program, influence how studies are designed and delivered, and ultimately build a team around you as the business grows.

Join a leading clinical research organisation as a Medical Officer supporting early-phase and healthy-volunteer studies. This role is ideal for doctors who enjoy fast-paced clinical work, structured protocols, and a strong focus on participant safety.

• Provide high-quality medical care to clinical trial participants, ensuring compliance with GCP standards and ethical guidelines.

• Act as Investigator on assigned studies, including consent discussions, eligibility assessments, and protocol-required procedures.

• Review medical histories, diagnostics, and adverse events to support safe trial conduct.

• Prescribe investigational and permitted concomitant medications within scope.

• Work closely with cross-functional teams across operations, pharmacy, QA, and project management.

• Participate in safety reviews, audits, on-call rotations, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Medical degree and full, unconditional registration (minimum 2 years).

• Strong clinical judgement and recent hands-on experience.

• Advanced Life Support certification and current GCP training.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage with healthy volunteers.

• Comfortable working in a high-volume, time-sensitive clinical environment.

• Clinical trial experience is an advantage but not essential.

Planet Pharma in Brisbane is seeking a Medical Officer / Clinical Research Physician to support Phase I trials involving healthy volunteers and patients. You will provide medical oversight and supervise safety during early clinical development.

The role requires a medical degree with unrestricted AHPRA registration and strong clinical assessment skills, with experience in fast-paced trial environments and excellent stakeholder communication.