Roche Posted August 14, 2026

Clinical Study Startup Lead | 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Full time
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About this opportunity

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections,  where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

A healthier future. It is what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That is what makes us Roche.

At Roche Pharma Product Development Global Clinical Operations (PDG), we are determined to transform drug development and realize our Pharma Ambition to deliver 20 transformative medicines addressing diseases with the highest societal burden by 2029.

As a key member of our Study Start-Up team, you will drive and facilitate the efficient initiation of clinical trials, ultimately helping to deliver innovative treatments to patients. You'll work in a highly collaborative and cross-functional environment, where you can influence and shape our clinical trial delivery strategy. This is a unique opportunity to use your expertise to make a meaningful impact by ensuring seamless trial execution for patients, investigators, and clinical site staff.

The opportunity

Lead Country Strategy: You will lead the country strategy for study start-up, driving efficiency, innovation, and collaboration with external stakeholders.

Oversee Operations: You will oversee start-up operations to ensure timely and efficient site activation and regulatory compliance.

Drive Process Improvements: You will identify and lead opportunities for process automation, standardization, and innovation at both the country and site levels.

Collaborate and Harmonize: You will collaborate with regional and global counterparts to harmonize systems and improve timelines.

Manage Clinical Trial Submissions: You will oversee the development and management of clinical trial submissions and amendments, ensuring regulatory coordination.

Strategize on Budget & Contracts: You will provide strategic oversight for all aspects of budgeting and contract management, including developing budget strategies and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders.

Influence the Environment: You will participate in external industry collaborations to influence the country's start-up environment.

Who You Are

You have a degree in life sciences or a related field- a postgraduate degree is highly desirable.

You have demonstrated experience in clinical trial start-up, regulatory submissions, and cross-functional collaboration. Experience in the Cardiovascular and/or Metabolism disease areas is desirable.

You possess a strong understanding of ICH-GCP, EU CTR, and local regulatory environments.

You have excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, with a collaborative mindset.

You are fluent in both written and spoken English.

This role is only open to candidates that have full eligibility to live and work in Australia.

We do not accept any unsolicited resumes or enquiries from recruitment agencies. Roche has a dedicated in-house Talent Acquisition team.

 

 

What we offer

Roche offers rewarding growth opportunities, a competitive remuneration package and a collaborative culture where people are united in purpose and will stretch you to be brave, speak up and think differently. Feel empowered to deliver meaningful outcomes, supported by accessible and inspiring leaders.

Roche encourages a high-performance culture where you are empowered and trusted to make decisions. We strive for excellence and extraordinary results and take a genuine interest in our people and their well-being, and our patients.

Take pride in knowing you can make a difference to millions of patients worldwide in developing diagnostics and treatments for oncology, neuroscience, inflammation, immunology, ophthalmology, rare diseases, respiratory disease and diabetes.

We are committed to providing an inclusive, safe, secure and healthy workplace, and to minimise any such impacts to our employees, customers and the community. We welcome applications from all people and encourage you to advise of any individual circumstances that may require consideration.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Clinical Research
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Clinical Research role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 127 comparable Clinical Research roles across 20 biopharma companies.

127Comparable roles tracked
112Currently active
20Companies hiring similar roles
30Countries represented

Salary context

19 of 127 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Clinical Trial Administrator · Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc. $67,500/yr – $99,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Imaging Clinical Research Physician · Lilly $198,000/yr – $389,400/yr
Peer group range $83,250 – $293,700 (median $155,000)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 127 comparable roles

China30
United States28
United Kingdom10
Italy6
South Korea5
Poland5

+ 24 more countries

Seniority mix

82 of 127 peers have a known seniority level

Associate31
Manager25
Senior21
Director2
Principal1
Associate Director1
Senior Director1

Therapeutic area mix

11 of 127 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology4
Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Immunology2
Neuroscience2
Rare Disease1

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Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

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Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.