Start-Up Associate - Clinical Trials

Overview

The Start-Up team ensures our clinical trial sites comply with all regulatory, ethical, and contractual requirements prior to study start, including reviewing sponsor or CRO feasibility questionnaires and assessing site capacity, staffing availability, competing studies, and access to suitable participants. The team also works to reduce start-up delays by managing documentation, approvals, and contracts efficiently, handling submission amendments and queries, tracking approval timelines, and communicating progress clearly to sponsors and CROs to support timely site activation.

Linear is growing and we are now looking for a number of Start-Up Associates to join us on a full-time basis.

Your Role in Our Future

• Working across multiple studies at any one time and often with tight deadlines, some of your duties will involve preparing documentation required for applications and submissions to the Human Research Ethics Committee ensuring all applications and submissions are monitored and actioned accordingly.
• Effectively communicating with internal and external stakeholders ensuring updates and changes to protocols or study requirements are communicated in a timely manner.
• Requesting and evaluating quotes from external vendors throughout the start-up phase of each trial.
• Liaising with the Business Development and Project Management teams to discuss project timelines and budgets to ensure trials are delivered in budget and on time.
• Attending pre-initiation meetings with external stakeholders actioning follow up items accordingly.

Your Experience

• To be successful in this role you must have a meticulous eye for detail, excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage your time effectively to meet competing deadlines.
• Organisational skills with proven ability to work across multiple projects and deadlines effectively whilst maintaining strong attention to detail.
• The ability to manage your own workload but also as part of a team and consult others when needed.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders with strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, high-pressure environment and adapt effectively to change.
• Experience working with scientific or technical material, with the ability to quickly grasp context and translate complex scientific or regulatory language into plain English.

Our Culture and Benefits

We encourage a workforce that is innovative, eager to acquire knowledge and enhance skills; we embrace all employee differences and foster a culture that supports diversity and inclusion. We value our people and offer a generous range of benefits to support you to maintain a healthy work/life balance. These include:

• Full not-for-profit salary packaging benefits reducing your taxable income by up to $18,550, pay less tax!
• 5 weeks annual leave
• Access to discounted health insurance and gym membership
• Social events
• Training and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family

How to Apply

If you think that this is the right role and an exciting new challenge for you, please click on 'Apply Now' to submit your application and cover letter (no more than 2 pages) which should specifically address your skills and experience outlined in the “Your Experience” section above.

Closing Date: 6 February 2026. Linear reserves the right to hire prior to the starting date.

Linear encourages applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures. This includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse), the LGBTQI+ community, and people with disability. We value inclusivity and are committed to adjusting our recruitment process to ensure accessibility and support of an applicant's needs.

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