Associate Clinical Development Manager

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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

Cochlear has a 12-month fixed-term opportunity for an Associate Clinical Development Manager based in one of our Cochlear office locations in Sydney or Melbourne.

The role is part of the Clinical Affairs team, responsible for identifying the evidence required to support product development, regulatory approvals, reimbursement pathways and commercial success across Cochlear's product portfolio, and translating those requirements into global clinical studies.

The successful Associate Clinical Development Manager will contribute to the development of clinical evidence strategies and be responsible for the management of a selection of clinical studies within Cochlear's implantable and surgical portfolio. These studies may be at any stage of the study lifecycle, from concept development and protocol design through to study execution support and final reporting. Working as part of a broader cross-functional project team, the role supports study design, development of documentation required for ethics approval and preparation of Clinical Investigation Reports that summarise study findings.

Responsibilities include:

• Designing clinical studies and developing protocols aligned to clinical evidence strategies.

• Preparing clinical investigation plans, reports and associated study documentation.

• Supporting ethics submissions and ensuring study documentation meets quality and regulatory requirements.

• Collaborating with Clinical Operations teams during study execution, providing scientific input, issue resolution and ongoing study support.

• Analysing and interpreting study outputs and preparing Clinical Investigation Reports that communicate key findings.

• Partnering with stakeholders across R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Market Access, Clinical Operations and regional clinical teams to align evidence requirements and study objectives.

• Supporting evidence gap analyses and contributing to clinical portfolio planning.

• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across clinical development processes.

What makes this opportunity unique?

This role sits at the intersection of science, strategy and innovation. You will work across a global portfolio of clinical studies and collaborate with diverse stakeholders to help generate the evidence that supports future implant technologies. The position offers broad exposure to product development, regulatory, market access and clinical functions while developing expertise in clinical evidence generation and study design.

About You

As we grow our operations, we are looking for people who share our passion for delivering quality hearing solutions to our customers. To add value to Cochlear in this role, you'll be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

Essential

• Experience designing clinical studies within a medical device, pharmaceutical, contract research organisation (CRO) or academic research environment.

• A strong scientific foundation with a minimum of two years' relevant industry or clinical research experience.

• Experience developing clinical study documentation, protocols and study reports.

• Degree-level qualifications in a health, science or related discipline.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing capability.

If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.

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How we recognise your contribution

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 www.cochlearcareers.com