About us:

Celebrating over 30 years, CMAX is Australia’s longest running and most experienced clinical trial unit conducting successful world-leading research for local and international clients, specialising in a range of early-phase trials and first-in-human studies.

We are proud to be a key contributor in the advancement of global medicines and technologies - from vaccines and pain control to early warning bio-devices and hormone replacement therapies, these are just a few of the many research areas for which CMAX has provided clinical trial services.

Employing more than 400 staff, CMAX is a 78-bed clinical trials unit, with a database of more than 70,000 clinical trial participants, and utilising state-of-the-art facilities, we are primely positioned, opposite the Royal Adelaide Hospital and part of the Adelaide BioMed City precinct.

About the role:

CMAX is currently seeking Laboratory Assistants to work on a casual basis, shifts will include after business hours and weekends. As a member of the Laboratory Team, the Laboratory Assistant will provide assistance in a range of technical tasks under the guidance and supervision of the Laboratory Manager and/or Laboratory Supervisors, to conduct its clinical studies to a high standard of quality as required by relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), regulations and guidelines.

The successful person will be responsible for:

• Assisting in the collection, processing, storage and sorting of biological samples and completion of required documentation;
• Assist in preparing biological samples for dispatch (as required);
• Performing and documenting laboratory equipment maintenance activities;
• Housekeeping of laboratory areas;
• Monitor and notify of order requirements for laboratory supplies;
• Participate in training activities (as required).