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Our People

Our people our greatest asset and are key to the high-quality, comprehensive services we provide to our clients. We’ve gathered a team of accomplished professionals who not only have world-class expertise in their particular fields but also a wide breadth of experience in clinical operations.

To put it simply, we hire smart, independent thinkers, problem-solvers, open communicators and keen collaborators.

We celebrate diversity and pride ourselves on having an international team, located across the Asia Pacific region and the United States. Our Australian team is particularly culturally rich, comprising employees from over 10 different nationalities and speaking over 20 different languages.

Our Culture

At Southern Star Research, we foster a work environment that offers our team the opportunity to engage with meaningful and life changing work. We have a strong focus on building positive, long-lasting relationships with our colleagues and clients, and we encourage and enable our people to strike a healthy balance between their professional and personal lives.

We are recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees.  This prestigious accreditation highlights our ongoing commitment to fostering a positive and supportive work environment where every team member feels valued and empowered.

Our Benefits

We appreciate and reward our colleagues who do great work every day – from excelling for our clients, to taking ownership and living our values. Here’s how we support our people with a range of benefits:

  • Health & Wellness: We prioritise your health with flu vaccinations, Wellbeing Day, an Employee Assistance Program, discounted gym memberships, and an annual steps challenge to keep you active and healthy.
  • Work-Life Balance: Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working, remote working, flexible work hours, part-time options and convenient car parking at our Sydney office.
  • Professional Growth: Enhance your skills with our Midday Masterclasses, Southern Star Learning Space, professional development courses, annual performance reviews and comprehensive development planning for career progression, education assistance, management training courses and opportunities to attend industry events.
  • Celebration: We celebrate your milestones and special moments with gifts, social committee events, end of year and inclusive celebrations that bring teams together.
  • Rewards & Recognition: We value your contributions with values-based rewards, bonus schemes, pay-for-performance incentives, and a generous referral program.
  • Community Support: We support your efforts to give back through our matched program for fundraising and community donations, helping you make a positive impact.

We're Committed to Supporting a Diverse Workforce

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of our staff have flexible work arrangements

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women in leadership

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languages spoken by our staff

generations represented in the workforce

Current job listings

Senior/Clinical Research Associate

Senior/Project Manager

Senior/Statistical Programmer

Head of Projects

Senior/Clinical Research Associate

Join Our Team

Help shape the future of Southern Star Research. You will work with talented and experienced clinical researchers, data scientists, and thought leaders to change how we bring a clinical trial to fruition.

As a full-service clinical research organisation, we look for professionals who are generalists, with a breadth and depth of clinical operations experience that can add value beyond their roles.

If working in a varied role with broad exposure across the business, career development opportunities and the chance to work in a company that strives to have a culture of flexibility, inclusion, integrity & professionalism, we would love to hear from you.
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What Our Team Says

“Supportive team, flexible work hours and locations to work. Genuinely caring and supportive team to work with.  Southern Star Research allow staff to become involved in many different aspects of the business.”

Great Place To Work Staff Survey 2024

“The people I work with make this a great place to work. No barriers or silos; everyone works cross functionally and are happy to support each other.”

Great Place To Work Staff Survey 2024

“Southern Star Research has a fantastic culture and senior management team along with great opportunities for career development.”

Great Place To Work Staff Survey 2024

“I feel very valued by many of my colleagues (outside of my direct team). They are always quick to give their praises/send their thanks, which I think is a great attribute to have, as I haven’t really experienced this in past workplaces.”

Great Place To Work Staff Survey 2024

“Southern Star Research is small enough to offer unique opportunities for staff to acquire skills and experiences outside the framework of standard position descriptions. The founders of the business maintain contact with staff and do their best to ensure the best for staff across the board.”

Great Place To Work Staff Survey 2024

“Lovely people who care for each other and a unique cohesion to help each other out.”

Great Place To Work Staff Survey 2024

Our HR Team

Dan

  • Located in Sydney, Australia
  • BA (Hons) Business Management
  • 10+ years in Commercial Global Life Sciences and Biotech sectors
  • Extensive experience in partnering with global biotech, pharma, and medical device companies

Daniel Evans

APAC

Teresa

  • Located in Melbourne, Australia
  • BASc Bachelor of Nursing & Mini-MBA
  • 15+ Years in Healthcare related positions
  • Significant clinical research and business development experience with diverse therapeutic area experience

Teresa Ringeri

APAC

Jahee

  • Located in Seoul, South Korea
  • Experience in business development, sales, and client relationship management
  • Proficient at project management, partnership building, and coordination between stakeholders in multiple countries and departments

Jaehee Lee

South Korea

Rob Kent

  • Located in West Coast, USA
  • Nurse and healthcare professional
  • Decades of CRO business development experience
  • Deep experience in partnering with medical device, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies in USA & Europe

Robert Kent

USA

Zachary Giebel

  • Located in East Coast, USA
  • 10+ years of supporting clinical trial development
  • Experienced across all study phases
  • Strong focus on oncology and CNS trials

Zachary Giebel

USA

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    Specialist experience

    Each member of our Leadership Team boasts an average of 30 years experience. Our clients have access to an extraordinary group of Clinical Research professionals, whose experience covers Multinational Pharmaceutical companies, Biotechnology, Medical Device, CRO’s, research institutes, Universities, Industry Associations & Government Bodies. Together, we ensure that every aspect of your unique and novel drug study  clinical trial is handled with scientific precision, care, and foresight.

    Our team has all of the tools, knowledge and experience to solve almost any issue that may arise during the complex clinical trial process.

    We recognize that each study is unique and different and there are nuances that need to be resolved proactively.

    Our advisory board of top-tier specialists in multiple therapeutic areas engage in the early stages from protocol design in constructive discussions to anticipate challenges and enhance study efficiency throughout the study.