Fellow - Medical Oncology
MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000
At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.
YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE - Breast Fellow
Overview:
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is a globally recognised leader in cancer care and research, located in the Parkville Precinct together with other leading health and research centres such as the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI). The Medical Oncology Unit at Peter Mac includes world leading experts in multiple tumour types, and is supported by Australia’s largest cancer clinical trials unit. We invite applications to join our team as the Breast Cancer Clinical Trials and Translational Research Fellow, supervised by Professor Geoff Lindeman, Associate Professor Shom Goel and Professor Sarah-Jane Dawson.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide high-quality care to patients with breast cancer receiving both standard of care treatments and clinical trials, largely in the outpatient setting
- Contribute to clinical trial operations and deliver expert medical oncology care within a multidisciplinary team.
- Support our medical oncology registrars and junior medical staff where appropriate, with opportunities for teaching including medical student teaching
Opportunities:
- Gain hands-on experience in managing patients independently whilst maintaining support and supervision from leading global experts
- Work in a multidisciplinary environment renowned for being drivers for cancer care and research
- Involvement in basic and translational research conducted at the WEHI, (https://www.wehi.edu.au/people/geoff-lindeman), the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (https://www.petermac.org/staff-details/shom-goel, https://www.petermac.org/staff-details/sarah-jane-dawson) and the Parkville Familial Cancer Centre
- Opportunities to transition to a research higher degree
Ideal Candidate:
This position is ideally suited to motivated Advanced Trainees with a passion for learning and providing high quality cancer care and research
Enquiries via email to:
- Professor Geoff Lindeman at geoffrey.lindeman@petermac.org or lindeman@wehi.edu.au
- Associate Professor Shom Goel at shom.goel@petermac.org
- Professor Sarah-Jane Dawson at sarah-jane.dawson@petermac.org
- Posting end date: 4 May 2026
Position Summary
To provide high quality patient treatment and care, contribute to a research program and participate in education
Enterprise Agreement
Doctors in Training (Victorian Public Health Sector) (AMA Victoria) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021-2024
Classification or Salary Range
As per Award/EBA
Immunisation Risk Category
Key Relationships
Internal:
- Effective working relationships with medical oncology registrars, haematology registrars and other fellows, resident staff, consultants, nursing and allied health staff.
- Effective working relationships with all staff involved in clinical trials.
- Readiness to take direction and willingness to learn from supervisors, other members of the team and other colleagues.
Education
Skills
Essential Requirements:
- Medical Qualifications registerable by the Medical Board of Victoria
- Completed at least two core years of registrar level of training in medical oncology
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team setting
- Ability to establish and maintain good interpersonal relationships with medical staff and other disciplines
- Previous clinical trial experience an advantage
Certifications, Licenses & Registrations
Key Accountabilities
| Key Accountabilities | Demonstrated by / Key Perfomance Indicators |
| 1. Provides high quality patient care using an evidence based, cost effective approach. |
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| 2. Clinical Research Protocol Development |
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| 3. Manuscript preparation |
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| 4. Translational Research development |
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| 5. Medical Oncology and Protocol Development |
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Key Accountabilities (Contd..)
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WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC
- Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
- Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
- We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.