Alishia Ballintine is the Senior Manager, Legal and Compliance at University of the Sunshine Coast – Clinical Trials (UniSC CT). UniSC CT operates a clinical trial network across south-east Queensland, delivering clinical trials in collaboration with commercial sponsors across multiple therapeutic areas.
In her role, Alishia provides strategic leadership across legal, regulatory, quality, and governance functions for the UniSC CT network, ensuring clinical trial operations comply with applicable legislation, GCP requirements, sponsor obligations, and institutional governance frameworks.
With more than a decade of experience across medical research and the broader life sciences sector, Alishia brings a well-rounded perspective spanning legal and compliance, research operations, commercialisation, grant funding, and commissioning. Alishia holds a postgraduate qualification in Law with First Class Honours and serves as In-house Legal Counsel for UniSC, complementing her senior management responsibilities with deep expertise in legal risk, governance, and regulatory compliance.