Project Officer
BioGrid Australia
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join the BioGrid team working for the Australian Rare Cancer Portal.
- Part Time, Fixed Term position (funded until 30 June 2029 under a grant from the Australian Government).
- Experienced Project Officer required to support administration and operation of the Australian Rare Cancer (ARC) Portal online referral service for clinicians
The Royal Melbourne is one of Victoria’s largest hospitals providing a comprehensive range of health services including acute, sub-acute, general, and specialist medical services throughout inpatient and community-based facilities. We are also a proud part of the world-renowned Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, working in collaboration to advance research for continuous improvement of clinical care.
Your Opportunity:
- Administer the ARC Portal online referral service to support referring clinicians with the recruitment and triaging of rural and regional rare cancer patients according to recruitment milestones.
- Strengthen high quality collaborations between project partners including BioGrid Australia, Cancer Alliance Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Rare Cancers Australia, Sunshine Coast University Hospital and others to facilitate patient referrals to the ARC Portal.
- Develop expertise in understanding database development and usage to support evaluation of the ARC Portal to ensure sufficient data collection to enable analyses of ARC Portal outcomes.
- Provide ongoing management of the ethics and governance approvals required for the ARC Portal and associated projects.
- Contribute to the development and review of business processes utilising JIRA and Confluence.
About You:
- Formal qualifications of a Degree in Biomedical Science or equivalent.
- Experience and knowledge working in a health/biomedical science environment.
- Experience preparing and submitting Human Research Ethics Committee applications and reporting.
- Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills (verbal and written) including team and client relationship management.
- Excellent organisational, time management and prioritisation skills with ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities under pressure.
- Ability to work independently and effectively with minimal supervision.
- Knowledge and understanding of Government, hospital and research institute policies, procedures, practices and resources.
- Working knowledge of statistics, optimisation, visualisation and other mathematical techniques for data analysis.
Benefits:
- Salary packaging options, earn up to $12,000 tax free earnings!
- 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO's for full time employees
- Discounted gyms and health centre access with Fitness Passport
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities
- RMH prides ourselves on our Speaking Up for Safety Culture and our values - People First, Lead with Kindness and Excellence together!
Interested?
Find out more about BioGrid Australia https://www.biogrid.org.au/, the ARC Portal https://www.arcportal.org.au/ and The Royal Melbourne Hospital https://www.thermh.org.au.
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If you have any questions or require more information, connect with us. We look forward to hearing from you.