Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Governance and risk management
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 5010
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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the department
The Discovery & Innovation Unit (DIU) is the central research office at Austin Health, responsible for research strategy, governance, capability development, and institutional reform. DIU delivers enterprise oversight for ethics, governance, policy, systems, and compliance, ensuring that all research conducted under the Austin Health banner meets the highest standards of integrity, impact, and translation. The unit partners with clinicians, researchers, funders, and external institutions to build a world-class, future-ready research environment.
About the role
Austin Health is strengthening its research governance system to create predictable, transparent and audit-ready processes that support safe, ethical and high-impact research. As part of this uplift, we are seeking a highly organised and reliable Research Ethics Operations Officer to ensure smooth, accurate and compliant operation of the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and the broader ethics and governance service.
The Research Ethics Operations Officer plays a critical role in maintaining the institutional foundations of research ethics and governance at Austin Health. This position ensures HREC meetings run to a high standard, governance records are complete and compliant, and operational processes support clarity, defensibility and institutional accountability.
A regular day will see you:
The role partners closely with the Manager, Research Governance & Ethics and with Advisors across ethics, governance and integrity to ensure Austin Health maintains a mature, reliable and transparent governance architecture.
About you
You are an organised and detail-oriented professional who takes pride in accuracy and structured work. You thrive in environments where precision matters, standards are clear and processes must be followed consistently.
You communicate professionally, manage deadlines with discipline, and bring steadiness to busy cycles and complex operational requirements. You value integrity, reliability and clarity and you understand that excellent governance relies on predictable, high-quality operational support.
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Kate Khamly, Deputy Director Research Governance & Integrity at [email protected]
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Monday 20 April 2026