Epidemiologist/ Research Assistant

You are applying for the position of Epidemiologist/Research Associate for South Australian Health Medical Research Institute. Please fill in your details below to submit an application for this position.

This position is located in: SAHMRI North Terrace

The Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) Research Centre, established in 2017, was designed to monitor the health, service utilisation, medication use, mortality, and other health specific outcomes of people receiving aged care services.

ROSA Research Centre is seeking an experienced Epidemiologist/Research Associate to join their team, supporting high quality research centered on aged and health care services for older people. Specifically, the role will closely support a program of work measuring and evaluating the quality and safety of care delivered to individuals in the aged care settings, with a focus on medications, workforce, and cross-sectoral care integration.

About the Role

Key responsibilities include:

1. Conducting high quality research with a focus on quality and safety of care in aged care, medication safety, and integrated care. This includes conducting literature reviews, planning and executing statistical analyses, and writing and dissemination of findings.
2. Facilitating the activities of federally funded projects focusing on individuals in aged care settings.
3. Working independently as well as collaboratively with the ROSA team, research partners, consumer representatives, staff, and stakeholders of the research projects.
4. Conducting analyses of large datasets (>3.8 million individuals, billions of records) contained within ROSA, including aged care data, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data, Medicare Benefits Schedule data, and hospitalisation records.
5. Preparation of papers for publication in high impact peer-reviewed journals.
6. Participating in the dissemination of research findings at appropriate conferences.
7. Monitoring and reporting on progress against key performance indicators of funded studies.
8. Contributing and supporting the preparation of grants and applications for competitive funding in related areas.

About You

The successful candidate will possess the following key attributes:

1. Degree qualification in a relevant field with extensive relevant experience.
2. PhD in Health Services Research, Epidemiology, Geriatrics, Pharmacy, Medicine, or related field highly desirable.
3. Demonstrated history of independent scientific contributions in their discipline (e.g., publications, grants, reports).
4. Excellent proficiency working with SAS, R, or Stata (with at least proficiency in one statistical software package).
5. Experience working with large datasets independently. Preferable experience working with aged care and/or health service data.
6. Excellent epidemiological and biostatistical knowledge, including experience working with observational data, multivariable modelling, missing data, confounding/interaction issues, and survival analysis.
7. Knowledge of the aged care system or health care sector in Australia (desirable).

Special Requirements

1. Some out of hours' work may be required.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, and our institute is dedicated to growing a culture that pursues, enables, and demands research excellence. We are proud of the work we do and work hard as a team to make a positive difference to the community. Our values of excellence, innovation, courage, integrity, and teamwork are what help us achieve our goals. If these are also your values and goals, apply today.

As a not-for-profit organisation, SAHMRI employees can access salary packaging options up to $15,900. Salary packaging lets you pay for things like the everyday costs of living with money from your salary before tax. This reduces your taxable income, meaning you could pay less tax and take home more of what you earn. For more information on salary packaging, please see the Maxxia website.

Applications close: Monday 31st March 2025

Applications may close earlier than advertised if a suitable candidate is found prior to the close date.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.