Program Lead, Respiratory

Our mission is to improve the health of millions of people worldwide.

• Great Part-Time Opportunity (0.6 FTE) to develop impactful respiratory research alongside clinical practice
• Barangaroo, Sydney CBD (Relocation to Randwick in September, 2025)
• 2 Year Fixed Term Contract
• Hybrid working environment (1-2 days per week in the office)

The Opportunity:
The George Institute's Respiratory Group is a team of academic researchers conducting clinical trials across Australia, New Zealand and Asia with a focus on improving care for people with respiratory diseases.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Program Leader to join our Respiratory Program. This role will involve leading and developing a portfolio of research projects, securing funding and contributing to the strategic direction of the program as well as progressively taking on independent leadership responsibilities.

Our ideal candidate would be a mid-career clinician researcher with a strong track record in achieving independent research funding who is keen to further their research and take on a leadership role in a multidisciplinary global research organisation.

If you have a passion and vision for respiratory research and the capability to lead and develop a strong and productive research team, we would like to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Maintain high level oversight of ongoing studies and contribute to all research activities within the Respiratory Program
• Lead aspects of grant writing and submissions for new projects, secure personal research funding through competitive grants, institutional support, philanthropy and commissioned research
• Support current projects to ensure optimal trial and execution and team engagement
• Provide expert input during the research meetings, guide high impact publications, reports and reviews
• Foster a productive, collaborative team culture, build strategic partnerships within and beyond The George Institute
• Develop and maintain national and international networks to support program goals.
• Attend project meetings, ensure research aligns with global best practices and oversee budget management
• Model and promote TGI's values and strategic goals in all interactions and communications
• Participate in teaching and student supervision at TGI and UNSW
• Collaborate across TGI regions to support team development

For more information on this role, please see our detailed Position Description here

Skills, Knowledge and Experience/ Our Successful Candidate

• Relevant health/ medical qualification
• PhD in a relevant health related discipline
• Seasoned Researcher or Leader of a small research theme within a program
• Experience in the management of research projects and/or clinical trials
• Demonstrated track record in application and procurement of grants and funds
• Experienced in writing high impact research papers
• Experience and/or ability in people management and primary supervisor of post-graduate students
• Advanced technical writing and oral presentation skills
• Strong decision making, problem solving, analytical skills, and strategic thinking
• Demonstrated capacity to develop collaborations within and external to the home organisation
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills
• Demonstrated experience with budget proposals and development
• Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; familiar with statistical analysis programs such as R or SAS
• Excellent interpersonal skills and enjoys working in and developing teams
• Ability to work well and flexibly i.e. autonomously, in small teams and with a wide range of varying stakeholders
• Ability to see the big picture, yet still focus on detail
• Availability and willingness to travel
• Flexibility to work non-standard hours of work for collaboration and contact with global teams based on requirements of the position

The closing date for applications is21 August 2025.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found

The unrestricted right to work in Australia is a requirement for this position. Candidates who require sponsorship will not be considered.

Benefits of a career at The George Institute

We are committed to attracting, developing, rewarding and retaining the best people in their fields to conduct and support our innovative and highest quality research programs.

Take advantage of our rewards you may enjoy as part of The George team.

• Competitive market salary and benefits
• Salary packaging (lowering your taxable income and increasing your take-home pay)
• Flexible working arrangements - onsite, hybrid or WFH (dependent on individual role)
• Being part of a global team, making an impact on global health outcomes
• A focus on employee wellbeing including global employee engagement surveys, reward and recognition programs, steps challenges and more...

About the George

The George Institute for Global Health(The George) is 700+ employees around the world and projects in over 40 countries all focused on improving the health of millions of people worldwide.

As a medical research institute affiliated with leading universities, we are challenging the status quo in healthcare to:

• Lead world-class, large-scale clinical trials, epidemiological studies and health systems research to transform treatments and healthcare delivery
• Look beyondsingle diseases, across the life course,to identify patient-centred approaches to care that can be implemented at scale
• Develop low-cost, innovative solutions to global unmet needs
• Drive our global impact through a program of research, advocacy, thought leadership and disruptive social entrepreneurship

We pride ourselves with our 6 core values: excellence, integrity, can-do approach, creativity, impact, and humanitarian commitment.

Our big and bold mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide needs a diverse and innovative team to deliver it. So we foster a dynamic, inclusive and flexible workplace where each individual can bring their best selves to work.

We value workplace diversity and encourage applications from people living with disability; women; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people who identify as LGBTIQ+; mature-aged people and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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