El1 Evidence Synthesis

Join a research focused team generating evidence for policy makers
- Office based in Melbourne or remote based in other cities
- 3 year contract at EL1 level

Our client, A federal government agency responsible for the provision of disability services and funding, is currently looking for a experienced data analyst. This branch is accountable for collating and conducting research, evidence, best practice and lived experiences for decision-making. This includes evaluating key programs and initiatives, ensuring staff are able to find, generate and utilise evidence for decision-making and translating complex data and research into a more usable format for customers and stakeholders.

This position is within a team that is responsible for the review of large research areas relating to disability and subsequent care. You would be responsible for performing research projects such as meta-analysis or systematic reviews of literature relating to specific areas and determining whether there are any gaps in the research. These gaps will be addressed through the planning and implementation of clinical trials.

In this position you would:

- Working with stakeholders to identify, prioritise, scope, develop and manage project plans.
- Working with external partners (e.g., industry and academia) to develop and roll-out join research projects targeting a verity of supports and participant groups.
- Leading environmental scans, systematic or scoping reviews as well as meta-analyses of evidence and current practice relevant to the disability sector.
- Ensuring the searching, screening, data extraction and reporting of scientific and grey literature is in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) standards.
- Performing research in line with documented protocols for inclusion/exclusion of records, data extraction, assessment of quality and data synthesis.
- Designing and documenting clinical trial protocols, analysis plans and ethics submissions.
- Overseeing the implementation of clinical trials protocols by internal and external research staff in accordance with GCP and CONSORT guidelines.
- Maintaining project related records including research software or platforms.
- Preparing and presenting internal reports including slide-pack summaries for stakeholders and communicating recommendations to stakeholders based upon the findings.
- Liaising with Evidence for Action team to ensure findings are effectively translated for participants, internal staff, partners and key stakeholders.

If you are interested in applying, please follow the links to apply. Alternatively, please contact Sebastian Kaiser on (02) 9431 2530 for a further conversation about the position and organisation.