Ethics, Integrity

Full time permanent role
- Austin Hospital, 145 Studley Road Heidelberg
- $78,353.60 base + salary packaging + super (pro-rata for part time)

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 state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About the Office for Research**

The Office for Research (OfR) is moving to a model that provides holistic ethics, integrity and biosafety advice, support and service to researchers and our research partners. To deliver on the strategic plan, the OfR has created a Research Integrity function within the office. This arm of the OfR will provide a program of training and development for Researchers, Ethics Committee Members, and Divisional Teams and Departments to ensure research is embedded in the fabric of the hospital.

**About the role**

A regular day will see you:

- Manage ethics and site-specific authorization of new projects, amendments & post-approval items
- Manage review and sign-off of Research Agreements
- Provide advice pertaining to research ethics, research governance and research agreement matters
- Prepare and present research training and one on one consultation with researchers
- To manage Ethics Committees, as required, including preparing of documents, agendas, providing advice based on relevant guidelines and legislation and taking minutes at the meeting
- Assist in reporting KPIs and preparing institutional reports.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

- Experience in the review and interpretation of research projects and research agreements
- Experience in preparing and managing research projects, including design, tracking and post-approval requirements (such as safety, annual and final reports)
- Demonstrated skills and experience, including timely, efficient and effective minute-taking and record
- keeping.
- Track record in customer service including excellent written and verbal communication skills and proven time management skills.

**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:

- $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, discounted car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
- Five weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave options

**Inclusion at Austin**

**Work with us