Eresearch Manager

2 year Contract position (potential to be permanent) within Australia’s largest child health research Institute
Attractive Salary + Super + Salary Packaging Benefits
Bring your exceptional Data and Management skills to a team passionate about making a difference

Who We Are

At Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, we share a powerful vision; to re-imagine the future of child health. We are the home to many life-changing scientific discoveries. We believe that no question is too impossible to try and answer. We are renowned for our cutting-edge focus on early interventions, improved diagnosis, prevention, and development of potential cures. Our success is founded on a philosophy of collaboration through a multi-disciplinary approach to solving the toughest questions in child health. Murdoch Children’s is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity, equity and respect that celebrates and values the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our people. We strive to foster a positive working environment that is underpinned by equal opportunity for all and consideration for the diverse voices of our people and the communities we serve. Murdoch Children’s is a proud member of the Australian Network on Disability and is a committed subscriber to Science Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) and its principles.

**The Opportunity**:
**You will provide a strategic direction to the team by**:
serving as a conduit between researchers and IT
managing tools that support researchers in undertaking high performance computational biological research and broader knowledge management. Existing tools include LabArchives and Galaxy.
supporting researchers in defining requirements and investigating new potential tools that will support research specific data management and usage needs
implementing best practices and identify areas for process automation

The e-Research Manager will require the ability to build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, and to work in a flexible fast paced environment.

**The role will see you with primary responsibility of**:
Develop and deliver a strategy and service proposition for the newly established e-Research team to define focus areas and services to be supported across the institute
Develop enterprise level solutions to data management and analysis problems
Develop strong collaborative relationships with campus-wide data initiatives, research leads and support and operations teams including, IT, ethics, legal and research data integrity
Lead and participate in advisory, steering groups and committees as required
Collaborate across the Melbourne Children’s Campus and other leading Australian & international groups

**About You**:
Masters/PhD degree in Statistics, Information Science, Computer Science, or a related field strongly
Applicable project/ program/ team management experience
Understanding of research data and computing needs of researchers in medical research including bioinformatics, ‘omics, biostatistics etc.
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with experience communicating to a wide range of stakeholders

**To be considered, applicants should submit**:
Cover letter
Resume
Responses to ‘selection criteria’ via the position description

All applicants, please be aware that in line with the Victorian Pandemic Orders and the Murdoch Children’s and VCGS COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, all Murdoch Children’s and VCGS workers must be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless a valid medical exception applies.