Associate Director, Research, Evaluation and Economics

**Associate Director, Research, Evaluation and Economics**

**Agency for Clinical Innovation**
- Join an organisation passionate about delivering improved health care.
- Flexible Working Organisation based in state of the art, agile offices in St Leonards.

**We are looking for someone who can**:

- Lead the development and implementation of effective complex high-level strategies and integration approaches relating to evidence generation and dissemination - spanning evaluation, research, economics, and implementation science.
- Lead the development and integration of a consultancy model for evidence-based products and services that inform decision makers across NSW Health and government in a timely way.
- Provide high level expert advice and strategic direction to the Executive Director InSITE, Chief Executive, ACI Executive team, Ministry of Health and key stakeholders.
- Lead and develop the capability of multidisciplinary teams through coaching and advising staff, ensuring performance goals are met, and fostering a positive workplace culture.
- Manage and develop effective partnerships and productive working relationships with diverse key stakeholders including, but not limited to, ACI Clinical Networks, Ministry of Health, Pillar organisations, local health districts, and national and international academic groups and experts.
- Lead the adoption of innovative evidence generation techniques throughout the directorate

**About us**

The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) leads innovation in clinical care across NSW. We do this by bringing clinicians, patients and healthcare managers together to design and implement new ways to deliver healthcare.

**What you will be doing**

The Associate Director, Research, Evaluation and Economics leads a dynamic portfolio that encompasses the organisation's consultancy, implementation science, evaluation, and health economics functions. The position plays a fundamental role in ACI's contribution to the evidence ecosystem within ACI, NSW Health, nationally and internationally - and in the translation of evidence into intelligence for key decision-makers.

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, Intelligence and Support for Innovation, Transformation & Evaluation (InSITE), the Associate Director plays a key role in the ACI leadership team and provides high-level executive and strategic advice, direction, and support on all accountabilities within the InSite team/directorate and in meeting the broader organisation strategic outcomes.

**Employment details**

**Employment Type**: Full Time Exempt (up to January 2027)
**Position Classification**:Health Manager Level 6
**Remuneration**: $182,575.00 - $199,405.00 per annum excluding Superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 40 (38 standard + 2hrs toward ADO)
**Requisition ID**: REQ603443

**How to apply**
- a cover letter detailing your interest and how your skills and experience are relevant to this role, maximum of 3 pages
- an up-to-date resume of no more than five (5) pages which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this role.

**Selection Criteria**
- Tertiary qualifications or equivalent in a relevant discipline such as health and social sciences, evaluation and/or significant experience working in a senior Health management position with extensive knowledge of the challenges in the NSW public health system.
- Demonstrated understanding of evaluation approaches, evidence generation, collation, synthesis, analysis and integration.
- Significant track record of achievement in the development and production of evidence-based products and relevant processes to ensure provision and integration of such products in a consultancy model.
- Proven achievement in the development and successful implementation of strategic initiatives, including the capability to plan, manage change, strategically improve performance, and manage multiple projects across a broad portfolio.

The ACI values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve.

This position is a temporary position and **requires full working rights in Australia** (e.g. Australian citizenship/ permanent resident). If you currently hold a temporary visa that allows you to live and work in Australia, you may be eligible for employment opportunities in line with the conditions of your visa.

**Need more information?**

**Closing date: Tuesday, 23**rd** September 2025 at 11:59PM**

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