Education Lead

**Role type**:Fulltime; Continuing
**Fa**c**ulty**: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
**Department**/ School**:Centre for Digital Transformation of Health
**Salary**:Level D - $180,254 - $198,584 p.a. (pro rata for part time) plus 17% super.
- Please note: Compensation rates will be updated as of November 1, 2025. _
- Shape national digital health education / Drive healthcare innovation / Lead award-winning team
- Investing in you - benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

**The University of Melbourne**
We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website.

**Your next career opportunity**

As the Education Lead at the Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, you'll spearhead the development of innovative education programs that are shaping the future of healthcare. You'll lead a nationally recognised team, driving strategies that influence government policy and professional standards in digital health. This role offers you the chance to collaborate with industry leaders, develop revenue-generating programs, and make a lasting impact on healthcare workforce capabilities across Australia.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- **Strategic Leadership**:Shape national strategies for healthcare workforce capability building in data and digital health, influencing policy and professional standards.
- **Program Development**:Lead the end-to-end development of innovative education and professional development offerings that meet sector needs and generate revenue.
- **Stakeholder Engagement**:Convene and lead industry advisory boards, fostering collaborations with healthcare organisations, clinical colleges, and government agencies.
- **Team Management**:Lead and develop the Education and Workforce Development team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, award-winning programs.

**You may be a great fit if**:
You are a visionary education leader with a proven track record in developing successful professional development programs, possessing a deep understanding of the healthcare sector and the ability to translate industry needs into innovative learning solutions.

**You**may**also**:

- Have an appropriate tertiary qualification, with a PhD in a relevant discipline being highly desirable.
- Possess significant experience in education development and adult learning principles.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of the healthcare sector and digital health landscape.
- Have a proven track record in developing successful business models for professional development.
- Show experience in leading complex, high-impact education initiatives of national significance.
- Exhibit excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across all levels.
- Be recognised as a sector leader in professional and workforce development.

For further information please refer to the attached PD.

**What we offer you**
We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfillment, including:

- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program

**Your new team -**Centre for Digital Transformation of Health**
The Centre for Digital Transformation of Health is a cross-disciplinary centre that sits in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and the School of Computing and Information Systems.

With a vision of connected healthcare, the Centre aims to address a critical gap in the translation of digital health research, which is clearly needed if the healthcare system is to benefit from research-led advances in digital health. The Centre aims to significantly grow the field of digital health research at the University of Melbourne through creating the right environment for the type of inter-disciplinary, collaborative research that correlates with research excellence and impact to flourish. Through bringing together researchers, educators, healthcare and digital health professionals, patients and the public, the focus on translation of digital health innovations into clinical practice will enable a future where the healthcare system is transformed through digital health innovation.

The Centre’s strategy is underpinned by connecting the strengths in health and medical research in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, to the strengths in informatics, computing and data science in the School of Computing and Information Systems and across the University to create a collaborative, inter-