Research Ethics and Governance Officer

4 days ago

Melbourne, Australia Victorian Government Full time

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Part-time

**Salary**: $74,448 - $82,305

**Grade**:Grade not specified

**Occupation**:Medicine, nursing and midwifery

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:13731

**About the Role**:

- We are seeking an administrative officer to join the team in Research Ethics & Governance at the RCH. As the Research Ethics & Governance Officer, you will be responsible for managing and facilitating research ethics and research management for the campus. In addition, you will be responsible for research monitoring, a clinical audit approval process, ensuring all research meets relevant legislative and regulatory requirements, policy development, and the provision of researcher support and advice.
- This position will involve facilitating the ethics approval process for researchers wishing to conduct human research by providing advice and guidance on documents to be submitted for approval, checking submitted documentation, data entry, and liaising with researchers, ethics reviewers and committee members. You will also provide executive support to the RCH Human Research Ethics Subcommittee/s and provide general administrative support to the department.

**Your Skills and Experience**:

- Experience in science and research or with experience in office administration
- Excellent customer service skills, advanced computer skills, a meticulous attention to detail, and an interest in the ethical conduct of research in children
- Previous work experience in a hospital, health or research related environment is highly desirable as is a tertiary qualification in a health or science related field
- Experience within a Research Ethics & Governance Office with an interest in the requirements involving ethics and governance submissions will be highly regarded

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

**Application Process**
- Why work at the RCH?
- RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
- We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
- It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.
- It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption
- Are you ready to join our team?
- Applications close in 23 September 2025

- Applications close Tuesday 23 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 9 September 2025

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