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**Employment Status**

Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time

**Program**

Chief Medical Officer

**Location**

Kitchener House

**Hours Per Fortnight**

80

**Position Summary**
- Deakin University Affiliated Role
- Join a dynamic and vibrant research culture working to create a world class research ecosystem

**About the Research Development Unit**

The newly named Research Development Unit sits within the Clinical Research Directorate alongside the Costa Clinical Trials Centre and HERB Laboratory. The RDU unit is a collaborative and supportive team that is committed to providing our researchers with up to date and comprehensive advice on clinical trial and research project development from early stage idea to publication, including biostatistical advice, analysis and support. The RDU nurtures staff to grow and develop their expertise and knowledge through training, workshop and conference attendance. The RDU will be co-located alongside the Costa Clinical Trial Centre.

**About the role**

To provide applied biostatistical and data analytic training, support and expertise in the areas of research design and analysis to Barwon Health staff and students conducting health and medical research. A secondary responsibility is to provide scientific writing support to designated projects in the production of journal articles for submission to peer reviewed health and medical Journals. This position involves supporting the Research Development Unit, Director of Research and Co-Director of Research to build research capacity and capability within Barwon Health.

**About the culture**

You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional, friendly and dedicated workforce who take pride in providing high-quality service. You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation. We are all dedicated to supporting the organisation in achieving our vision of - By 2050 everyone in our community enjoys the best health and wellbeing in Victoria.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wadawurrung name for the region; Djillong, (Geelong) is means “Tongue of Land”.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
- This role must be fully vac_cinated for COVID-19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: PhD or relevant post-graduate qualification in Applied Statistics/Biostatistics/Statistics and/or Epidemiology, Psychology or demonstrated equivalent competence
Essential: Strong understanding of applied statistics/biostatistical and epidemiological methodology, and the ability to develop applied statistics/biostatistical methodology
Essential: Experience with statistical analysis packages such as SPSS, R, STATA and SAS
Essential: Publications, conference papers, and technical reports with an applied statistics/biostatistics or statistics component
Essential: Understanding of the sensitivity and confidential nature of health information
Desirable: Previous experience teaching applied statistics/biostatistics and data management to health-related research staff and students
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.

**Contact Person**

Lisa Fry

**Contact Person Job Title**

Researc