Research Governance Manager

Work in an environment that offers: 

• Support for career progression and development
• An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
• A dynamic and growing health service that embraces new technologies

The Position 

Job Reference: 2991

Position Title: Research Governance Manager
Classification: Dependant on Qualifications
Hours per fortnight: 60.8 Hours
Employment Status: Ongoing Part Time

Closing date: 24/09/2025

The Role

The Research Governance Manager is the senior organisational lead for research governance at Bendigo Health. The position has accountability for oversight of all research governance functions, including secretariat support for the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC), monitoring of research compliance, and development of organisational policy and procedures to meet state and national regulatory requirements.

The role provides advice to the Executive Director Medical Services and Executive team, ensuring that Bendigo Health maintains best practice standards in research governance and compliance. This role leads the development of research governance strategy, influences organisational culture and practice, and represents Bendigo Health at state wide and national forums.

The position is accountable for resource planning within the Research Governance Office, delivery of strategic and operational KPIs, and ensuring research governance activities are efficient, risk based, and aligned with organisational objectives.

Working with Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health are a leader in regional health care, combining outstanding services with a strong education, training and personal development culture.

Created by our community in the 1850s, we have a long, proud history of delivering excellent care to our community.

Our organisation is diverse, welcoming and committed to delivering our vision of Excellent Care. Every Person, Every Time.

Bendigo Health has around 5000 staff and a catchment area covering a quarter of the size of Victoria. The three main campuses of Bendigo Health are in Bendigo, with many services extended to regional settings including areas such as Mildura, Echuca, Swan Hill, Kyneton and Castlemaine.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits for our staff, including: 

• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Career development and education opportunities
• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Use of staff gym and pool and access to other fitness facilities through fitness passport program

If successful for a position at Bendigo Health you must provide evidence of your full immunisation record as part of the on boarding process.

Your New Division

Clinical Governance is focused on upholding patient safety and a high quality of service through leadership, quality improvements, clinical performance, risk management, professionalism and excellent patient care.  The division collaboratively provides high quality clinical governance support and advice, both internally and when supporting our regional Health Service Partners.

GP Liaison, Medical Imaging incorporating BreastScreen, Pharmacy, Pathology and Research Governance is led by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

The Chief Medical Officer has responsibility for maintaining full compliance to accreditations and to deliver improvements through our response to the recommendations of both the national and Victoria's General Quality and Safety reviews. The Office of the CMO oversees incident reporting, investigation of adverse patient events and complaints regarding clinicians.  The CMO provides leadership and support to the medical workforce to feel empowered to provide Excellent Care. Every Person. Every Time.

Bendigo Region

Bendigo is one of Victoria's largest regional cities making it a great city to live and work in. Bendigo provides services for the region's population of over 320,000 and so the city offers excellent schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities. We can offer generous flexible working arrangements - giving you more time to enjoy the fantastic restaurants, beautiful parks, walking trails and wineries within our region.

Interested?

We'd love to hear from you  Please ensure that you attach a cover letter and an up-to-date copy of your resume.  

Need more information?  Please contact Seema Bagia on for a confidential discussion.  

Diversity and Inclusion

Bendigo Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and social inclusion and encourage people from a diverse cultural background, people with disabilities and or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

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