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 and promulgate the application of evidence in key ACI programs including the pipeline of innovation, models of care and innovation in patient care across NSW
• 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.

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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, $199,405.00 per annum excluding Superannuation

Hours Per Week: standard + 2hrs toward ADO)

Requisition ID: REQ603443

How to apply

Your application should include:

• 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.
• address the Selection Criteria in your application.

Application must be lodged electronically. Please go to and search Job Reference Number REQ603443 to submit your application.

Selection Criteria

1. 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.
2. Demonstrated understanding of evaluation approaches, evidence generation, collation, synthesis, analysis and integration.
3. 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.
4. 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.

We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQ+, those with special needs and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person and would like some more information about applying for a role within the ACI, please contact one of our Aboriginal Workforce Consultants on or by email

If you are a person with disability and require information or specific arrangements to participate in the recruitment process, please contact HSNSW-

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?

1) Click here for the Position Description

2) Find out more about applying for this position

If you would like more information on this role please contact Florent Gomez on before Friday 12 September or Andrew Milat on after that date.

This recruitment is managed by our internal teams at the ACI. ACI is unable to accept agency applications nor engage with recruitment agencies at this point in time. We thank you in advance for respecting our process.

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

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