Health Informatician

Role Type: Contract until June 2026

Hours: Part time (0.5 FTE) to full time hours available

Salary: $120,000 - $140,000 commensurate with experience plus superannuation

The opportunity:

To support the ALBI build, NACE is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Data Governance & Quality Lead to design, implement, and optimise data processes and governance frameworks for this transformative initiative. This position is the vital bridge between clinical and technical domains—ensuring that data pipelines deliver clinically meaningful, high-quality, and ethically governed data to support research and innovation in allergy and immunology.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with systems engineers, data specialists, and cloud infrastructure experts to translate complex clinical and research requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions. You'll bring together expertise in health informatics, data engineering, and clinical data management to build the foundations of ALBI's data infrastructure—enabling high-impact, evidence-based research.

About your new team

The National Allergy Centre of Excellence (NACE) is establishing the Allergy BioRepository (ALBI) — a groundbreaking national resource developed in collaboration with leading allergy and digital health experts. Led by Professor Kirsten Perrett, NACE Director and Group Leader of MCRI's Population Allergy Group, and Professor Janet Davies, Head of the Allergy Research Group at QUT, ALBI will drive discoveries to better understand, prevent, and treat allergies, alleviating their growing impact on the community.

Your responsibilities include:

Develop and implement comprehensive data quality rules, validation frameworks, and conformance assessment protocols to ensure data integrity across all pipelines

Establish and maintain data lineage and provenance tracking systems for transparency, traceability, and auditability

Ensure compliance with ethical, privacy, and governance frameworks relevant to clinical and research daa

Create and maintain technical documentation, including data dictionaries, SOPs, and user guidance

Support the design and implementation of data pipelines that transform raw data into clinically meaningful, research-ready dataset

Conduct data analytics and validation, including reviewing outputs from ML/AI tools for clinical validity and reliability

What we need from you:

• Master's qualification in Health Informatics, Data Science/Engineering, Bioinformatics or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience managing clinical or research datasets within healthcare or biomedical research environments
• Strong technical proficiency in Python for data processing, transformation, and analysis
• Proven expertise in applying industry data standards such as OMOP, CDISC, or HL7 FHIR
• Experience designing and implementing data quality frameworks and validation processes

Got questions? Please reach out to Lesley Gray at

What's in it for you?

Benefit from salary packaging, including entertainment and novated leases

Contribute to a national, high-impact health research initiative

Collaborate with leading clinicians, researchers, and data experts across MCRI, QUT, and partner institutions

Play a key role in building a first-of-its-kind digital health platform for allergy research

Access to professional development, training, and conferences within a world-class research environment

Work in a collaborative, flexible, and innovative culture at MCRI

Who we are

Murdoch Children's Research Institute envisions a transformative future for child health. Our institute is a hub of impactful scientific breakthroughs, particularly in early interventions, enhanced diagnosis, prevention, and potential cures. We thrive on collaborative, multidisciplinary problem-solving to address challenging queries in child health. Committed to inclusivity and respect, we foster a positive working environment that values diverse backgrounds and experiences. As a proud member of the Australian Network on Disability and a dedicated supporter of Science Australia Gender Equity (SAGE), we uphold principles of equal opportunity and diverse representation.

We are committed to the safety of children and young people and takes a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of child abuse, exploitation and harm. Child safety is prioritised in our decision-making at all levels of the Institute.

are dedicated to developing our staff and creating a culture centred on respect and continuous learning.

Join Us

If you believe this role is a good fit for you, please apply by submitting:

Your resume

A cover letter addressing the selection criteria

Ensure these documents are combined into a single PDF file.

We welcome individuals of diverse genders, ages, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, abilities, religions, and sexual orientations in our workplace. We actively encourage talented individuals from all walks of life to apply for our job openings. Our commitment lies in fostering a workplace that is barrier-free and inclusive, aiming to attract the most skilled candidates.

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Please note, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

No recruitment agencies please.

Position Description

Applications close: 28 November 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight time