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About the Role:

Position Title:               Research Officer 

Department:                MCHRI (Monash Centre for Health Research & Implementation) 

Location:                     Monash Medical Centre Clayton 

Employment Type:      Full Time - Fixed

This position is for 1.0 EFT from Feb 2025 - Feb 2026.

We seek to fill a vital position in research support and coordination to enable implementation and evaluation of a leading research program focused on delivering improvements in women’s health during pregnancy through research and translation into Monash Health antenatal care services at scale.  Working collaboratively with clinicians, researchers, and other stakeholders, this position will be responsible for seamless coordination and integration of the intervention into the health system, addressing real-world healthcare needs and optimising outcomes.

Working with a project team, the Research Officer will provide a vital supportive role across the spectrum of conceptualization through to project closure and translation. This includes ethics coordination, project management, stakeholder engagement and health system implementation. Data collection via quantitative and qualitative methods is also integral to this role, requiring an experienced, efficient and effective researcher to achieve this. The Research Officer will develop and implement research processes across MCHRI to support the achievement of MCHRI strategic objectives and enhance our position as a leading Centre for collaboration and research translation 

About Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI), Monash University and Monash Health 

MCHRI sits under the Facility of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University. Established in 2005, MCHRI has grown from 3 to 180 staff and students. MCHRI is a collaborative partnership between Monash University and Monash Health. MCHRI utilises public health research as well as the translation and implementation of clinical, health services and public health knowledge, underpinned by cross sector end user engagement, to deliver health impact. MCHRI is the base for the new maternity Learning Health System (LHS), embedding research and maternal healthcare provision, to drive unprecedented, sustainable national improvement in maternity care and health outcomes for women and newborns.  MCHRI works with broader reach across Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre, nationally and internationally in our research and translation endeavours. Our vision is to create, synthesise, implement and translate clinical, health care and public health knowledge, underpinned by cross sector end user engagement, to deliver health impact. MCHRI has led organisational and individual leadership support programs in healthcare for nearly a decade.  

Read more about MCHRI research at: https://mchri.org.au/about-mchri/vision-and-overview/ 

About Monash Health 

Monash Health is a lead health service within Monash Partners. Monash Health is an impressive organisation of seven public hospitals, 21 community health sites, five aged care facilities, university affiliated international research and tertiary education. We provide healthcare for the entire lifespan from pre-birth to palliative care and all stages in between, and we have recently opened the new 230-bed Monash Children’s Hospital. 

About the Role 

Located at Monash Health within the Monash Health Translation Precinct, the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI) is expanding its biostatistical consultancy team. The Data Analyst/Statistician will have strong skills to provide the Monash Health HREC with statistical reports on ethics applications, and to provide Monash Health staff with statistical consults, as well as provide key project coordination and management for data/analytics. The existing members in the highly-skilled biostatistical consultancy team (6 staff) provide a supportive environment and structured mentorship for new members to upskill. Projects that we support include those on the MCHRI websites at: https://mchri.org.au/  

Primary responsibilities include 

Project Coordination:

• Development and implementation of effective efficient research processes to support research leads in project coordination and delivery of key research outputs. 

• Manage and coordinate operational aspects of the research program including stakeholder communication, participant management, data collection, collation and management and integration of databases. 

• Attend relevant meetings, providing updates on project progress and outcomes. 

• Manage ethics amendments and submissions in line with trial requirements. 

Research and Translation:

• Conduct research aligned with the research program objectives across knowledge to action, including formative research, user-testing, trial implementation. 
• Lead participant coordination at scale across Monash Health antenatal services. 
• Produce and/or contribute to peer-reviewed publications, and project reports based on study findings. 
• Assist in the delivery of the intervention, including health coaching where required. 
• Assistance in qualitative research methods, including interviews and focus groups with stakeholders/ consumers. 
• Create promotional materials to enhance user engagement during the implementation. 
• Contribute to the ongoing evaluation of the research program. 

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Collaborate with Monash Health clinicians, midwives, and allied health professionals to facilitate intervention delivery and research activities. 
• Foster and maintain relationships with project partners, consumer groups, and collaborators to ensure alignment and engagement. 
• Develop in-service materials and deliver staff training to embed the intervention into routine antenatal care. 

About You:

• Proven experience and excellent understanding of the principles, complexities and issues around research 

• Understand the nuances and complexity of large-scale projects.  

• Demonstrated ability to manage diverse stakeholder relationships effectively. 

• Demonstrated ability to work directly with research participants in a supportive, evidence-based manner.  

• Proficiency in research platforms including REDCap, statistical analysis software (STATA), and survey platforms (Qualtrics) desirable. 

What you need: 

• A PhD in women’s health, public health, digital health, or a related field. 

• University qualification in allied health (nutrition, dietetics, exercise physiology or equivalent).  

• Experience in project management and coordination.  

• Experience in quantitative and qualitative research methods.  

• Experience in statistical analysis desirable.   

• Demonstrated ability in academic writing and manuscript production. 

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please contact Cheryce Harrison via email at [email protected].

Position Description can be found here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: 26th February 2025