Senior Project Manager - Australian Stroke Clinical Registry - [Archived Advertisement]

• Based in Heidelberg, Melbourne
• 1.0 FTE, 12-month appointment, immediate start available

About the role:

An excellent opportunity is available for a highly motivated ‘people person’ who thrives on diverse challenges and is a dynamic and experienced Project Manager with a strong understanding of health care data. The opportunity is for the right person to join our outstanding interdisciplinary team in providing leadership for the day-to-day coordination of the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR).

The AuSCR is a collaborative national initiative that is hosted by The Florey, and was established in 2009 as part of a wider agenda to improve care and outcomes for people hospitalised with stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) in Australia. The AuSCR (www.auscr.com.au) is used to collect data on acute care treatments and health outcomes for consecutive admissions of stroke or TIA presenting to participating hospitals. Currently, 62 hospitals from seven different states and territories participate with over 125,000 episodes of care recorded (approximately 20,000 per year since 2018). The information collected in the AuSCR is used to monitor the quality of acute stroke care and promote quality improvement efforts to reduce variation in practice. All patients registered in the AuSCR are contacted by the Florey AuSCR team between 90 to 180 days after stroke/TIA for the collection of patient-reported outcomes. The AuSCR data are collected in the Australian Stroke Data Tool (AuSDaT). The AuSDaT is a national web-tool for stroke data collection used by the AuSCR and the Stroke Foundation for the National Audit program.

This position is based within the Public Health and Health Services Research Group that is headed by Professor Dominique Cadilhac, an international leader in Health Services Research in stroke who is the Data Custodian representative for the AuSCR at the Florey. This group is part of the Neurovascular (Stroke) theme (co directed by Professor Julie Bernhardt and Professor Vincent Thijs) within The Florey, and the AuSCR team is based at the Austin campus in Heidelberg, Victoria.

About you:

As the Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring effective and efficient registry processes are instigated or maintained including the documentation of procedures, adherence to ethical requirements and reporting, administrative support for the governance committees; production of the annual report and other reports for hospitals or funders, and supervision of staff.

Primarily you will be responsible for:

• Coordinating a large, multicenter clinical quality registry program;
• Ensuring that all activities are conducted in accordance with approved protocols, ethics clearances, contractual obligations and the Australian guidelines for good research.
• Overseeing and contributing to data verification and management processes and data reports provided to State Health Departments and participating hospitals, as well as the Annual report.
• Organising/conducting hospital recruitment, training and data quality (audit) checks and monitoring progress and data quality.
• Providing operational oversight of team members including contributing to relevant Human Resources activities e.g. recruitment processes; probation/performance reviews and the training, mentoring, supervision, and support of relevant staff, as delegated.
• Building and maintaining successful partnerships and liaising effectively with key external stakeholders

 The ideal candidate will have proven leadership and project management experience in the coordination of large, multicenter clinical quality registry programs or commensurate experience in multisite research projects undertaken in Australian hospitals. This person will be an effective communicator and multitasker who can actively problem solve and be strategic. This full-time position, initially for a period of 12 months, will be primarily responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the AuSCR. The role is required to provide operational oversight of team members (~12 staff) and liaise with a broad range of stakeholders. The role involves the coordination of this program under the direction of the Data Custodian. They will provide support for the development and tracking of budgets, grant and funding applications and review of project contracts.

As the successful candidate you will hold a relevant Bachelor degree in a health sciences discipline such as nursing, allied health or health information management, preferably with postgraduate qualifications in project management, epidemiology or public health. You will have excellent communication skills and experience in managing a range of staff as part of multi-site projects focussed on health information, quality improvement, data management using electronic databases, or health services research/programs. In addition, you will take pride in your attention to detail, have excellent organisational and computer skills, and advanced knowledge and skills in research and human research ethics. A background in the field of stroke or cardiovascular disease is highly desirable.

Working relationships with the Stroke Foundation, State Health Departments, stroke teams from participating hospitals and epidemiologists from Monash University are also required.

As a senior team member, it is expected that this position will also provide support on behalf of the Head of Group in a range of organisational activities, as required.

 An indicative salary is in the range of $95,288 - $111,179 commensurate with experience, (plus 14% superannuation and generous salary packaging options).

 Please see the Position Description via our website for full details of the role and selection criteria. Applications close 5pm 7 July. For any inquiries please email Professor Dominique Cadilhac (dominique.cadilhac@florey.edu.au), Dr Sibilah Breen (sibilah.breen@florey.edu.au or our HR team at employment@florey.edu.au. 

What we offer:

 Working at the Florey offers you the chance to work with a dedicated group of researchers within a culture that focuses on equity, diversity and collaboration. Other benefits include:

• Generous salary packaging to maximise your benefits
• Up to 17% superannuation
• Wellbeing initiatives including flexible working opportunities and access to our employee assistance program 

All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check.