At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead platform deployments for real-time pathogen genomics and public health insights.
- Company: Join the University of Melbourne, a leader in education and research.
- Benefits: Enjoy 17% superannuation, flexible work, and comprehensive health programs.
- Other info: Collaborate with experts in a vibrant, inclusive environment focused on innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on global health through innovative genomic projects.
- Qualifications: Tertiary qualification in IT, data science, or public health preferred.
The predicted salary is between 111275 - 120435 $ per year.
Role type: Full time; Fixed term for 12 months
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/School: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences
Salary: $111,275 – $120,435 p.a. plus 17% super
Impact global pathogen surveillance / coordinate platform deployments / collaborate with diverse public health partners.
Investing in you – 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.
Your next career opportunity:
- You will coordinate platform deployments that enable real time pathogen genomics for critical public health decisions.
- You will partner with technical and public health teams, shaping how genomic data informs surveillance, research and biosecurity.
- You will gain experience working within a leading infection and immunity institute on nationally significant digital infrastructure.
What you will deliver:
- Lead planning and coordination of platform deployments across various health settings.
- Develop and manage implementation plans, timelines, milestones and resources to support effective platform adoption.
- Coordinate stakeholder engagement, onboarding, training and user acceptance testing to ensure deployment readiness.
- Monitor project progress, manage risks and issues, and report outcomes, benefits and key performance indicators.
- Liaise between technical teams and end users, capturing feedback and supporting continuous platform improvement.
You may be a great fit if you:
- Hold a tertiary qualification in IT, data science, public health or a closely related discipline.
- Bring demonstrated experience managing complex projects, products or implementations involving IT systems or data platforms.
- Demonstrate strong stakeholder engagement skills and success building relationships across diverse partner organisations.
- Have experience working with information systems, digital platforms or data driven public health programmes.
- Apply excellent organisational, communication and problem solving capabilities within fast paced, multidisciplinary environments.
- Offer experience or strong interest in public health, genomics, bioinformatics or health data management contexts.
What we offer you:
- Build future financial security with 17% superannuation.
- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being.
- Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programs, such as Academic Women in Leadership, and learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning.
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and well-being, including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave, cultural leave, and menstruation and menopause leave.
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company.
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program.
Your new team:
You will join the Department of Microbiology and Immunology within the School of Biomedical Sciences. Your role sits jointly in the Centre for Pathogen Genomics and the Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory. Together, these teams deliver integrated pathogen genomics, diagnostics and surveillance to support public health decision making. You will collaborate with leading experts across genomics, bioinformatics, epidemiology, laboratory science and capacity building. You will be part of an inclusive, values driven environment focused on innovation, impact and world health outcomes.
Be Yourself:
The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. The diversity of our community enriches us all, and we are committed to creating an inclusive and fair workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
Application essentials:
- You must have current valid work rights for Australia. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
- A Working with Children Check is required for all positions. If successful, we will guide you through the process and reimburse you.
- Please upload your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest and experience as part of the application process.
- You are not required to address the Selection Criteria for this application.
For queries related to this specific position, contact Tuyet Hoang at tuyet.hoang@unimelb.edu.au.
For questions related to our recruitment process email Tara at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au.
Apply today, and join a community that’s shaping the future.
Applications close: Sunday 8 November 1:55 PM; Melbourne time zone.
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