Data and Research Support Lead

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

The Department:
The Cardiac Surgery Department at the RCH is the sole provider of care for paediatric cardiac surgery for Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Northern Territory. The Cardiac Surgery Department performs over 530 open heart surgeries a year. It holds the Nationally Funded Centre for paediatric cardiac transplantation and this includes a large program for LVAD and ECMO. 

The Cardiac Surgery Department is one of the leading units in the world in its speciality with emphasis on clinical and technical excellence, clinical and experimental research and teaching of younger generations of surgeons.

The Role:
The Data and Research Support Lead sits within the Cardiac Surgery Unit and has the responsibility to manage and coordinate the collection, analysis and reporting of all data for the Cardiac Surgery Department.

This role will manage the collection, maintenance, analysis, and reporting of research and audit data from the department's cardiac database systems, ensuring quality practice, patient safety, and research progress.

Additionally, the role involves adapting data processes to meet reporting requirements, maintain ethical standards, and facilitate integration with the Epic EMR system for improved quality monitoring.

Selection Criteria:

• Highly developed computing skills including extensive experience with relational databases, spreadsheets, and word processing, with a willingness to undergo further training as needed.
• Proven ability to manage large, complex datasets, including data collection, accurate entry, extraction, manipulation, quality audits, and registry data uploads.
• Extensive experience in the field spanning many years.  Specialists with 7-8 years’ experience in the field.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in fields such as science, computing, health informatics, nursing, or public health.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail and a proactive approach to data analysis.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build and maintain working relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Experience in project management and a knowledge of research methods in a health environment is desirable

Please click here to view the position description.

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 24 June 2025