Machine Learning Data Scientist

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Date: 18 Jun 2026

Location: 50 Flemington Rd, AU

Company: theroyalch

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.

  • Centre for Health Analytics- Parkville, The Royal Children's Hospital
  • Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging 
  • Permanent, 1x Full Time and 1x Part Time

 

About the role

There is one Permanent Full Time, and one Permanent Part Time position at 80 and 45.6hrs per fortnight (respectively) within the Centre for Health Analytics.

You will be responsible for delivering advanced analytic projects; providing expert guidance and advice, managing capability development and supervision, and manage successful delivery of those projects. You will be involved in long-term strategic outcomes that include the development of reusable AI products leveraging hospital data assets and developed CHA sociotechnical and process stack. 

Classification for this position will range from AO71-AO75 (FTE base salary $111,103.20 to $121,274.40 per annum, plus superannuation). 

 

What you'll achieve

  • Provide machine learning expertise and supervision to manage paediatric health analytics and AI solutions across CHA priorities.
  • Lead technical delivery within assigned work packages for machine learning approaches for child health use cases, including large language models and NLP, computer vision, deep learning, and predictive modelling using unimodal and multimodal electronic health record data.
  • Design and implement AI frameworks and methods for extracting structured information from unstructured clinical reports and imaging or histopathological data.

 

Your skills and experience

  • Post-graduate qualification in machine learning (or related field), combined with significant relevant industry experience of applied experience gained through practical experience, training or professional accreditation.
  • Demonstrated experience developing and applying advanced machine learning, deep learning, and NLP models to deliver impactful predictive modelling and analytical outcomes (experience in health, clinical, or hospital contexts is highly regarded).Strong technical proficiency in building scalable analytics and ML solutions using Python and SQL, with experience working on cloud-based data platforms and data warehousing environments.

 

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description. 

 

About the Department 

The Centre for Health Analytics enables the vision of Melbourne Children’s to become an internationally leading paediatric campus in the use of data to improve all aspects of patient care, operations, education, and research. The Centre delivers data services to the Campus, enabling access to data and analytics support, builds data infrastructure and is building a data enabled workforce through a range of workforce development initiatives. Our vision being to unleash the power of data to improve health.

 

What we offer: 

  • Culture of continuous improvement  

  • Flexible work options available 

 

 Other requirements: 

  • Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain 

  • Valid Working with Children Check 

  • Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure 

 

  

Application process  

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description. 

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!  

For more information about this position please contact Gerardo Luis Dimaguila, Data Innovation Lead Email: gerardoluis.dimaguila2@rch.org.au

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 staff benefits such as 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, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

 

Are you ready to join our team?

Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 2 July 2026