• Full time (1 FTE), ongoing role
• Parkville location, with multiple public transport options available  
• $110,479/$111,051 (pro-rata for part time) + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave

The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.  Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About the team

The Research Office is responsible for managing and facilitating the scientific, ethical and governance review and ongoing monitoring of human research conducted at the Women’s. Governance activities within the Research Office include the review of institutional governance requirements for research, monitoring of research conduct for compliance with institutional, legislative and regulatory requirements, research governance procedure development, advising and guiding researchers on research governance and risk management.

About the role

This role provides administrative support to the Research Manager, focusing on research governance activities. The key responsibility is to ensure that all human research conducted at the Women’s complies with the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research, the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2023), and the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework (NCTGF).

A regular day will see you:

• Support the research review process, ethics & governance activities
• Providing training, support and advice to researchers developing their governance research applications
• Support improvements to the implementation of best practice research governance
• Manage the relevant research committee’s
• Leading improvements to the implementation of best practice research governance support projects and activities that will contribute to the implementation of the National Clinical Trials governance Framework

About you

You are a detail-oriented and collaborative professional with a strong foundation in research governance, ethics, and compliance. 

You’ll bring with you:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in science/health/education or a related discipline
• Experience and/or training in research ethics and/or governance processes.
• Relevant experience of research management or demonstrated capacity to manage the complexity of research administration
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement new policies/procedures in a complex environment
• Knowledge and experience of a biomedical research environment (especially in clinical trials)
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

Our benefits

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is collaborative, supportive and passionate about learning.  We have a strong sense of purpose, and engage in meaningful work every day.  We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists 
• Onsite post office, eateries, retail stores and library services 
• Breastfeeding and pumping rooms, and a range of daycare centres nearby 
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, monthly ADO’s and purchased leave options  
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements  

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community.  We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.  We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters.  We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited and, as a child safe organisation, have a strong commitment to child safety and wellbeing.

Join us!

If you feel this role is right for you we warmly invite you to apply, and encourage your early application.  All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and a valid Working with Children Check.  Clinical staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, COVID-19, influenza, and a range of other diseases. 

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, or if you require an accessible copy of the position description, you are most welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.  We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

For more information, please view the  Position Description for this role.  

For a confidential discussion, please contact Peter Rogers on (03) 8345 3722 or peter.rogers@thewomens.org.au.

Application closing date:  16th November 2025