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Fulltime Public Health Senior Project Manager: 12 month appointment

Florey Neuroscience Institutes (FNI) is an amalgamation of the Brain Research Institute, National Stroke Research Institute and Howard Florey Institute and has expanded with the development of a state of the art facility in partnership with the Mental Health Research Institute and University of Melbourne.

A Senior Project Manager is sought to play a major role in several health services research projects in stroke at Florey Neuroscience Institutes - Stroke Division (Austin campus). The successful candidate will manage the AuSCR (Australian Stroke Clinical Registry) project a nationwide stroke registry established in Australia, and the Stroke123 NHMRC partnership project which involves the use of AuSCR and other datasets for stroke across Australia. The AuSCR register is a web-tool used to collect a minimum data set of acute care information including the treatment and outcomes of all hospitalised patients who have had a stroke or transient ischaemic attack. The candidate is also expected to contribute to finalising the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine project.

The applicant is required to have:

• Previous experience in successfully managing large collaborative research projects in health amongst a multidisciplinary team and in different geographical locations
• Evidence of high level project management skills
• Skills for appropriately managing and maintaining project documentation, ethical and regulatory requirements and patient data
• The ability to make decisions based on sound judgment
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize work
• Proficient computing and analytical skills
• Write reports and publications
• Apply for grants
• Manage project budgets and staff
• Travel for work, as required  

The successful candidate must have:

•  A relevant qualification in health or science preferably with post-graduate qualifications
• Proof ofdeveloped project management skills
• Proof of oral and written communication and interpersonal skills; and the capacity to successfully complete several tasks concurrently and achieve deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision and direct junior staff
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Familiarity with data management systems including online tools
• Experience with ethics applications
• Excellent computer skills and attention to detail
• Interest and knowledge in web-based technologies for data capture

Desirable:

• Prior experience undertaking research in stroke or cardiovascular disease
• Post-graduate public health, epidemiology/biostatistics qualifications (e.g PhD)
• Clinical background in allied health, medicine or nursing
• Experience in clinical quality registry applications or large online databases
• Peer-reviewed publications
• Experience with competitive grant attainment
• Experience with web-based technologies for data capture
   

Salary range: SRO1 to SRO3 - $76,676 to $ 82,428 (neg depending on experience). Salary packaging available.  1 year appointment, immediate commencement available.

Your application must address the selection criteria. Please refer to www.florey.edu.au/careers. Applications close on Thursday, 23^rd February 2012. 

Queries to A/Prof Dominique Cadilhac on Cadilhac@unimelb.edu.au or phone +61-3-9035-7000