Queensland Digital Health Centre (QDHeC) Full-time, fixed-term position until December 2027. Base salary will be in the range $120,317 - $134,892 + 17% super (HEW Level 8). Based at our Herston Campus.

About This Opportunity

Join the Queensland Digital Health Centre (QDHeC) in a pivotal senior leadership role where you will help shape the future of digitally enabled healthcare research. As Research Manager, you will lead the planning, coordination and delivery of a diverse portfolio of high-impact digital health research, consultancy and strategic initiatives, including nationally significant Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) programs. Working within a collaborative, innovative and purpose-driven environment, you will partner with leading researchers, clinicians, government agencies and industry stakeholders to drive meaningful outcomes that translate research into real-world impact. This is an exciting opportunity to influence complex projects, strengthen research capability and contribute to creating positive change across the health sector.

Key responsibilities

- Leading the planning, governance and delivery of a portfolio of digital health research and consultancy projects, ensuring milestones, timelines, quality outcomes and strategic objectives are achieved.
- Providing expert project management leadership across major research programs, including nationally funded initiatives, while managing risks, dependencies, budgets, reporting and project performance.
- Building and maintaining strong partnerships with researchers, clinicians, industry and government stakeholders, and coordinating effective communication, engagement and governance activities.
- Supporting the development and implementation of research, consultancy and strategic initiatives through funding applications, business cases, operational planning, compliance activities and continuous improvement projects that enhance research impact and organisational performance.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will be a highly organised and strategic project management professional who thrives in a complex research environment. You will bring a proven ability to lead multiple concurrent projects, build strong stakeholder relationships, and deliver high-quality outcomes across research, consultancy and strategic initiatives. With exceptional communication skills and a collaborative mindset, you will be motivated by the opportunity to contribute to innovative digital health research that creates meaningful impact across the healthcare sector.

You will also have

- Demonstrated experience leading and delivering complex projects or programs, ideally within health, research, higher education, government or a related sector.
- Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities,



ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard.
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, frameworks and tools, with the ability to apply fit-for-purpose approaches across diverse project environments.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with experience building productive relationships across multidisciplinary teams and external partners.
- Experience in project governance, reporting, risk management and compliance, with the ability to provide informed advice to support decision-making.
- Strong financial and operational management capabilities, including budget oversight, resource planning and the coordination of strategic initiatives and funding activities.

About Queensland Digital Health Centre (QHDeC)

The Queensland Digital Health Centre (QHDeC) is a multidisciplinary team of clinical informaticians, mathematicians, ICT experts, data scientists and engineers spread across multiple faculties of the University of Queensland. It focuses across the horizons of digital transformation for healthcare: optimising digital workflows, data and analytics and recent and innovative models of care. QHDeC partners with Queensland Health, researchers and industry to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care by leveraging routinely collected data for system improvement, allowing optimisation of workflows and health service delivery.

Other Information

Pre-employment checks may include verification of the right to work in Australia and criminal history checks. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements. You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

We’re dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ, and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criteria but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We’re also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can help by emailing or calling +61 .

Applications close Wednesday the Wednesday 5 August 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-67360). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for end of August 2026.

About the University of Queensland





The University of Queensland (UQ) acknowledges the Traditional Owners and their custodianship of the lands on which UQ is situated. We pay our respects to their Ancestors and their descendants, who continue cultural and spiritual connections to Country. At the University of Queensland, we are proud to be one of Australia’s leading research and teaching institutions, consistently ranking among the top 50 universities worldwide. As a member of the prestigious Group of Eight (Go8) universities, UQ is widely recognised for its intensive focus on research and teaching excellence – evidenced by our numerous accolades including more teaching awards than any other Australian University and reflected in UQ being the number one recipient of ARC Fellowships and Awards nationally across all scheme years (totalling 452 awards worth $339 million). Our state-of-the-art facilities, libraries, and cutting‑edge research centres offer unparalleled opportunities for academic and professional growth. With five faculties, a number of globally recognised research institutes, and over 100 research centres, we attract an interdisciplinary community of more than 7000 staff, supporting more than 55,000 current students from over 137countries. UQ is dedicated to supporting the career aspirations of our students and staff. Our comprehensive career services provide personalised guidance, skills development, and networking opportunities to help you achieve your professional goals. Whether you are a student seeking internships and job placements or a staff member looking for career advancement, UQ is here to support you every step of the way. UQ values equity, diversity and inclusion and seeks to reflect the broader community by attracting and retaining high-quality staff from a range of backgrounds. Our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion aims to ensure that everyone at UQ feels valued and empowered to achieve their full potential. We are particularly interested to hear from people who bring diversity to UQ – whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability. Whether you are a recent graduate, an Academic, or an experienced professional, UQ offers a wide range of opportunities to help you grow and succeed. Explore our current job openings, discover our programs, and become part of a community that is dedicated to creating lasting, meaningful impact for the communities in which we live and work. For more information about working at UQ and our employee benefits (such as generous leave provisions, 17% superannuation, flexible working arrangements, and health and wellness discounts) please visit Why Work at UQ.

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