Research Officer

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Position Summary

As our Research Officer, you'll be at the forefront of identifying evidence-based strategies to propel women GPs into leadership roles. Your insights will shape policy and practice, making a tangible difference in the healthcare landscape. You'll provide essential research and operational support to our Senior Research Fellow & Translation Lead, and collaborate closely with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). Your days will include:

• Recruiting participants and collecting data through interviews and focus groups. Your knack for gathering and analysing data will be key.
• Preparing documentation for research and conference papers, including conducting literature reviews, coding and analysing data. Your meticulous attention to detail will shine here.
• Providing high-level administrative support, maintaining data and record-keeping systems, ethics reporting, and reference libraries. Your organisational skills will keep everything running smoothly.
• Staying updated on the latest developments by liaising with staff and peers, reading relevant literature, and attending meetings and seminars. Your curiosity and eagerness to learn will keep you ahead of the curve.
• Communicating effectively and professionally with all relevant stakeholders. Your superior communication skills will ensure everyone is on the same page.
• Complying with Monash Health and Monash University policies, procedures, and protocols relevant to undertaking research. Your understanding of ethics, confidentiality, privacy, and information handling principles will be crucial.
• Performing other research and administrative tasks as directed. Your flexibility and dynamic approach will help you tackle any challenge.

If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you! Join us and be part of a team that values curiosity, innovation, and evidence-based systems change to drive tangible improvements in healthcare leadership.

About Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI), Monash University and Monash Health

MCHRI sits under the Facility of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University. MCHRI is a collaborative partnership between Monash University and Monash Health. MCHRI utilises public health research as well as the translation and implementation of clinical, health services and public health knowledge, underpinned by cross sector end user engagement, to deliver health impact. MCHRI works with broader reach across Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre, nationally and internationally in our research and translation endeavours. Our vision is to create, synthesise, implement and translate clinical, health care and public health knowledge, underpinned by cross sector end user engagement, to deliver health impact. MCHRI has led organisational and individual leadership support programs in healthcare for nearly a decade.

Advancing Women in Healthcare Leadership national initiative

The Advancing Women in Healthcare Leadership (AWHL) national initiative is led by the Partnership Centre for Gender Equity and Leadership Advancement, which sits within MCHRI. It involves 25+ partner organisations in health and medical sciences, and is funded through two National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Partnership Project Grants. The AWHL initiative aims to disrupt the gender inequalities seen in healthcare leadership, where women are consistently underrepresented, despite comprising the majority of the healthcare workforce. Underpinned by a coproduction approach, AWHL works collaboratively with partner organisations, and is creating a new knowledge base and designing evidence-based systems, organisational and individual interventions to advance women in healthcare leadership. Aligning with government reporting processes, partners are implementing interventions, measuring outcomes, and benchmarking their achievements with the sector.

About the Role

The Research Officer will play a key role in identifying evidence-based strategies to advance women general practitioners in healthcare leadership, informing their implementation into policy and practice. This position provides both research and operational support to AWHL’s Senior Research Fellow & Translation Lead, and involves working closely with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).

The Research Officer will be responsible for:

• Participant recruitment, data collection (i.e., interviews and focus groups), data analysis, and preparation of results and reports.
• Preparation of documentation for research and conference papers, including conducting literature reviews and data analysis.
• Providing high level administrative support, maintaining data and record-keeping systems, ethics reporting, reference libraries, and websites.
• Staying updated on developments, evidence, and activities by liaising with staff and peers, reading relevant literature, and attending meetings and seminars.
• Communicating effectively and professionally with all relevant stakeholders.
• Complying with Monash Health and Monash University policy, procedure and protocols relevant to the undertaking research, including superior understanding of ethics, confidentiality, privacy and information handling principles.
• Performing other research and administrative tasks as directed

The role requires significant experience with qualitative research, superior communication skills, ability to work flexibly and dynamically, demonstrate initiative and attention to detail, and a high-level of efficiency and organisation, including the ability to set priorities, manage time, plan work to meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure.

About You

• Demonstrated track record in qualitative research.
• Excellent communication skills, including a proven ability to produce a range of clear, succinct documentation and interact with a diversity of stakeholders and colleagues.
• Demonstrated high-level organisational skills, including the ability to set priorities, manage time, plan work to meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to self-manage, such as taking initiative, working to tight timelines and managing a range of work tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a team member in a collaborative and collegial manner.
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated understanding of confidentiality, privacy and information handling principles
• Well-developed computer skills, with experience and demonstrated skills in using Microsoft Office, Google Apps, NVivo or Dedoose, Endnote or Zotero.
• Experience in project management
• Demonstrated ability in academic writing and manuscript production

What you need:

• A Masters in health science, public health or a related field
• University qualification in health sciences, public health, STEM, education, or related discipline
• Experience working in the general practice sector would be advantageous
• Proven track record in qualitative research
• Well-developed communication and organisational skills
• Ability to work flexibly, demonstrate initiative, and manage time effectively
• Experience with research software (e.g., NVivo, Dedoose) is advantageous
• Experience in project management
• Demonstrated ability in academic writing and manuscript production.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please email Belinda Garth on belinda.garth@monash.edu

Position Description can be found here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: 11 June, 2025