Research Data Manager

Job no: 0063223
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Fixed-term for 12 months
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
School: Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Salary: UOM 8 – $119,742 - $129,607 p.a. plus 17% super

• Support the establishment of the OMIX3 biomedical research platform by managing data for multi-omic analysis and creating a national data commons.
• Opportunity to combine technical data management with community engagement, supporting advanced biostatistical and AI tool development
• Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!

About the Role
The Research Data Manager will support the establishment of OMIX3, Australia's first integrated, accredited multi-omic analysis platform for research and clinical samples. This role involves setting up a national data commons for secure data sharing, facilitating the use of advanced biostatistical and AI tools, and ensuring data management aligns with security protocols and ethical standards. The manager will work closely with the Australian BioCommons team, academic leads, and the wider research community, reporting to the overall project lead while fostering collaboration across multiple institutions within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Mapping of current and anticipated data requirements across four flagship projects.
• Work closely with technical experts, including software developers, engineers and cloud architects to develop custom technical solutions to meet user requirements.
• Collaborate with research end users of human multi-omics data to ensure that data holdings and sharing platforms are fit for purpose, identify user requirements, and work with deployment experts to address those requirements.

Who We Are Looking For
The successful candidate will demonstrate high-level oral and written communication skills, the ability to engage and build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, and a capability and enthusiasm for learning new technologies and software tools in biomedicine, genomics, and bioinformatics. They will possess an understanding of ethical, social, and legal issues related to human genomics data, as well as knowledge of data management principles and best practices.

You will also have:

• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent working experience in a relevant field (e.g. health informatics, data sharing, data management, applications of genomics, bioinformatics).
• Knowledge of ontologies, standards, schemas, data dictionaries and methods for representing relational metadata relating to human multi-omic data.
• An understanding of the ethical, social and legal issues related to use and sharing of human genomics data.High level oral and written communication skills, including oral presentations to stakeholders and support with report writing relating to data management.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

Your New Team – Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
The Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, ranked among the top schools of psychology in Australia and globally, offers an unparalleled opportunity to make a profound impact in the field. With a focus on excellence in research and teaching, the School attracts exceptional students and fosters a vibrant community of academic, teaching, and research professionals. Collaborative research links with prestigious institutions and departments further enrich the academic environment.

What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits  page!

About the University of Melbourne
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The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity.  First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.

We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
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For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring

Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents: 

• Resume
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
• The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)

^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Brett Verity via email at [email protected] , ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.

If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.

Please note that in the event of sourcing a suitable candidate, the closing date for applications may be brought forward, and the job vacancy may be closed. Therefore, we encourage interested individuals to submit their applications promptly.

Position Description