• Fixed term full-time, three year contract
• Research & Development
• National Office, St Kilda Road, Melbourne

About the Blood Service:

We collect, process and distribute life-saving blood products, breastmilk and more. Everyone at the Blood Service makes a valued contribution to this life-saving work. We promote an inclusive work environment and welcome applications from all people.

About the role:

This role is an exciting full time, fixed term opportunity to join the Donor Research team as a Research Fellow. The Donor Research team applies behavioural and social science theory and methods to describe, predict, and influence blood donation behaviour, and to optimise the health and wellbeing of blood donors.

Our team members are experts in psychology, sociology, public health, epidemiology and marketing, who produce high quality evidence about the behaviour and wellbeing of blood donors using both exploratory and interventional research approaches. The work of the Donor Research team is critical to ensuring a continued blood supply for Australia and we deliver leading edge research that translates into business practice and improves outcomes for blood donors, while expanding academic knowledge about blood donation.

Accountabilities:

As part of this productive and motivated team, the successful candidate will work with the National Donor Research Manager to provide research leadership across several existing projects, while developing new research directions for the program. These projects will focus on the design and evaluation of interventions to increase blood donation.

This is an ideal role for a researcher who wishes to apply their substantial research expertise in quantitative research methods and experimental/clinical trial design in a highly applied setting, where research findings can be readily translated into meaningful outcomes, in addition to traditional academic outputs. The Research Fellow will work in close consultation with our business partners, and provide consultation on issues related to blood donation behaviour

Skills & capabilities:

• PhD or equivalent qualification in psychology, public health, social science, behavioural science or related field.
• Strong expertise in quantitative research methods and analysis, particularly experimental/clinical trial design.
• Demonstrated research experience in an applied setting, with demonstrated high quality outcomes, particularly translation of findings to impact on policies or practices.
• Previous research roles involving effective collaboration or consultation with non-research stakeholders.
• Proven experience in leading research projects from conception to dissemination and translation stages, including coordination of research staff and management of milestones and budgets.
• An established track record of publications in high quality journals.
• Success in attracting external research funding is highly desirable.
• An excellent verbal and written communicator, including dissemination of research findings across a range of academic and applied settings, and able to tailor communications to different audiences.
• Enthusiastic about conducting research within an applied, multidisciplinary, non-academic setting, particularly the opportunity to quickly translate research findings to improve outcomes.
• Keen to work in a fast-paced business environment, using your problem-solving skills to design research solutions to address business problems and meet strategic goals

Benefits:

• Knowing you are working in a company that is in the business of saving lives
• Salary packaging program (allowing you to make the most of your salary)
• Discounted health insurance, veterinary care and car hire
• Internal programs focused on your wellbeing, safety & work/life balance

A full Position Description is attached below.