• Work type: Fixed Term
• Location: Parkville
• Division/Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
• Department/School: Centre for Digital Transformation of Health
• Salary: $107,547 - $127,707 (Level B)
• Role & Superannuation rate: Academic - Full time - 17% super

Founded in 1853, the University of Melbourne is Australia’s #1 university and is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

About the Centre for Digital Transformation of Health

The Centre for Digital Transformation of Health is a cross-disciplinary centre that sits in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and the School of Computing and Information Systems.

With a vision of connected healthcare, the Centre aims to address a critical gap in the translation of digital health research, which is clearly needed if the healthcare system is to benefit from research-led advances in digital health. The Centre aims to significantly grow the field of digital health research at the University of Melbourne through creating the right environment for the type of inter-disciplinary, collaborative research that correlates with research excellence and impact to flourish.

About the Role

The Research Fellow will be a member of the Centre for Digital Transformation of Health’s team that is developing the Digital Health Validitron and the Melbourne Health Technology and Value Assessment Collaborative in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. The Digital Health Validitron is a novel and innovative pipeline for iterative design, development, testing and validation of digital health innovations.

In a typical week at work, you may:

• develop and validate new assessment instruments for digital health interventions
• contribute to the scholarship on health technology assessment of clinical decision support tools or applications that support remote patient monitoring/ virtual care
• carry out modelling of the potential clinical outcomes for the patient population of interest
• guide trial design for digital health interventions including trial method and study endpoints of importance to patients, clinicians and payers

About You

You will have a strong research track record in analytical and modelling techniques applied to health economics, health outcomes research, operations research, epidemiology and/or biostatistics and well developed skills in evaluation of health interventions using validated frameworks.

Ideally, you will further have:

• a PhD in a relevant analytical discipline such as epidemiology, health economics, biostatistics, mathematics, systems engineering, operations research or equivalent relevant experience
• demonstrated skills in data science, modelling and simulation using real world health data
• background in health technology assessment (HTA) with knowledge of the Australian HTA landscape
• applied and/or research experience in analysing health outcomes and health economic impacts of health interventions to understand their value

Benefits of Working with Us

In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

• Flexible working arrangements and generous personal, parental and cultural leave options
• Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
• Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
• Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
• Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

To find out more, please visit about.unimelb.edu.au/careers.

Be Yourself @ UoM

We recognise that our employees are at the core of all our successes and achievements. We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community, and we encourage and celebrate diversity. We promote inclusive behaviour, and we actively seek to learn from each other. Indigenous Australians are strongly encouraged to apply for our roles.

Join Us!

If you feel this role is right for you, please submit your application including a brief cover letter, your resume and your responses against the selection criteria* (found in the Position Description) for the role.

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

Should you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at [email protected], using the subject line: Research Fellow - Digital Health Technology Assessment enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Position Description