• Salary breakdown: $90,000.00 - $115,000.00 + Superannuation + Salary Packaging ($15,900.00 + Meal & Entertainment expenses)
• Hybrid role, Randwick location, 35 hour work week
• Support research projects through the provision of data analytics and statistical analysis

About the Institute

Located on Gadigal and Bidjigal land (Randwick NSW), Black Dog Institute is the only Medical Research Institute in Australia to investigate mental health across the lifespan, our aim is to create a mentally healthier world for everyone.

Emphasising a devoted focus to into suicide prevention, digital mental health, a workplace mental health, we undertake a unique ‘translational’ research approach that allows us to turn our world-class findings into new treatments, prevention strategies, clinical services, educational programs, and e-health products.

We join the dots by connecting research answers, expert knowledge, and the voices of lived experience to deliver solutions that impact and boost the health care system for patients and practitioners alike. Our work is used to drive evidence informed change across the rapidly expanding mental health sector and sets the foundations for a brighter and healthier future for all.

Benefits

• Hybrid work, 1-2 days per week in office (choose your days, consistent team collaboration days where possible)
• 35 hour work week, flexible hours agreements & 9-day fortnights
• Salary Packaging: $15,900.00 of your base salary tax free & up to $2650.00 meal & entertainment
• Family first, people first culture, we put our research into action at work to make sure we maintain mental health and wellbeing at work
• Pet friendly workplace

The Role

The purpose of this position is to design, implement and manage systems to enable the collection, analysis and reporting of data across research and implementation studies based at Black Dog Institute.

The position will be responsible for creating unified study databases combining data from existing, ongoing data collections managed by internal and external partners, and establishing reporting platforms and visualisation of research outcomes for a range of audiences. The position will also support research projects through the provision of data analytics and statistical analysis expertise.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure all data management activities adhere to best research data governance practices, ensuring privacy and security of data is maintained to the highest ethical standards
• Work closely with researchers to design, develop and maintain fit for purpose data capture, entry, storage, and archiving systems/ databases for research studies in adherence to data security protocols, data governance, and broader research ethics requirements.
• Develop and manage database systems and architecture using specialised fit-for-purpose software such as SAS and SQL, to generate insights into study progress and recommendations for improvements to study data collection procedures and reporting
• Manage the collection and integration of data from a range of internal and external data providers, including setting up and implementing systems and procedures for quality assurance (quality control, data checking and cleaning large datasets), as well as data extraction for analysis.
• Use specialised reporting packages to produce insights reports (e.g. PowerBI dashboards, Google Analytics, SAS)
• Support data analysis, including data cleaning/processing, weighting, statistical significance testing and descriptive statistics.
• Manage and develop data visualisation instruments to support the dissemination of data analysis outcomes.

Selection Criteria

• Tertiary qualification in information technology, health information management, public health, statistics or a relevant scientific discipline
• Demonstrated experience in establishing and managing SQL-Server based database systems for health projects ideally gained in a research or medical environment
• Demonstrated experience in SAS or similar software for data management, analysis and reporting.
• Proven experience with visual analytics tools, e.g. SAS, Power BI
• Proficient in python scripting.
• Demonstrated experience in quality control, data checking and cleaning of datasets, including data manipulation and extraction.
• Experience in the development of documented data management plans and data governance processes

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in data management for health research
• Experience with research statistics and statistical analysis packages.
• Experience in applying research ethics and data governance regulations
• Proven experience with linkage of health service data
• Previous experience working in the not-for-profit sector.

EOO Statement

Black Dog Institute is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects our wider community. We ensure equal opportunity for all, regardless of age, culture, appearance, sexual orientation, lived experience, gender identity, disability and/or family status.