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The Research Manager will facilitate and support the delivery of Orygen Digital’s research activities surrounding the implementation and use of the MOST platform across youth mental health services nationally.

Reporting to the Head of Research (Orygen Digital) you will:

• Work closely with Orygen Digital MOST researchers to coordinate research projects, activities, and research experiments as required (including liaising with relevant teams) and ensure key milestones are met.
• Manage and maintain a database (Confluence) of current research projects and their status, grant opportunities/applications, publications, and presentations, and monitor progress and success rates and prepare regular reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist in the statistical analysis and interpretation of data for research projects and internal evaluation/ quality improvement projects including generating actionable insights that inform the ongoing improvement of MOST.
• Support the development of competitive grant applications as relevant and apply for ethics approvals as required and liaise with ethics committees including reporting and seeking amendments as needed.

What you’ll need

You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health and wellbeing outcomes for young people. The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Postgraduate qualifications in mental health or other relevant field.
• Highly developed skills and extensive experience in mental health research project management.
• Experience in analysing quantitative/qualitative data and generating insights using appropriate statistical analysis software (e.g.REDCap, SPSS, R, SAS).
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills with an ability to build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in contributing to scientific papers, competitive grants, research reports and ethics submissions.

What you’ll get in return

• Salary package between $115,000-$125,000 commensurate with skills and experience + 11% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
• Flexible work to suit your lifestyle and access to policies and tools that support this.
• Provide and further develop your leadership and skills with Orygen and be part of leading the revolution in youth mental health.

Orygen – leading the revolution

Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood. At Orygen, this is our life’s work, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.

Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always.

Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.

At Orygen, that’s the future we’re creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.

Join the revolution

If you’re keen to join Orygen and be part of our team challenging the status quo and reshaping the future for young people, apply now.

For more information and to review the position description, please follow the link here.

This is a full-time permanent contract.

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services.

All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check, successful police check and having at least three COVID-19 vaccinations.