Clinical Content Team Lead

Orygen; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

12% superannuation

Salary packaging & meals allowance

Job summary

Orygen is Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health seeking a Clinical Content Team Lead. You will shape evidence‑based digital mental health content for young people and families, combining clinical expertise with content design.

Reporting to the Director, Digital Care, you will lead strategy, governance and a high‑performing team while collaborating with cross‑functional groups to design scalable digital health solutions in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA and demonstrated experience developing evidence‑based clinical or psychoeducational content, ideally in youth mental health.
• Strong knowledge of psychological frameworks, evidence-based interventions, and applying clinical best practice in content development.
• Proven leadership with ability to coach and develop high‑performing teams in a collaborative environment.
• Strong understanding of clinical governance, quality standards, documentation, and accreditation processes.
• Experience across digital health, behavior change, co-design or UX-informed environments to create engaging, evidence‑based experiences for youth and families.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, development and continuous improvement of evidence‑based digital mental health content.
• Partner with young people, clinicians, families and stakeholders to co-design, prioritise and optimise content using research, analytics and user feedback.
• Drive content governance, quality assurance and clinical compliance to meet evidence-informed, safety and accreditation standards.
• Inspire and develop a high‑performing content team with leadership and hands‑on support.
• Collaborate across product, engineering, research and data teams in an agile environment to scale innovative digital solutions.

Skills

Clinical content leadership

Content development

Leadership and coaching

Governance & accreditation

Digital health/UX collaboration

Job description

About Orygen

Orygen is Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.

For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged 12-25.

About the job

The Clinical Content Team Lead shapes and delivers evidence-based digital mental health content that engages young people and families. Combining clinical expertise, behavioural science and content design, this hands-on role creates impactful, scalable experiences that support better mental health outcomes.

Reporting to the Director, Digital Care, you will:

• Lead the strategy, development and continuous improvement of evidence-based digital mental health content that delivers meaningful outcomes for young people and their families.
• Partner with young people, clinicians, families and key stakeholders to co-design, prioritise and optimise content using research, analytics and user feedback.
• Drive content governance, quality assurance and clinical compliance, ensuring all content meets evidence-informed, safety and accreditation standards.
• Inspire and develop a high-performing content team, providing leadership, coaching and hands-on support to deliver engaging and impactful content experiences.
• Collaborate across product, engineering, research and data teams in an agile environment to design, test and scale innovative digital solutions that enhance mental health care.

Skills and experience

The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA, with demonstrated experience developing evidence-based clinical or psychoeducational content, ideally within youth mental health.
• Strong knowledge of psychological frameworks, evidence-based interventions, and the application of clinical best practice in content development.
• Proven leadership experience, with the ability to coach, mentor and develop high-performing teams in a collaborative environment.
• Strong understanding of clinical governance, quality standards, documentation requirements and accreditation processes.
• Experience working across digital health, behaviour change, co-design or UX-informed environments, with a passion for creating engaging, evidence-based experiences for young people and families.

Benefits

• Salary between $135,000 - $145,000 base salary pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + 12% superannuation access to $15,900 NFP salary packaging & meals allowance.
• Play a key role in innovative research, clinical services, and community engagement.
• Work in a state-of-the-art facility co-designed with young people to advance youth mental health.
• Support Orygen's mission for youth mental health and contribute to positive social change.
• Embrace the freedom of a hybrid work model, combining remote work with on-site collaboration.
• Engage in innovative projects alongside passionate professionals across various disciplines.

This is a part to full-time position (0.8 - 1.0 FTE), contracted for 12 months.

Applications will close on 10 November 2026 (12pm), unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.

Before applying at Orygen, it’s important to understand that you may encounter sensitive information related to mental health as part of your work. Being aware of this and how it could affect you is essential in deciding if this is the right opportunity for you.

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 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 and successful police check.

For the full position description, visit https://www.orygen.org.au/getmedia/1b68184c-12b6-44da-ab89-edfc29355738/Position-Description-Clinical-Content-Lead-Oct-26.pdf.aspx