Ethics & Data Governance Research Officer (AI/Health)

UNSW International; Sydney; On-site; AUD 107,000 - 130,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

17% Superannuation and leave loading

Additional 3 days of leave over the 1/

Lifelong learning and career developm

Progressive HR practices

Job summary

University of New South Wales in Sydney is seeking a Senior Research Officer (Ethics, Governance and Data Systems) to support the Implementation to Impact team within the School of Population Health and SPHERE Cancer Clinical Academic Group. The role focuses on high-level ethics and governance coordination for complex projects involving AI and linked data.

The successful candidate will manage ethics submissions, drive governance processes across multi-site initiatives, and build strong internal

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent experience or equivalent competence.
• Experience with ethics, regulatory and site governance applications, especially for multi-site projects.
• Desirable: data science or AI-focused projects.
• Proven project management experience and ability to develop project plans and documentation.
• Ability to develop governance processes for ethics and regulatory submissions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate ethics and regulatory requirements across multiple projects.
• Support governance procedures for AI and data science initiatives.
• Develop scalable governance systems and documentation.
• Build internal/external relationships to streamline ethics submissions.
• Communicate with stakeholders to share knowledge and guidance on governance.

Skills

Ethics & governance

Data governance

AI projects

Project management

Stakeholder communications

Cross-site collaboration

Education

Tertiary qualification or equivalent

Job description

University of New South Wales in Sydney is seeking a Senior Research Officer (Ethics, Governance and Data Systems) to support the Implementation to Impact team within the School of Population Health and SPHERE Cancer Clinical Academic Group. The role focuses on high-level ethics and governance coordination for complex projects involving AI and linked data.

The successful candidate will manage ethics submissions, drive governance processes across multi-site initiatives, and build strong internal