Program Manager – SOLVE CHD

Bond University; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free staff car parking

Flexible work arrangements / work from

Parental leave up to 18/26 weeks

Salary packaging options for FBT and N

Leave loading 17.5% of base salary

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Study assistance for staff and depend

Corporate health and finance discounts

Onsite Medical Centre and Counselling

Onsite Sports Centre including gym,‑ fi

Job summary

Bond University on the Gold Coast invites applications for the two-year, full-time fixed-term Program Manager for SOLVE-CHD. You will support a national research program, coordinating strategy, budget oversight and global collaborations under the IEBH oversight.

The role requires strong leadership and stakeholder engagement across a multidisciplinary team. You will work within a supportive environment offering flexible work arrangements, excellent staff benefits and opportunities for

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline with demonstrated experience managing complex health, research or system improvement programs.
• Demonstrated program management expertise, managing multiple concurrent projects, budgets and timelines.
• Proven ability to build partnerships with researchers, clinicians, consumers, health services and funding bodies.
• Experience supporting quality improvement, implementation science, health service redesign or evidence translation.
• Strong leadership and team management across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee portfolio to support research leaders, develop and implement overarching strategy.
• Budget oversight and securing leveraged funding for the SOLVE-CHD program.
• Grow and manage a global network of partners and collaborators.
• Prepare reports for senior stakeholders and funding bodies.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Reporting & analytics

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualifications in public health/health services management

Job description

Brief Description

• Lead a nationally significant program improving heart health outcomes
• Build global research partnerships and drive strategic program growth
• Enjoy Gold Coast lifestyle, wellbeing initiatives and development support

Program Manager SOLVE-CHD

Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine

Full-time, Fixed Term for 2 years

Position Reference No: 184679444

• Free staff car parking
• Access to flexible work/work from home arrangements
• Up to 18/26 weeks of parental leave
• Salary packaging options for FBT and Non-FBT items
• 17.5% of base salary leave loading
• Free & Confidential Employee Assistance Program available for all staff
• Study assistance for staff and dependents
• Corporate health and finance discounts
• Onsite Medical Centre and Counselling Services
• Onsite Sports Centre including gym, fitness classes and pool

As Australia’s first private, not-for-profit university, Bond University based in Robina on the Gold Coast seeks to be recognised internationally as a leading independent university, imbued with a spirit to innovate, a commitment to influence and a dedication to inspire tomorrow's professionals who share a personalised and transformational student experience.

Join Australia’s top university for teaching* and enjoy staff benefits including:

• Free staff car parking
• Access to flexible work/work from home arrangements
• Up to 18/26 weeks of parental leave
• Salary packaging options for FBT and Non-FBT items
• 17.5% of base salary leave loading
• Free & Confidential Employee Assistance Program available for all staff
• Study assistance for staff and dependents
• Corporate health and finance discounts
• Onsite Medical Centre and Counselling Services
• Onsite Sports Centre including gym, fitness classes and pool

About The Position

Applications are sought from suitably qualified candidates for a two year full-time fixed term position. This role will provide support to a national research program led from the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare (IEBH): Solving the long-standing evidence-practice gap associated with cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (SOLVE-CHD).

SOLVE-CHD is a world-leading program of health services research that is closing the evidence-practice gaps in cardiac rehabilitation and improving cardiovascular health for people living with heart disease. Working across a national network of researchers, clinicians, consumers and health organisations, the role oversees a portfolio that supports research leaders to develop and implement an overarching research strategy, budget oversight, securing leveraged funding, building capacity and capability and growing and managing a global network of partners and collaborators.

The Program Manager will join a multidisciplinary research team led by Principal Investigator Professor Julie Redfern AM, Director of the Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare.

Requirements

About the Person

Essential

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (e.g., public health, health services management or a related field) with demonstrated experience managing complex health, research or system improvement programs.
• Demonstrated program management expertise, including the ability to oversee multiple concurrent projects, managing competing priorities, monitor progress against milestones and deliver outcomes within budget and timelines.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with diverse stakeholders, including researchers, clinicians, consumers, health services, government agencies, professional bodies and funding organisations.
• Experience supporting quality improvement, implementation science, health service redesign or evidence translation and implementation initiatives.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, including experience working across multidisciplinary teams and influencing outcomes in complex, collaborative environments.
• Excellent reporting and analytical skills, including experience using data to inform decision-making and prepare reports for senior stakeholders and funding bodies.
• Exceptional written, digital and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare high-quality reports, presentations, funding submissions and communications for a wide range of audiences.

Desirable

• Research project design, management and monitoring, particularly NHMRC-funded research programs.
• Knowledge of the Australian healthcare system and an understanding of research integrity.
• Experience working with healthcare consumers and a commitment to patient-centred care.

Summary

Salary details

The salary for the position commences at $116,195 per annum, plus 12% superannuation.

Further information

Position-related enquiries can be directed to Nicola Hodgman, Research Manager – IEBH on [e-mail] or [phone]

Applications close

Applications close: 11:59pm, Wednesday 30th September 2026.

Pre-employment checks: Appointment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks (including working rights verification, reference checks and a certified copy of your highest qualification). In line with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence 2025, preferred candidates must complete a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Declaration, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon the University’s review of the declaration.

Conditions of employment are offered under a Bond Workplace Agreement (BWA).

Bond University is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage our students and staff to respect individuality, inclusiveness and diversity. In line with Bond University’s values, people from diverse backgrounds, women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people with a disability are encouraged to apply for positions at the University.

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