SCHN - Research Development Manager

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 138,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work opportunities

Salary packaging and meal娱乐 benefits

accrued days off (ADOs)

fitness passport

employee assistance program (EAP)

Job summary

The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (SCHN) is seeking a Research Development Manager to lead strategic projects that strengthen SCHN’s research capacity and advance its vision as a research‑intensive organisation.

The role focuses on enhancing research education, increasing paediatric translational research participation, managing grants, and building partnerships with NSW Government, universities, MRIs and other collaborators to improve paediatric health and medical research in NSW.

Qualifications

• Lead strategic projects and initiatives to strengthen SCHN’s research capacity.
• Support high-performing research and translational paediatric research initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead projects to enhance SCHN’s capacity to attract and deliver high-performing research.
• Support education and training to enhance knowledge and expertise in paediatric research.
• Increase participation in paediatric translational research and clinical trials.
• Expand opportunities for investigator-initiated trials and manage growing research-enabling grants.
• Engage NSW Government, universities, MRIs and partner organisations to strengthen paediatric health research in NSW.

Job description

Employment Type:TemporaryFull Time until 30 November 2027
Position Classification:Health Mgr Lvl 3
Remuneration:137525 - 156231 full‑time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ700919
Location: Network
Applications Close: Midnight on 25 October 2026
For role related queries or questions contact Melissa Grand on *********@health.nsw.gov.au

As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.

The Research Development Manager will lead strategic projects and initiatives that strengthen SCHN’s research capacity, support high-performing research, and advance its vision as a research‑intensive organisation.

The role focuses on enhancing research education, increasing participation in paediatric translational research and clinical trials, managing research‑enabling grants, and fostering partnerships with government, universities, research institutes, and other stakeholders.

What you'll be doing

SCHN has experienced a period of significant growth of research activity across The Children's Hospital at Westmead and the Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick. The Research Development Manager will play an essential role in developing and leading projects and initiatives with the aim of supporting SCHNs vision as a research intensive organisation.

The primary purpose of this position will be to work with the Research Executive to deliver on a number of key projects associated with enhancing SCHN’s capacity to attract and deliver high‑performing research and support the SCHN research community to undertake research projects that benefit the SCHN. These include initiatives to facilitate research activity through targeted education and training that enhance knowledge and expertise; increase participation in paediatric translational research; expand opportunities for investigator‑initiated clinical trials, including support for the management of a growing number of research‑enabling grants; and engagement from the NSW Government, Universities, Medical Research Institutes, partner organisations and other collaborators, towards enhancing the paediatric health and medical research landscape in NSW.

The primary purpose of this role is to contribute actively to the provision of high‑quality research activities at the SCHN.

Additional Benefits (where applicable):

• Flexible work opportunities
• Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits
• accrued days off (ADOs)
• fitness passport
• employee assistance program (EAP)