Senior Ethics & Data Governance Officer — AI & Multi-site

University of New South Wales; Sydney; On-site; AUD 107,000 - 130,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

17% Superannuation and leave loading

Extra 3 days leave during Christmas

Lifelong learning opportunities

Progressive HR practices

Job summary

UNSW is seeking a Senior Research Officer (Ethics, Governance and Data Systems) in the School of Population Health. The role focuses on coordinating ethics and regulatory submissions across multiple AI and data-centric projects, developing scalable governance processes, and engaging stakeholders to enable project success.

The position reports to senior leaders and requires a tertiary qualification with relevant experience, strong governance capabilities, and ability to work across

Qualifications

• Experience with ethics, regulatory and site governance applications across complex projects.
• Desirable: prior involvement in data science and AI projects.
• Ability to develop and drive governance processes for ethics/regulatory activities.
• Proven ability to manage project life cycle and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level ethics and governance support for i2i projects and SPHERE Cancer CAG.
• Coordinate ethics submissions and regulatory approvals across multiple projects and sites.
• Develop scalable governance systems and streamline submission procedures for AI/data projects.
• Build internal and external relationships to enable efficient governance and project delivery.
• Communicate with stakeholders to develop best-practice guidance on ethics and governance.

Skills

Ethics governance experience

Data science/AI experience

Project management

Stakeholder communications

Multi-site coordination

Education

Tertiary qualification with relevant experience

Job description

UNSW is seeking a Senior Research Officer (Ethics, Governance and Data Systems) in the School of Population Health. The role focuses on coordinating ethics and regulatory submissions across multiple AI and data-centric projects, developing scalable governance processes, and engaging stakeholders to enable project success.

The position reports to senior leaders and requires a tertiary qualification with relevant experience, strong governance capabilities, and ability to work across