Senior Technical Adviser, Digital Medicines Safety

First People Recruitment Solutions; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian Digital Health Agency seeks a Technical Adviser to lead digital health initiatives supporting medicines safety across Australia. This EL1 role translates clinical, regulatory and technical concepts into practical workflows for diverse stakeholders.

You will mentor colleagues, map complex processes, and contribute to national policy and standards while driving adoption of program outcomes with government, industry and clinical partners.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in clinical informatics, health informatics, pharmacy, medicine, nursing, allied health, digital health, IT or related field; clinical registration highly regarded.
• Strong analytical skills mapping complex clinical/technical processes into practical workflows.
• Experience in digital health, health service delivery, government policy or large-scale reform is highly regarded.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills with experience giving authoritative advice and building relationships across government, healthcare and industry.
• Demonstrated use of data and evidence to inform delivery and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert policy advice for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring compliance with frameworks.
• Integrate clinical, technical, policy and consumer perspectives to inform program design and delivery.
• Contribute specialist technical and project management expertise across the Medicines Safety Program, including briefs and procurement documentation.
• Exercise independence to resolve complex issues, manage risks, and drive end-to-end delivery and benefits realisation.
• Build strategic relationships with Government, industry and clinical partners to enable co-design and adoption of program outcomes.

Skills

Clinical informatics

Digital health

Stakeholder engagement

Policy advice

Analytical mapping

Education

Health informatics degree

Clinical registration

Job description

The Australian Digital Health Agency seeks a Technical Adviser to lead digital health initiatives supporting medicines safety across Australia. This EL1 role translates clinical, regulatory and technical concepts into practical workflows for diverse stakeholders.

You will mentor colleagues, map complex processes, and contribute to national policy and standards while driving adoption of program outcomes with government, industry and clinical partners.