Strategic Recruitment Sme & Digital Projects Lead

Zohorecruit; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking a Digital Health Project Lead to drive a national medicines terminology initiative across Australia. You will plan and deliver outcomes, manage risks and dependencies, and provide authoritative advice on terminology and data structures across government, healthcare, and technology partners.

The role combines hands-on project leadership with governance, stakeholder engagement, and specialist digital health expertise to improve interoperability and medication safety

Qualifications

• Must have experience with Australian Medicines Terminology.
• Knowledge of datasets like PBS, ARTG and National Product Catalogue.
• Experience leading digital health or health information projects in multivendor environments.
• Tertiary qualification in health informatics, pharmacy, information management, project management, digital health or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning, delivery, budgets and timelines.
• Provide advice on Australian Medicines Terminology and national datasets.
• Coordinate engagement across government, vendors, healthcare providers and industry groups.
• Translate complex clinical and data information into clear guidance for stakeholders.
• Support interoperability and safer medicine management initiatives.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Australian Medicines Terminology

Healthcare data interoperability

Governance and policy

Education

Health informatics / pharmacy / information management / project management / digital health (degree)

Job description

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Digital Health Project Lead | Medicines Terminology

12-month contract likely to extend
Hybrid working | NSW, ACT or QLD
AU Citizenship is Mandatory
AGSVA Security Clearance Highly Desirable

Lead a nationally significant digital health initiative focused on improving the consistency, interoperability and clinical safety of medicine information across Australia.
This opportunity sits within a major federal digital health environment and requires a rare combination of complex project delivery capability and knowledge of Australian medicine terminology and datasets.
About the Role
As Digital Health Project Lead, you will lead the planning and delivery of a national medicine terminology initiative supporting broader improvements to the way medicine information is structured, shared and used across the Australian healthcare system.
You will work across government, healthcare, technology and industry stakeholders to coordinate delivery, manage complex dependencies and provide authoritative advice on medicine terminology and data.
The role combines hands-on project leadership with stakeholder consultation, governance, strategic advice and specialist digital health expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project planning, delivery, budgets, schedules, risks, dependencies and outcomes.


• Provide advice on Australian Medicines Terminology and national medicines datasets.


• Coordinate engagement across government agencies, software vendors, healthcare providers, peak bodies, industry representatives and consumer groups.


• Translate complex clinical, technical and data-related information into clear, actionable advice.


• Support improvements to interoperability, information sharing and safer medicine management.

About You

This is a specialist role requiring experience with Australian Medicines Terminology, supported by an understanding of relevant national medicine datasets and the broader digital medicine ecosystem.
You will bring:

• Knowledge and practical experience working with Australian Medicines Terminology.


• Knowledge of medicine datasets such as the PBS, ARTG and National Product Catalogue.


• Experience leading complex digital health or health information projects within multivendor environments.


• Relevant tertiary qualifications in health informatics, pharmacy, information management, project management, digital health or a related discipline.

Experience with electronic prescribing, real-time prescription monitoring, interoperability standards, government procurement or contract administration would be highly regarded.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to contribute to a high-impact national programme at the intersection of digital health, medicine data and clinical safety. You will influence how critical medicine information is managed and shared while working with a broad range of senior government, healthcare and industry stakeholders.

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