Clinical Data Officer

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers.

Join the the Snow Centre for Immune Health (SCIH) who has a global mission to improve the lives of people with immune diseases, using a new approach to immune health.

Clinical Data Officer - SNOW Centre

 

• Full-time fixed term for 6 months, with the option to extend by another 6 months (based on department needs)
• Help advance research into immune diseases through accurate, high-quality clinical data.
• Put your data skills to work reviewing clinical records and building research-ready datasets.

Join the Snow Centre for Immune Health (SCIH), a collaboration between the Royal Melbourne Hospital and WEHI, working to transform how immune diseases are assessed and treated.

As a Clinical Data Officer you will play a critical role in strengthening the quality and completeness of clinical research data captured within the Snow Centre for Immune Health cohort studies.

This is an opportunity to contribute directly to improving the quality, integrity, and research value of SCIH clinical datasets and support future clinical and translational research outcomes.

What you’ll be doing

• Complete retrospective data capture for existing SCIH study participants
• Improve completeness and quality of participant demographic, clinical history and treatment datasets.
• Establish a research-ready dataset suitable for downstream translational and clinical research activities.
• Reduce missing data and data quality issues across SCIH priority cohorts.
• Support the long-term sustainability and integrity of SCIH's clinical data assets.

About You

You have a strong understanding of clinical information and data quality, with experience in clinical data collection, medical record review or clinical research.

You will also bring:

• A tertiary qualification in biomedical science, health sciences, nursing, public health, clinical research or a related discipline.
• Experience in clinical data collection, data entry, medical record review or clinical research.
• The ability to interpret clinical documentation and accurately extract relevant medical information.
• Experience using clinical databases such as REDCap, EPIC, OpenSpecimen or similar systems.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining accurate, high-quality data.
• Well-developed organisational skills, with the ability to manage high-volume workloads and competing priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits of Working at RMH

• Meaningful Work: Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career Growth: Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Supportive Culture & Belonging:  Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Innovation & World-Class Excellence: Help advance health for everyone, everyday. Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct.
• Enjoy great employee benefits: Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).
• Work in the Parkville Precinct: Work in the Parkville precinct —one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts. Excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.

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Interested?

Click Apply to submit your application, please include a cover letter and resume.

Interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.