Research Associate

•  Full time fixed term contract for 1 years with possible extension
• Become a part of the Sydney Pharmacy School - a globally recognised leading centre for pharmacy research and education
• Base Salary starting from $113,634 + 17% superannuation 
  
  
  About the opportunity

• →lead or participate in medicines policy, pharmacoepidemiologic, comparative effectiveness, or outcomes research projects. Specific projects will be determined based on the Fellow’s background and interests
• →design and undertake pharmacoepidemiologic and outcomes research, and coordinate research project activities from initiation through to completion, including developing work plans, coordinating tasks, liaising with project staff, collaborators and data custodians, and monitoring progress against agreed timelines, milestones and deliverables
• →support day-to-day project management, including maintaining project documentation, coordinating meetings, tracking actions and deliverables, identifying emerging risks or delays, and working with the research team to resolve issues and keep projects on track.
• →coordinate research activities across multidisciplinary teams and contribute to effective communication with internal and external stakeholders to support project delivery
• →conduct data management and analysis of large-scale datasets to address relevant research questions, ensuring research activities are completed to a high standard and within agreed timeframes.
• →prepares manuscripts detailing research findings and submits to peer-reviewed journals
• →presents research findings within and outside of FMH
• →develop and submit grant proposals and applications, research protocols, analysis plans, ethics applications etc
• →work closely with Prof Lu to monitor progress and resolve issues that arise during the course of the research
• →provide direction and mentorship to post-graduate and/or undergraduate students in the team
• →seek out research synergies and network within and outside the NSLHD and FMH     
• →other duties and projects as assigned.

 About you 

• →hold a PhD or equivalent post-graduate qualification (desirable to be in epidemiology, biostatistics, economics, or related fields)
• →track-record in peer-reviewed publications (independently or as part of a team) demonstrated understanding of relevant research methods such as epidemiology, biostatistics, data science, economics
• →demonstrated research experience in relevant fields with skills in managing data sets, ethics applications, and coordination of project-specific tasks
• →demonstrate experience in coordinating research projects or complex work activities, including planning tasks, tracking milestones and deliverables, managing competing priorities, and meeting deadlines
• →demonstrate strong organisational and project coordination skills, including the ability to liaise effectively with researchers, collaborators, data custodians and other stakeholders
• →demonstrate the ability to identify project issues, anticipate potential delays and proactively communicate risks and progress to the research lead
• →demonstrated capacity to undertake high quality systematic reviews of the scientific literature
• →proven ability and capability for using modern data-centric programming languages such as R, Stata or SAS
• →proven ability to work both independently and manage time effectively, and as a member of a multidisciplinary research team·       excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills high-level organisational skills and proven ability to deal with multiple tasks, establish priorities and meet deadlines.