Senior Data Manager - ASPIRE Registry

About the role

The Australian Bragg Centre for Proton Therapy and Research (ABCPTR) is seeking a Senior Data Manager to join its research team at SAHMRI. The role leads data management for the Australian Particle Therapy Clinical Quality Registry (ASPIRE), an observational, longitudinal study of paediatric, adolescent, young adult and rare adult tumour patients treated with radiotherapy. Reporting to the Registry Project Manager, the Senior Data Manager works closely with sites and institutions collecting, entering and managing registry data.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate data management activities for the registry
• Maintain data management processes, procedures and quality assurance measures
• Build working relationships with clinicians, researchers, data managers, registry sites and participating organisations
• Coordinate data collection requirements across clinical and operational stakeholders
• Monitor data quality and performance, report issues and recommend improvements
• Take part in initiatives to improve data integrity, completeness and capture
• Prepare and contribute to registry reports, summaries, dashboards and other outputs
• Help develop registry data governance processes and contribute to project and working groups

Required profile

• Degree in health sciences or another relevant discipline, or an Enrolled Nursing Advanced Diploma, or extensive data management experience
• Demonstrated experience in data management methods
• Previous experience in the oncology field required
• Ability to work autonomously with limited direction
• Strong communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Working rights in Australia at the time of application; Working With Children Check and police checks required

Required skills

• Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Knowledge of IT systems used in health research
• Data classification and management, especially for patient-identifiable datasets

Fixed-term contract of 1.0 FTE until June 2027. Some out-of-hours work may be required. Salary packaging options are available for ABCPTR employees, and flexible working arrangements can be discussed.