Data Manager

Role Type: 12-month part time parental leave contract (22.8 - 30.4 hours per week, flexible)
Salary: $88,749 – $101,942 p.a plus super (pro rata)

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• 12-month parental leave cover, flexible hours, with potential to continue


• Lead the database and data quality for an international sepsis trial


• Be part of research improving outcomes for children with sepsis

The opportunity:

Join the Emergency Research Group as Data Manager for PASSPORT, an international adaptive platform trial testing ways to improve outcomes for children with sepsis. You’ll lead the trial’s database, data quality and site training, working with investigators, statisticians and hospital teams across Australia, New Zealand and beyond. This is a 12-month part time parental leave cover role with flexible hours of 22.8 - 30.4 per week, and the potential to continue beyond the cover period. You’ll be based at the Melbourne Children’s Campus in Parkville, and the role suits someone with clinical trial data management experience who enjoys solving problems and working with many stakeholders.

About your new team

You’ll join the Emergency Research Group, a collaborative team based at the Melbourne Children’s Campus, working alongside The Royal Children’s Hospital and the University of Melbourne. Within the PASSPORT team, you’ll work closely with the Program Manager, Coordinating Investigators, statisticians and the Trial Management Group, as well as research staff at hospitals across Australia, New Zealand and internationally. It’s a supportive, multidisciplinary group where your expertise will shape how the trial runs, and where learning and development are encouraged.

What you’ll do

• Database leadership: Lead the build and ongoing maintenance of the PASSPORT OpenClinica database, including eCRF and eConsent design, testing and change control.


• Data quality: Monitor incoming trial data, resolve queries and discrepancies, and make sure data is complete, accurate and consistent.


• Data management documentation: Develop and maintain the Data Management Plan, SOPs, CRF guidelines and database manuals.


• Reporting: Prepare and review data reports and key trial metrics for trial monitoring, governance and grant funding, and support datasets for investigators and statisticians.


• Training and support: Train and guide research staff at participating sites to support consistent, high-quality data collection.

What you’ll bring

• Trial data management experience: You’ve set up data management processes and documentation for clinical trials.


• Database skills: You have experience developing and programming clinical trial databases, preferably using Open Clinica database, including eCRF design, to recognised data standards.


• Data quality expertise: You’re confident managing, cleaning, validating and reporting clinical trial data, and you understand what data users need.


• Governance and GCP knowledge: You understand data governance for human health research, Good Clinical Practice, and the relevant privacy and research governance requirements.


• Problem-solving and motivation: You bring a positive, solutions-focused approach, advanced Microsoft Office skills and relevant tertiary qualifications.

Please view the position description here.

Any questions? Reach out to Amanda Williams [email protected].

What you’ll enjoy

• Flexible hours: Choose 22.8 - 30.4 hours per week to suit your life.


• Room to grow: A 12-month parental leave cover role with potential to continue.


• Meaningful, global work: Help improve outcomes for children with sepsis, working with teams and hospitals across Australia, New Zealand and internationally.


• Salary packaging: Boost your take-home pay with salary packaging.


• Learning and development: Take part in professional development and campus conferences and seminars.


• A great place to work: Join an inclusive, collaborative culture on the Melbourne Children’s Campus, alongside The Royal Children’s Hospital and the University of Melbourne.

Who we are

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute envisions a transformative future for child health. Our institute is a hub of impactful scientific breakthroughs, particularly in early interventions, enhanced diagnosis, prevention, and potential cures. We thrive on collaborative, multidisciplinary problem-solving to address challenging queries in child health. Committed to inclusivity and respect, we foster a positive working environment that values diverse backgrounds and experiences. As a proud member of the Australian Network on Disability and a dedicated supporter of Science Australia Gender Equity (SAGE), we uphold principles of equal opportunity and diverse representation.

We are committed to the safety of children and young people and takes a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of child abuse, exploitation and harm. Child safety is prioritised in our decision-making at all levels of the Institute.   

. We are dedicated to developing our staff and creating a culture centred on respect and continuous learning.

Apply now!

If you believe this role is a good fit for you, please apply by submitting:

• Your resume


• A cover letter addressing the selection criteria

Ensure these documents are combined into a single PDF file.

We welcome individuals of diverse genders, ages, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, abilities, religions, and sexual orientations in our workplace. We actively encourage talented individuals from all walks of life to apply for our job openings. Our commitment lies in fostering a workplace that is barrier-free and inclusive, aiming to attract the most skilled candidates.

For any questions related to the recruitment process, feel free to reach out to our Recruitment Team at [email protected]. Ensure that you include the position number and job title in the subject line. Please refrain from sharing your application to this email address.

Please note, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

No recruitment agencies please.

Applications close: Friday 20 November 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight time