Lead, Business Transformation

Job Description

You are applying for the position of Lead, Business Transformation for South Australian Health Medical Research Institute . Please fill in your details below to submit an application for this position. This position is located in: SAHMRI North Terrace SAHMRI’s purpose is to provide consistent, high-impact translational research to solve society’s biggest health challenges and to improve health equity in Australia. This purpose can only be fulfilled by attracting, developing and retaining the right people. Join us as Lead, Business Transformation and really make a difference each day. Reporting to the Executive Director, you will lead organisational transformation, improvement, and optimisation initiatives to ensure that SAHMRI is operating as effectively and efficiently as it can and support the institute’s future business growth objectives. About the Role Key responsibilities include: Work with SAHMRI’s Executive to identify key improvement and optimisation initiatives across the institute. Develop a delivery roadmap which prioritises the achievement of these initiatives. Project Manage improvement and optimisation initiatives ensuring they are delivered in full and on time in accordance with the delivery roadmap. Engage and partner closely with key stakeholders across SAHMRI so that improvement and optimisation initiatives are well scoped, well planned, appropriately resourced, and will provide the desired outcome/return on investment. Support the Executive Director and Executive Team to effectively build and maintain relevant key external stakeholder relationships such as University partnerships and Government relations. Conduct comprehensive reviews of new opportunities, analysing financial and commercial outcomes as well as risks for the project's duration. Provide regular, clear and concise updates and project reporting to SAHMRI’s Board, Executive team and Research Executive Committee. Ensure that duties are performed in keeping with SAHMRI’s Vision, Mission and Values. About You The successful candidate will possess the following key attributes: Extensive experience in project managing improvement and optimisation projects using project management methodology. Prior experience in business transformation. Financial and business acumen including risk management expertise. Demonstrated change management experience utilising change management tools and methodology. Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage and collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders. Exceptional collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills. Experience navigating conflict resolution and negotiating successful outcomes. Sound analytical skills to understand data and turn it into business insights. Support SAHMRI’s commitment to reconciliation and acknowledge the importance of working in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Special Requirements Some out of hours work is required. Some travel required to SAHMRI’s various worksites. DCSI Employment Screening may be required. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values and our institute is dedicated to grow a culture that pursues, enables and demands research excellence. We are proud of the work we do and work hard as a team to make a positive difference to the community. Our values of excellence, innovation, courage, integrity and teamwork are what help us achieve our goals. If these are also your values and goals, apply today. As a not-for-profit organisation, SAHMRI employees can access salary packaging options up to $15,900. Salary packaging lets you pay for things like the everyday costs of living with money from your salary before tax. This reduces your taxable income, meaning you could pay less tax and take home more of what you earn. For more information on salary packaging please see the Maxxia website. Applications close: Wednesday 19th February 2025 We will endeavour to review applications through the advertising period and may reach out to candidates prior to the closing date. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr