Careers

*External Opportunity*

Project Manager –  Australian Cardiovascular Alliance

The Australian Cardiovascular Alliance (ACvA) is a collaboration of cardiovascular research bodies and scientific societies, individual researchers, industry and non-government organisations, aiming to increase the visibility of cardiovascular disease as a national health priority in the Australian community and in government.

The Alliance are seeking a Project Manager to work collaboratively with the Flagship Directors to facilitate the work of its six flagships, deliver projects and activities to support their work and help drive integration between the flagships, improving outcomes for the sector. Download the position description here.

For more information and application enquiries, please contact kerry.doyle@ozheart.org

*External Opportunity*

Communities Specialist, Inclusive Genomics – Garvan Institute of Medical Research

This position is based in the new Centre for Population Genomics, an initiative of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne.

As part of its mission, the Centre will be recruiting more than ten thousand research participants to create a new resource for human genetics that truly reflects the remarkable population diversity of Australia and improves the diagnosis of rare disease patients across a wide range of Australian communities.

The Communities Specialist will conduct research to analyse and describe cultural groups that are likely to have a shared ancestry, develop recommendations for how best to engage with each community, help the team lead to devise the most appropriate, culturally-aligned approach to involving significant numbers of people from the community, contribute to and oversee communications with communities, and assist with community engagement on the ground. Download the position description here.

For more details, and to apply, please visit the Garvan site.