Senior Research Development Officer (Health)

Position Details

• Continuing I Full Time 
• Higher Education Officer Level 8 | $116,349- $128,806 pa | 17% Super
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• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country

About the Role:

The Senior Research Development Officer (Health) plays a key role in this ambition by supporting researchers to develop high-quality, competitive funding proposals and identifying strategic opportunities that grow the University’s research performance. Working closely with academics, Colleges, Institutes, and research leadership, you will provide expert guidance across the full research development lifecycle, from opportunity identification and bid strategy through to proposal development and submission.

This is a dynamic and collaborative role that sits at the heart of major research funding success in health and medical research.

In this role, you will:

• Provide expert advice, editing support, and strategic guidance to help researchers develop competitive health and medical research funding proposals
• Identify and evaluate funding opportunities and contribute to strategies that grow research income, including MRFF and other major schemes
• Coordinate and support complex, multi-disciplinary research bid development processes in collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Contribute to the development of a proactive, structured approach to research opportunity identification, analysis, and strategic targeting

About You

You are a highly capable research development professional who thrives in fast-paced and collaborative environments. You bring strong experience supporting competitive research funding proposals and understand the health and medical research funding landscape. You are confident working with researchers to shape ideas into clear, compelling, and competitive submissions.

To be successful, you will demonstrate:

• Experience supporting research funding proposals in a university or research environment
• Strong understanding of health and medical research funding schemes and competitiveness assessment
• High-level written communication skills, including proposal writing and editing
• Strong organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively in complex environments

Candidates with Australian Work Rights are welcome to apply. This position offers relocation support.

Life at Flinders

Flinders University is driven by a bold purpose: to change lives and change the world. Through Agenda 2035 – Impact. With Purpose., we are expanding the scale, reach, and ambition of our research to deliver meaningful outcomes for communities, industry, and global health systems.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wide range of professional development activities and services
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
• Support future initiatives like the Flinders HealthCARE Centre

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

How to Apply and Information

• As well as a CV, you are required to submit a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Merrilyn Larusson

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) on Sunday, 3 May 2026.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted. 

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. 

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Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

03 May 2026

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.