Scientific Director - Movember Institute of Men's Health

We are seeking a Scientific Director - Movember Institute of Men's Health to join our Melbourne team.


The Movember Institute of Men's Health’s mission is to lift the profile of men’s health and propel Movember’s leadership and enterprise across the sector. To achieve this, the Institute, in collaboration with key partners, advocates for and drives critical policy and practice reform in its markets to improve understanding and investment in programs and services that advance boys’ and men’s health and reduce health inequities experienced by sub-populations of men. The Institute’s mission is informed by comprehensive evidence, collected through formative research, evaluation of healthcare and community programs, big data, and consumer insights through lived experience. The Institute is committed to research with translational impact, conducted by researchers in accordance with sound research governance principles and practices. The Institute includes market-based expertise in advocacy and government relations in order to influence policy related to men’s health.

The research capacity of the Institute is being met by a major investment in building a men’s health research workforce and, ensuring growth of the sector by producing leaders who will seed research programs and support career pathways in men’s health for future generations of researchers inside and outside of Movember. The Institute supports a connected cohort of early and mid career men’s health researchers (PhD Candidates, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Senior Researchers) across its markets and offers a structured program of career mentorship and collaboration to these researchers individually and collectively as an international cohort.

The Scientific Director will report to the Global Director of Men’s Health Research, and work closely with the Institute’s Global Director and key reports, and Executive Director of Programs to ensure successful execution and governance of the Institutes discovery research program, and provide advice to the community research program.

The successful candidate will have responsibility for the Institute’s discovery research program, which seeks to achieve the strategic goal of building the men’s health research field.

Given the discovery research program is a new program of work, the successful candidate will need to be highly motivated with the demonstrated capacity to embark on the establishment of a novel research program delivered by external partners, with an international footprint

For this role, you’ll need:

PhD in a discipline relevant to men’s health (including mental health)
Minimum of 6-8 years experience in scientific research in men's health or a related discipline
Established research expertise evidenced by significant experience in a leadership role in developing and managing programs
Strong stakeholder management skills
Proven ability to mentor develop junior researchers and staff including graduate research supervision of Master's students and PhD candidates
Track record in academic publication and academic reputation (i.e., journal articles, citations, h-index)
Prior success with external funding (i.e., successful research grants) and eagerness to support Institute researchers with their own grant applications
Strong knowledge of research methodologies (qualitative and quantitative), and data analysis
Demonstrated experience in managing key challenges associated with research projects, including governance, ethical approvals, contract management and performance measurement
Knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks and ethical guidelines for research
Budget management experience for large research programs or departments
Desirable:

Understanding of current men's health issues, research gaps, and emerging trends and the social determinants of health as they relate to men's health outcomes
Established profile in men’s heath research and demonstrated expertise in at least one specialized area of men's health (e.g., prostate cancer, cardiovascular health, mental health, reproductive health)
Experience working with underserved or marginalized populations
Registered / licenced health practitioner
Prior experience in a research-based organisation
Leadership of international research projects
Prior participation in research grant review as a panel member
GOOD CAUSE:
Working for Movember, you’ll help raise millions for men’s health (not for a CEO’s bonus). And all those dollars do a whole lotta good. We’ve funded cancer research. Created lifesaving medicines. And helped make cancer treatments less “one-size-fits-all”, and more specific to each patient’s needs.

We’re even calling for governments worldwide to get it together on men’s health. By meeting directly with policymakers so they change the systems that change men’s health.

GOOD VIBES:
The vibes aren’t just for Fridays – even though we start weekends early nine months of the year. Here, it always feels like something big’s about to happen. Be it an office-wide surprise birthday party (with cake!) or an impromptu all-staff boogie.

Come the hairy season, the energy gets silly. We’re talking celebrity visits. Live stunts on-site for TV and radio. And when we hit a fundraising milestone, the office gong might even go off. And that means one thing: it’s conga time.

GOOD CREW:
Let’s just get this out of the way: big egos need not apply. We’re all about straight-up solid human beings out to do meaningful work. People who’ll help you reach career-best moments. And give you the freedom to get there the best way you see fit.

Hybrid remote working is the norm. And in the office, you can sit where you please. Who knows? On any given day you could even end up desk buddies with the man who started this all.

Flexible hybrid working from home and our modern Richmond office
Finish work at 2pm on Fridays (Dec-Aug)
NFP salary packaging (pay less tax)
13 weeks paid parental leave and 5 weeks annual leave
Fun collaborative culture with employee social events
Free Headspace subscription and other wellbeing initiative
Relaxed dress code
Boy, do we know the feeling of being judged. (Over how we look, and other things that shouldn’t matter.) Being different is how we started. And it’s also helped us raise $1 billion for men’s health. So, we know the power of diverse experiences, skills and perspectives.

And another impressive number is our WGEA gender pay gap: it sits at a big, fat, round 0%. If you’ve got the relevant skills and the right attitude, let nothing stand in your way of firing off your application.

Do you want to DO GOOD?
If so, we’d love to hear from you. Read more