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SalaryAt Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTUREThe Centre of Excellence in Cellular Immunotherapy (CoE CIT) was established through a Commonwealth grant to discover, develop and deliver globally competitive breakthroughs in CAR T-cell and Cellular Immunotherapy for cancer. The CoE will facilitate early and affordable access to cancer patients in Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific region to these practicechanging therapies.The Cellular Immunotherapy (CIT) Data Entry Clerk role will work in collaboration with the CAR-T Clinical Service and the CoE CIT Program Operations Director and laterally across multiple Peter Mac departments and teams to support clinical data collection, monitoring and reporting activities on behalf of program partners and in accordance with strategic initiatives and goals.This is a part-time position for 12 month. For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position summary.Applications Close: 11:59 pm 25th April 2024Position SummaryAs part of the CoE CIT, the CIT Data Manager will be responsible for collecting and entering patient-based data that will provide program partners (internal and external) documentation (as per finalised data governance and sharing guidelines) to support clinical research, service planning and contractual reporting requirements. This new position will also carry responsibility for the ongoing coordination and maintenance of clinical and operational data within existing data platforms and registries. This position will ensure data is maximised for performance, is accurate and appropriate and meets the data integrity standards set out in the Peter Mac Data Accountability Framework.Enterprise AgreementHealth and Allied Services, Managers and Adminstrative WorkersClassification or Salary RangeHS2Immunisation Risk CategoryCategory B: Position unlikely to have contact with blood or other body fluidKey RelationshipsInternal
- Cellular Immunotherapy/CAR-T Clinical Service
- Other members of the CoE CIT
- Business Intelligence
- Peter Mac EMR Team
- Department of Health Services Research (DHSR)
- Digital and Healthcare Innovations teamHealth Information Services
- Information, Communication & Technology staff
- Peers in partner healthcare services and hospitals
- Australasian Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Registry (ABMTRR) and
- other formal registries for standard of care CAR-T patient data
- Health Economics experts within Parkville Precinct and beyond
- Department of Health (DH)
- Relevant undergraduate and postgraduate tertiary qualifications or demonstrated
- work experience in health information, data science or data analytics, including the
- appropriate credentials to access and report on clinical data
- Excellent understanding of data administration and management principles
- (collection, cleaning, analysis, distribution etc.)
- Familiarity with modern database and information system technologies, including
- REDCap secure browser-based software
- Familiarity with electronic medical records, such as EPIC, and experience working
- with clinical data, clinical registries and/or clinical trial databases
- Experience with documenting data flows, data definitions, and other metadata
- Expertise in using O365 applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
- Meticulous attention to detail, accuracy and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work confidently in a multidisciplinary team and to manage competing
- demands
- Ability to form strong working relationships and work constructively and
- collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders and users to achieve a positive outcome
- Support others within the team, broader organisation and external partners in the
- use, analysis and communication of relevant data and data systems; assist with
- reports and data extraction for all stakeholders as required
- Strong presentation and communication skills
- Knowledge of healthcare processes, hospital funding policy and costing,
- benchmarking and patient information management systems
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- Knowledge of and commitment to quality data management principles
- Competency with statistical software, such as R
- Proven track record in helping to improve existing data management practices
- Support CAR-T Clinical Service data collection for the following purposes:
- Research activities within the CAR-T Clinical Serve
- Utilize/design REDCap (or other)-based databases for a range of functions,
- including automated analysis and reporting for a range of purposes
- Implement all CAR-T Registry reporting requirements as contractually
- required
- Collect and report data related to CAR-T patient activity, costing and funding for the
- purposes of supporting the CoE CIT in the following:
- Reporting to all relevant internal and external stakeholders via a range of
- formats as required
- Informing organisational performance against government/internal policies
- or inform business decisions
- Maintains up-to-date data by developing systems for following up relevant patients in
- a timely manner
- Identifies opportunities and gaps in relation to data
- Support data linkage with internal and external databases/registries
- Maintains integrity of information in the database by identifying missing data, taking
- steps to collect the data, checking the consistency and accuracy of data and making
- appropriate corrections
Stakeholder Management
- Work independently and liaise with the CAR-T Clinical Service while reporting to CoE
- CIT Program Operations Director and CoE CIT Director to effectively navigate all key
- stakeholders within Peter Mac
- Manage the competing and diverse priorities through agreed and regularly evaluated
- CoE CIT key deliverables
- Development of self and position through clearly defined tasks and plans.
- Provide regular operational support to CoE CIT
- Participate in regular or ad hoc meetings in various internal and partner-based data
- related activities and entities
- Maintain integrity of the data by identifying missing elements, taking steps to collect
- the data, checking the consistency, completeness, and accuracy of the data and
- making any appropriate corrections
- Participate in Peter Mac Data Integrity Framework as required for CoE CIT
- Work with Business Intelligence as needed to assist with data reconciliation between
- DH submissions and internal CAR-T patient data and facilitate the follow-up of
- discrepancies.
- Assist with developing data reconciliation processes.
Reporting
- Conduct data analysis based on the clinical database for reporting purposes
- Develop reports to monitor and evaluate service delivery and quality
- Participate in clinical research monitoring/auditing internally and externally as
- required in order to meet the regulatory and scientific requirements
- Work with relevant teams to ensure key stakeholders are provided with the
- necessary CAR-T performance related information
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- Generate reports to assist in providing data related insights for the planning of major
- and complex projects in Cellular Immunotherapy and other HSTs involving internal
- and external stakeholders
Personal Development
- Attend relevant educational / professional forums
- Participate in team and departmental meetings
- Actively seek out opportunities for professional development
- Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
- Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
- We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.
