Medical Director - The Healthy Brain Ageing Program

• 2 x part time, fixed-term opportunities for two years  
• Lead innovative clinical care, research and service transformation in cognitive health and dementia
• Offering a competitive remuneration package including 17% superannuation

 

About the opportunity

 

The Healthy Brain Ageing Program is seeking to appoint two experienced medical leaders to support the delivery, growth and sustainability of innovative cognitive health services and research initiatives.

 

These senior appointments provide an opportunity to shape the future of dementia and healthy ageing care through leadership of a multidisciplinary Virtual Memory Clinic (vMC) and a Healthy Brain Ageing (HBA) Clinic. Working across clinical service delivery, research, governance and stakeholder engagement, successful candidates will play a key role in advancing integrated care, translational research and health service innovation.

 

Applicants may express interest in one or both positions.

 

In the role of Medical Director, Virtual Memory Clinic (vMC), you will:

 

• provide clinical leadership across all vMC services, ensuring safe, high-quality and patient-centred care
• lead multidisciplinary clinical consensus case conferences and support clinical triage and assessment pathways
• oversee clinical governance, quality improvement activities, risk management and performance reporting
• deliver specialist medical consultations through virtual and periodic face-to-face regional clinics
• support research activities, ethics compliance and the translation of evidence into clinical practice
• build partnerships with healthcare providers, researchers, government agencies and funding bodies to support service sustainability and growth

 

About you

• medical specialist qualification with current registration or eligibility for registration in Australia
• substantial experience in dementia, cognitive disorders, geriatrics, neurology, old age psychiatry or a related specialty
• specialised training in geriatrics
• demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams and complex clinical services
• experience in clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety frameworks
• experience contributing to clinical research, publications and translational research initiatives
• commitment to improving access to specialist cognitive health services for diverse communities.

In the role of Medical Director, Healthy Brain Ageing (HBA) Clinic, you will:

 

• provide strategic leadership for research commercialisation activities across the Healthy Brain Ageing Program
• oversee research administration frameworks, governance processes and operational innovation initiatives
• drive adoption of advanced research and commercialisation platforms to support program growth
• establish strategic approaches to compliance, reporting, risk management and accreditation requirements
• lead service delivery strategy, ensuring responsive, collaborative and high-quality stakeholder support
• contribute to organisational strategy, leadership capability, workplace health and safety, and program sustainability

 

About you

• medical specialist qualification with current registration or eligibility for registration in Australia
• specialised training in geriatrics
• demonstrated experience leading complex health, research or academic programs
• experience in research commercialisation, translational research or innovation environments
• expertise in governance, compliance, reporting and risk management frameworks
• experience developing strategic partnerships across healthcare, research, industry and government sectors
• proven ability to drive organisational strategy and service excellence in a complex stakeholder environment.

 

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

 

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

 

Pre-employment checks and declarations 

 

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University.  Also, to meet the University’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

 

EEO statement 

 

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. 

 

We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Platinum Employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion. 

 

How to apply

 

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.  

 

For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard.  Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply.

 

For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Cherie Goodwin or Rebecca Astar, Recruitment Operations by email to [email protected]

 

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Applications Close

Tuesday 27 October 2026 11:59 PM