The WA Country Health Service (WACHS) is the largest country health system in Australia and one of the biggest in the world, providing health services to approximately half a million people, including 45,000 Aboriginal people, over a vast two and a half million square kilometre area. The organisation comprises seven regions, with a strong network of public hospitals, health services and health centres located across rural and remote Western Australia. Our core business is the provision of quality, accessible health services to country WA residents and visitors. The Director [Research and Innovation]:

• Leads the strategic planning, development and implementation of research, innovation, clinical trials and research translation programs across WA Country Health Service.
• Provides leadership to ensure research governance, clinical trials, innovation and research translation activities contribute to improved patient outcomes, workforce capability and sustainable health service improvement across regional, rural and remote Western Australia.
• Drives research excellence, funding growth, innovation adoption and the translation of evidence into policy, practice and service redesign.
• Develops and maintains strategic partnerships with government, universities, research institutes, industry, consumers and country communities to strengthen WACHS’ research and innovation ecosystem.

Learn more about the role and apply here by 16 November 2026