Principal Data Governance and Compliance
Job No.: 685688
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $201,867 pa HEW Level 10B (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
Monash University is seeking an exceptional leader to drive data governance and compliance within Project MAVERIC. Reporting to the Program Director, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape the ethical and secure management of sensitive and research-critical data across a world-class program.
In this pivotal role, you will:
- Establish and lead comprehensive data governance frameworks, ensuring the safe, ethical, and compliant use of clinical and sensitive data.
- Develop and implement MAVERIC-specific compliance protocols aligned with regulatory, legal and ethical standards (e.g. ISO27001, ISO42001).
- Oversee data sharing agreements and partnerships, ensuring obligations are met while enabling impactful research.
- Design streamlined governance processes to accelerate responsible data access and reduce administrative overhead.
- Guide the secure design and operation of MAVERIC’s data infrastructure – including storage, access, transfer and disposal.
- Provide expert advice on privacy, consent, anonymisation and ethical data stewardship to researchers and project teams.
- Contribute strategically as a member of the MAVERIC senior leadership team, assessing risks and shaping governance strategy.
- Build governance capabilities and foster a culture of responsible research and innovation across all MAVERIC activities.
We are looking for candidates with:
- Postgraduate qualifications in Science, IT, Law, or Data Governance, with extensive relevant experience; or equivalent senior management experience in data governance and compliance.
- Proven expertise in data governance and compliance frameworks within complex or research-intensive environments.
- Strong knowledge of privacy, security, and protection standards and their application to research contexts.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement governance policies and processes, balancing compliance and research enablement.
- Experience navigating regulatory and ethical requirements, with practical expertise in consent, anonymisation and risk mitigation.
- Outstanding leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to build consensus across diverse technical and academic stakeholders.
- Strategic thinking and project management skills, with a proven ability to prioritise governance initiatives and deliver impactful outcomes.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence in advising senior leaders and external partners.
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.
In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Dr Amr Hassan, Director, Emerging Technologies, amr.hassan@monash.edu
Position Description: Principal Data Governance and Compliance
Applications Close: Wednesday 15 October 2025, 11:55pm AEST
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