Experience

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  The Royal Australasian College of Physicians

  • Australia
  • Education Administration Programs
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • General Manager, Portfolio Management & Externally Funded Projects

    • Apr 2024 - Present

  • Head of Portfolio Management

    • Feb 2022 - Mar 2024

  • ePMO Manager

    • May 2019 - Jan 2022

    In this role I am accountable for leading the growth and development of the Project Management Office (PMO) and uplift of project management capability at RACP.Key areas of focus include presenting insights and predictions to the Executive and Board on the progress, risks issues and financial management of initiatives within the project portfolio. I am also responsible for managing the portfolio governance group (PGG) and project management framework to support the successful delivery of programs and projects with strategic and operational advice to teams, portfolio risk and issue oversight, and quality assurance.Key Achievements:Led the first review and planned uplift of the College’s inaugural project management framework (processes, framework, and governance).Through our reporting framework for projects, planned and in the process of implementing a project risk management framework (pRMF) within College RMF.Lead the development of a set of business capabilities for the College.Refocused the project management community of practice from lectures to skills based uplift sessions to mature project management capability.Introduced a preferred supplier for Prince2 training for project managers.

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  Australian Digital Health Agency

  • Australia
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Director, Digital Portfolio Office

    • Feb 2017 - Oct 2018

    In this role I was responsible for operationalising strategy from high level executive vision and plans; leadership of the PMO and management of the project management framework.Key areas of focus included:Analysed data and reported on the portfolio’s progress with predictions to the Executive, Board and Federal Minister on project progress and financial management of funds.Established and ran the enterprise risk management committee.Management of outsourced Contract to eHealth NSW for the National Children's Digital Health Collaborative.Established and led the pilot of Agency’s Buddy program to provide peer support to new starters (managers and below) to reduce turnover and improve culture.Key Achievements:Established and led the Agency’s first permanent PMO with three staff.Developed and implemented the Agency’s first project management framework.Produced a detailed whole of Agency annual workplace from the approved high level strategic plan (including all initiatives and responsible teams) using organisation wide stakeholder engagement and collaborations. The detailed plan was approved by the peak governance body for the work plan at the Agency.

  • Project Lead/Specialist

    • Aug 2015 - Feb 2017

    In this role I reported to the Program manager for Implementations and led a project team of six people from the Agency and its implementation partner on projects from initiation to go live/close out. Projects included those with several jurisdictions e.g. eHealth NSW and NT Health to ensure pathology, diagnostic imaging and hospital dispense records could be uploaded and viewed in My Health Record. Budgets ~ $2 million per contract.I also managed the vendor engagement for the Commonwealth Health Care Homes Initiative for its pilot go-live in July 2017; managed risk management for this digital health project including liaison with the technical teams and established the Executive Risk Management committee as the peak management committee for strategic risk management.

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  NEHTA

  • Australia
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Delivery Manager

    • Jan 2013 - Jul 2015

    In this role I reported to the Clinical Usability Program (CUP) Manager and was responsible for the successful delivery of this program. The goal was to uplift vendor clinical information systems functionality when connected with My Health Record by providing a uniform set of usability requirements from stakeholder consensusI managed the governance, delivery timeframes of each release, documentation and reporting. Stakeholders included peak bodies such as the Australian Medical Association, Department of Health and Department of Human Services.

  • Senior Project Manager

    • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

    In this role I reported to the manager of outsourced services and was accountable for managing a portfolio of key projects including establishing a key stakeholder and leadership body, the Health Identifier & National Authentication Service for Health (NASH) consultation group (HINCG). I also provided coordination of the Joint Operations Working Group (JOWG) including Dept of Human Services and provided demand planning estimates to the Department of Human Services for health identifier and NASH (authentication certificate).

  • Delivery Lead (Project Manager)

    • Jul 2011 - Dec 2013

    In this role I reported to the program manager and was responsible for leading a project team of six people from the organisation and its implementation partners on pilot projects for connection to the personally controlled electronic health record (PCEHR) from initiation to go live/close out. This involved managing the contracted delivery scope, budget and timeframe for each early adopter site. Budget for individual sites up to $1 million.

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  NTS Transcriptions

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Client Services Manager

    • May 2008 - Jun 2011
    • Sydney, Australia

    In this role I held regular client account meetings, managed deliverables for new installations, resolved service issues, generated reports, and collaborated with both internal departments and software vendors.

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  Datapharm Australia

  • Sydney, Australia

  • RFP Mgr/Senior Project Manager

    • 2006 - 2008
    • Sydney, Australia

    In this role I developed responses to tenders for the organisation including in depth cost and benefit analyses of the company's services to obtain new business.

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  Stryker

  • Sydney

  • Product Manager

    • 2005 - 2006
    • Sydney

    In this role I managed the patient program for Stryker hip and knee replacements which included comprehensive information on the products and rehabilitation activities post surgery.

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  HCN - (Health Communication Network)

  • Australia
  • Software Development
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Marketing Manager, Specialist Solutions

    • 2001 - 2005

    In this role I managed the sales and marketing activities to generate business in the specialist sector for the Blue Chip and Day Surgery software.

  • Strategic Account Director, Sponsorship

    • 2000 - 2001

    In this role I was responsible for business development and sales into the pharmaceutical industry for advertisement in Medical Director software.

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  Roche Pharmaceuticals

  • Switzerland
  • Biotechnology Research
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Key Account Manager

    • 1998 - 2000

    In this role I managed key projects and new priorities for Roche such as investigation of private health insurance as a new sales channel.

  • Product Manager

    • 1997 - 1998

    Product management of the Cymeve product in HIV market. Strategic marketing with key partners such as intravitreal implant.

  • Product Specialist Representative Roferon-A

    • 1996 - 1997

    In this role I was responsible for sales management of the Roferon-A product in hepatology and haematology markets.

  • Health Economist

    • 1995 - 1996

    In this role I undertook cost benefits analysis of recently approved Roche products to obtain PBS listing.

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  Pharmacia Australia

  • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • Clinical Research Associate

    • 1989 - 1995
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    In this role I undertook phase III and IV clinical trials of oncology and endocrinology products.