Director, Government Relations & Public Policy

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Job Title Director, Government Relations & Public Policy Job Description: WEHI is transforming how our professional services empower and enable scientists to deliver world‑leading medical research now and into the future. Following a holistic review and redesign across our professional services portfolios, we are now focused on strengthening our critical capabilities, aligning our structures and systems with strategic priorities, and empowering our people to do what they do best. We are now recruiting a variety of newly established positions to help shape and embed these new ways of working . About the Position: The Director, Government Relations & Public Policy is responsible for leading WEHI’s strategic engagement with Commonwealth and State governments to protect and grow the Institute’s public funding base, influence policy settings relevant to medical research, and ensure WEHI’s scientific priorities are aligned with government agendas and opportunities. As a senior strategic leader, this role provides policy intelligence, funding strategy alignment, and stewardship of key institutional relationships to position WEHI as a trusted advisor, a national research asset, and a credi...