About the role
Mater is seeking an experienced Manager, Business Development to support growth across our private hospitals and services, with a primary focus on attracting, recruiting and onboarding Visiting Medical Officers across medical and surgical specialties.
This is not a traditional corporate business development role. At its core, this role is about building Mater’s specialist doctor pipeline, identifying priority medical and surgical specialists, developing trusted relationships with doctors and medical groups, and helping bring new VMOs into Mater’s private hospital network.
This opportunity would suit someone with experience in medical recruitment, specialist recruitment, private hospital business development, VMO engagement, doctor attraction, healthcare recruitment or senior clinical workforce recruitment — including candidates with domestic or international doctor recruitment experience.
Salary range: $129,394 - $133,248 per annum plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!
About the role
Reporting through Mater’s Corporate Affairs and Growth portfolio, the Manager, Business Development will work closely with hospital executives, General Managers, medical leaders, clinical teams, medical administration and operational teams to support targeted VMO recruitment and sustainable clinical growth.
You will play a key role in identifying doctors who can support growth across Mater’s private hospitals, particularly in medical and surgical specialties where there is service demand, succession risk, market opportunity or capacity to grow theatre and procedural activity.
The role will support the full recruitment and engagement pathway, from identifying and approaching prospective doctors, through to supporting recruitment conversations, credentialing, onboarding, engagement and integration into Mater services.
Key responsibilities
In this role, you will:
About you
You may currently be working in medical recruitment, executive recruitment, healthcare recruitment, private hospital business development, specialist engagement, medical workforce planning or a related healthcare growth role.
You will bring strong relationship-building skills, commercial judgement, discipline in follow-up, and the confidence to engage with senior doctors, hospital executives and clinical leaders.
You will also bring:
Why join us?
Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 12 hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater #GETBETTERWITHMATER
Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW. Direct applications only — we are not engaging recruitment agencies at this time. All successful candidates may be required to complete pre‑employment checks (including criminal history, working rights, medical and working with children checks).
Mater offers a safe, supportive, flexible and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Visit our Reconciliation webpage
Mater ensures all children have an environment suitable for their safety and wellbeing through proper supervision and safeguarding practices.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
