The Royal Children's Hospital

Product Lead – Acute

The Royal Children's Hospital  •  Melbourne, AU (Onsite)  •  14 days ago
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Job Description

Permanent, Full Time | Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane

Help transform acute care – beyond the hospital walls.

St Vincent’s Health Australia is bringing care home.Through our Care at Home portfolio, we are reshaping how acute care is delivered—extendinghospitalgradecare into homes,communitiesand virtual settings, supported by digitally enabled, clinically safe and deeply human models of care.

As part of the Bringing Care Home (BCH) strategy, we are scalingacuteathomeservices nationally, including Hospital in the Home, virtual acutepathwaysand new models of acute substitution. This is a rare opportunity to help design and scale care models that reduce unnecessary hospitalisation while improving patient and clinician experience.

We’renow looking for a Product Lead – Acute to own and grow this critical portfolio.

The opportunity

As Product Lead – Acute, you will haveendtoendresponsibility for the acute care product portfolio delivered in the home.This is a senior product leadership role where you will translate strategy intorealworldimpact—shaping care models, digital capability, funding pathways and operational readiness across multiple regions and hospital networks.

You’llwork at the intersection of clinical care, digital enablement, operations,growthand system reform, helping St Vincent’s lead the next evolution of acute care in Australia.

Whatyou’lldo

  • Own the acute product strategy and roadmap, aligned to the Bringing Care Home vision and system priorities
  • Leadendtoendproductdevelopment, from discovery and design through to launch,optimisationand scale
  • Design safe,evidencebasedacute care modelssuitable for delivery in the home, in close partnership with clinical leaders
  • Integrate digital health, virtualcareand remote monitoringinto scalable, clinicianfriendlyworkflows
  • Build and present business casesthat balance outcomes, experience, commercial sustainabilityand system impact
  • Partner with hospitals,growthand marketing teamsto enable adoption, referralsand funding pathways
  • Use data and insightsto monitorperformance, improvequalityand continuously refine products

About you

You are a strategic,systemsorientedproduct leaderwho thrives in complex environments and is motivated by purpose as well as performance.

You bring:

  • Proven experience leading complex products or services, ideally in healthcare, digitalhealthor regulated environments
  • Strong capability translating clinical,consumerand system insightsinto scalable solutions
  • Commercial and analytical acumen, with confidence building and defending product business cases
  • Experience working across multistakeholderecosystemsand influencing without authority
  • A track recordof navigating ambiguity and delivering outcomes at scale

Experience in acute care, virtual care or Hospital in the Homemodels isessential

Why join St Vincent’s?

At St Vincent’s,you’llhelp shape the future of care—at national scale.

You’llbe part of amissionledorganisation that combines:

  • Purpose and performance
  • Innovation and clinical excellence
  • Start‑upthinking within a trusted health system

You’llalso enjoy:

  • Notforprofitsalary packaging
  • Flexibility across major capital cities
  • Strong wellbeing and development support
  • The chance to work on some of the most meaningful product challenges in healthcare today

Ready to help bring acute care home?

Ifyou’remotivated by purpose, excited by digitally enabled care, and ready to lead products that genuinely change lives,we’dlove to hear from you.

Apply with your CV and cover letter. Applications may close early.

St Vincent’s Health Australia is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and encourages applications from all backgrounds. Employment is subject topreemploymentchecks, including relevant immunisations.

Closing Date:

31 May 2026 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https /www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

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The Royal Children's Hospital

About The Royal Children's Hospital

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.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Parkville, AU
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
org.au
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