Associate Director, Integration and Interoperability - Single Digital Patient Record

Position: Associate Director, Integration and Interoperability
Award: Health Manager Level 6
Employment Type: Full Time – Permanent

• Opportunity to work from our modern Chatswood/St Leonards office
• Attractive salary starting from $189,878 up to $207,381 + 12% Super and annual leave loading
• Allocated day off per month, salary packaging, discounted fitness passport and more!
• Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day through digital innovation

Applications Close: 11:59pm, 30 April 2026 

About Us – Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR), NSW Health
Be part of the team leading the largest digital transformation in Australia’s public health history. NSW Health’s SDPR program is transforming the way patient care is delivered and experienced - creating a single, secure, holistic, and integrated view of patient information across the entire state.

By connecting every corner of the NSW public health system, this groundbreaking program empowers clinicians and care teams with real-time access to unified patient data - enabling safer, more transparent, and quality care for every person, anywhere.

Join us now and contribute to the millions of ways we're enriching health every day.

About the Opportunity
The Associate Director, Integration and Interoperability is a senior delivery leadership role within the Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) program, responsible for planning, coordinating and delivering complex integration initiatives that enable systems to work together across NSW Health. You will be responsible for ensuring that clinical and patient information can be safely and reliably exchanged between systems, using standards‑based and reusable integration approaches. This includes enabling information to flow between electronic medical records, clinical specialty systems, the SDPR, and external partners, without disrupting clinical workflows or patient safety.

The implementation of the SDPR is a statewide implementation where you will be responsible for end-to-end project delivery, ensuring initiatives are completed on time, within budget and scope, and to the highest quality standards. This includes overseeing governance, vendor performance, risk management, benefits realisation, and organisational change within a dynamic public sector environment.

In this role, you will lead delivery across multiple concurrent integration workstreams, coordinating dependencies across vendors, platforms and internal teams. You will ensure integration solutions are implemented pragmatically, meet clinical and operational needs, and are scalable and supportable as part of a statewide digital ecosystem. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior leader who thrives in complex environments and is passionate about delivering impactful, system‑wide digital change.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and deliver highly complex, large‑scale integration and interoperability initiatives,coordinating multiple delivery streams, vendors and stakeholders.
• Provide expert leadership across the full project lifecycle, including planning, risk management, benefits realisation and organisational change in a public sector environment.
• Act as the central point of coordination for integration dependencies, risks and sequencing across SDPR and related programs.
• Work closely with architecture and technical teams to ensure interoperability designs are deliverable, fit for purpose and aligned with program timelines.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships across NSW Health and external stakeholders, using advanced communication and negotiation skills to resolve issues and support project success.
• Offer high‑level strategic advice on technical solutions, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, statewide directions and evolving technology landscapes.

About You

• You are an experienced leader with a strong record of delivering highly complex, integration or platform‑based initiatives in a large and complex service organisation.
• You bring deep expertise in project governance, risk management, benefits realisation and organisational change, particularly within the public sector.
• Strong capability in managing multi‑vendor delivery models, competing priorities and cross‑program dependencies.
• You excel at building relationships and influencing senior stakeholders, resolving complex issues and aligning diverse priorities.
• You provide strategic, forward‑thinking advice on technical solutions, adapting to rapid technological change and ensuring alignment with organisational goals.

You will succeed in this role if you: 

• Enjoy working in an environment where no two days are the same. 
• Are motivated by tight deadlines and problem solving on the go. 
• Can juggle multiple priorities while staying calm and outcome focused. 
• Thrive when collaborating with others to deliver results in a fast moving space. 

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Working at SDPR

Our people are at the heart of who we are. We support our people with great benefits so they can enrich health in millions of ways every day:

• Professional growth and career development
• Allocated day off per month
• Salary packaging
• Various health and wellbeing programs to support our team

How to apply

Share with us your most up to date resume (up to 5 pages) and a cover letter, highlighting your relevant skills and experience and answer the targeted question below.

Targeted question:

Describe a complex digital or systems integration/interoperability initiative you led or were accountable for, involving multiple organisations or stakeholder groups. Outline your role, governance approach, and outcomes achieved.

We recognise that AI tools are increasingly being used to assist with resumes and applications. While we accept their use, we’re eager to see your personality and get to know the person behind the application!

Role-specific enquiries: If you have any questions about the role, please contact the hiring manager Ann Mirapuri at Ann.Mirapuri@health.nsw.gov.au

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: If you require assistance, have any questions about the recruitment or require adjustments to the recruitment/interview process, please contact Vaaruni Narayana at Vaaruni.narayanaiyengar@health.nsw.gov.au

Additional information

• This role may require evening, night, weekend and/or shift work, in accordance with operational needs and Award provisions.
• This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.
• To be eligible for this role you must have current Australian work rights (Australian citizen, permanent resident, New Zealand citizen with a current passport, or hold a valid visa with permission to work in Australia).

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