Associate Director Commercial
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 6
Remuneration: $189,878.00 - $207,381.00 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 40
Requisition ID: REQ625392
Location: Newcastle or Sydney
Applications Close: 11 January 2026 - 11:59pm
About the Opportunity
NSW Health Pathology is seeking a dynamic and strategic Associate Director, Commercial, to join our team on a permanent full-time basis. This is an exciting opportunity to influence state-wide procurement, commercial strategy, and operational excellence within one of Australia’s largest public pathology organisations.
This role can be based in Newcastle or Sydney, with hybrid working arrangements available.
Reporting to the Director, Finance and Corporate Services, the Associate Director, Commercial will provide strategic leadership across several critical commercial functions. Your leadership will ensure NSW Health Pathology adopts a commercially sound, value-driven approach to procurement and logistics. You will also spearhead the development and implementation of business development strategies to secure future growth and strengthen NSWHP’s commercial position.
What we can offer you
Days Off in addition to Annual Leave
Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits
Corporate wellbeing programs, including Fitness Passport
Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training
What you'll be doing
Lead the ongoing development of the Commercial Functions of NSWHP to support the strategic and operational priorities and reforms within NSW Health Pathology (NSWHP). The Associate Director Commercial Function will cover procurement, stock control, inventory management systems, specimen transportation and fleet, specimen tracking systems, contract management and Business Development. The function will also provide targeted process improvement support into laboratories to effectively deploy change in logistics practices.
Interested in joining Australia’s largest public pathology service? Apply now by addressing the following questions:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated record of success in the development of effective and efficient Commercial (Procurement, Contract Management, Logistic and/or Business Development) functions for a large service organisation.
- Extensive knowledge and experience in delivery of logistics capability including contemporary procurement practices, strategic sourcing, category management, contract management and e-commerce.
Knowledge of and experience in implementing procurement within the public sector, including detailed knowledge of NSW Government procurement policies and contract management.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in delivery of a Business Development function for a large service organisation.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in delivery of innovative and effective procurement strategies and capital planning in a complex environment including skills in strategic analysis and planning.
- Demonstrated experience in providing high level, strategic advice at senior executive level and demonstrated experience in working and exercising judgement in an environment responsive to the politics of situations and the competing priorities of expectant and demanding customers and stakeholders.
Proven capac
ity to build, lead and motivate a team, with a performance based, innovative, responsive and accountable customer service culture.
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For role related queries or questions contact Virginia Keeley on Virginia.Keeley@health.nsw.gov.au
Working Rights
This position is a permanent position. To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency. Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa.
New to NSW Health Pathology?
The preferred candidate may be required to undergo a functional assessment prior to appointment.
Talent Pool
If the selection panel identifies more than one suitable candidate for the role, an eligibility list will be created for future permanent full time / part time, temporary and casual vacancies.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
NSW Health Pathology is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We seek to recruit from diverse applicants and create teams with skills, perspectives and experiences that complement each other at work. We welcome suitably qualified applicants regardless of age, ethnicity, socio-cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
