Data and Integration Consultant

An exciting opportunity is available for a Data and Integration Consultant to join the Information Technology Department at Australia's pre-eminent biomedical research institute.

About the Position

Workday is WEHI's enterprise system for people management, finance and procurement, underpinned by a complex landscape of integrations with banking, payroll, procurement, research, identity and reporting systems.

Reporting to the Senior ERP Program Manager, the Data and Integration Consultant is responsible for supporting and maintaining the array of Workday integrations and data structures - designing, building/refactoring, testing, deploying, documenting and supporting integrations between Workday and other systems, within agreed scopes and timeframes.

Selection Criteria

Knowledge and Skills:

• 5+ years experience in data extraction and transformation
• Expert Workday integration knowledge and application across EIB, Core Connectors, Cloud Connect, SFTP/API, flat file ingestion and Adaptive Planning integration methods - Knowledge of Workday Orchestrate, Reports-as-a-Service (RaaS), Workday Query Language (WQL) desirable
• Intermediate Workday Financial, HCM and Adaptive Planning application knowledge (ie. understanding/updating system configurations, relationships with business processes, technical application, report creation/generation)
• Demonstrated experience in management of integrations and data flows
• Level 1-3 support experience, including root cause identification/resolution of integration issues within defined timelines.
• Experience using ticket management systems (ie. Fresh Service, JIRA Service Management)
• Intermediate to expert integration knowledge/capability (ie. data mapping, data conversion protocols)
• Intermediate to expert database management capability, (ie. data structures, data security and access standards, database management protocols)
• Intermediate level testing skills (ie. building test plans, executing tests on updates/changes to Workday HCM, Financial and Adaptive Planning integrations and providing feedback to third party developers)
• Provision of expert advice regarding Workday HCM, Financial and Adaptive Planning integration capability and solution design
• Intermediate data conversion capability regarding ERP or system implementation projects, including data extraction, transformation, mapping, validation, reconciliation and archiving
• Intermediate documentation capability (ie. creating/maintaining process maps, user guides, training materials)
• Experience using knowledge management tools (ie. Wiki's, Confluence)

Personal Qualities:

• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy
• Ability to prioritise workload, manage competing demands and provide timely follow-up and resolution.
• Collaborative style with excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple project tasks to completion.

Terms of Appointment

This position is fixed term until December 2027 in a full-time capacity. Very attractive salary packaging options are available for general living expenses, meal entertainment, novated leasing and more. 12% superannuation payable, plus up to a further 5% after the first 6 months of service via our matching superannuation scheme.

General enquiries can be directed to ***email_hidden***.

A position description is available here

How to Apply

Please apply by uploading your CV, cover letter and a document addressing the key selection criteria in pdf format.

Application Closing Date: The closing date for this advertisement is

23 July 2026, however we will be reviewing applications as they are received, and WEHI reserves the right to appoint a suitable candidate prior to the closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing this opportunity.

WEHI - Brighter together

WEHI is where the world's brightest minds collaborate and innovate to make discoveries that will help us to live healthier for longer. Our medical researchers have been serving the community for more than 100 years. We bring together people with different skills and experience who are committed to long-term discovery. Our teams of researchers are committed to solving the most complex health problems, making transformative discoveries for cancer, infectious and immune diseases, developmental disorders and healthy ageing.

WEHI is a place where people are able to shine. People who are inquisitive, who are committed, who are passionate. People who want to make a difference. And we are committed to ensuring they have the tools to flourish, personally and professionally. We are a community of researchers, students and professional service staff who work towards achieving discoveries that improve human health. We are driven by collaboration, curiosity and creativity. We are committed to making a positive difference to the lives of people in Australia and around the world. We are WEHI. We are brighter together.

WEHI's commitment to diversity and inclusion

At WEHI we strive to foster a flexible working environment that encourages individual differences and promotes collaboration and creativity. We recognise that talent does not sit within a single identifiable group in our society and that WEHI's ability to shape contemporary scientific thinking and deliver leading professional services relies on a diversity of thought within our organisation. Our action to promote gender equality has been recognised with an Athena SWAN Bronze Award from Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) and we offer a range of support for women researchers.

Our commitment to celebrating diversity and addressing inequities is further demonstrated through our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, Gender Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and our WE-Pride network for LGBTQIA+ staff and students. We actively encourage applications from, people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people and people with diverse genders and sexualities. Should you require support during the recruitment process due to special needs or consideration, please contact the People and Culture team.

WEHI's commitment to Indigenous employment

WEHI is working to create a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be engaged at the scientific frontier, making exciting discoveries and decisions about the future of health in this country, and part of a leading professional services workforce supporting the realisation of these discoveries. We are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace and offering career development and leadership opportunities to First Nations staff and students. We strongly encourage any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.