Clinical Lead - - 58157 - BUPA ANZ

General information

Name

Clinical Lead

Ref #

57331

Date

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Full / Part Time

Full Time

Description & Requirements

About the opportunity

Bupa is Australia’s largest health insurer and is committed to helping people live longer, healthier and happier lives in a better world. It supports the health and wellbeing needs of more than 4.7 million health insurance customers. Bupa has embarked on a global transition from Health Insurer to a Health caring company with the goal of becoming the world’s most customer centric organisation.

This role will report into the General Manager Clinical Innovation and in this pivotal role, you will provide expert guidance and clinical leadership in the design, development, and deployment of AI, Data and Digital Health projects to help customer and clinical experience, ensuring they are clinically robust, ethically sound, customer-centred, and operationally scalable with best practice governance. Your expertise will shape innovative solutions that deliver meaningful impact for our customers and set new standards in personalized care.

About the role

Fulltime Permanent Position based in Sydney or Melbourne

This senior clinical leadership role requires deep expertise in digital health, data and AI, and the evolving role of technology in primary care and preventative health. You will provide clinical, digital, and informatics stewardship across multiple programs of work, with accountability for quality, safety, delivery, and performance.

Key responsibilities include:

Provide expert clinical advice aligned with Bupa’s customer-centric health vision.
Lead virtual care and health services design and delivery across disciplines.
Shape digital health strategy and customer health journeys.
Guide safe, ethical use of AI and emerging technologies.
Advise digital and innovation teams on clinical best practice.
Support development of initiatives that position Bupa as a trusted health partner.
Identify data use cases to inform insights and strategic decisions.
Oversee clinical governance, ethics, and regulatory compliance.
Define and monitor care quality KPIs and improvement initiatives.
Manage clinical risks, incidents, and continuous quality improvement.
Lead clinical input into strategic programs and stakeholder engagement.
Stay across regulatory changes and communicate impacts to clinical teams.
Act as delegate for Clinical Director and GM Clinical when required.

About you:

Required:

AHPRA-registered medical practitioner with full working rights in Australia.
Recent clinical experience, ideally in general practice, public health, or corporate health
Proven expertise in AI, health data and informatics, digital health, virtual care, and healthcare innovation
Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional delivery teams, including indirect reports, with clear ownership of outcomes.

Highly Desirable:

Post-graduate qualifications in fields relevant to healthcare and/or innovation (ie. Fellowship of a college, post-graduate university degrees)
Clinical governance and risk management experience, particularly in primary care and digital models
Experience designing and implementing new models of care
Strong knowledge of Australian clinical regulatory and funding frameworks
Strategic thinker with high digital health and health informatics literacy
Change management experience in health innovation, especially digital health
Understanding of preventative, predictive, and holistic care approaches
Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration skills
Passion for digital innovation and new care models that improve outcomes
Commitment to customer-centric care and experience design

Be at the heart of it with Bupa

The Clinical Innovation and Genomic team are a passionate and professional group of individuals that really care about the work they do. Operating in a unique corporate and clinical environment with extremely high standards, compliance, and contractual obligations and are known for being driven and responsive to the needs of our Health Insurance members, putting our customers at the centre of everything we do.

For more information or to talk with our Talent Acquisition Partner please email Adrian Delacy Adrian.delacy@bupa.com.au

At Bupa your wellbeing, identity, and personal story are respected and valued. We are continuing to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Bupa is committed to providing equal opportunities and fostering a workplace and environment that is free of discrimination, bullying and harassment.

We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ applicants.

We are dedicated to removing barriers to participation. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, or if you’d like to discuss how this role can be flexible for you, please let us know so we can support your participation on an equitable basis.

To learn more about working at Bupa please visit our website: www.bupa.com.au/careers

Location

Sydney Office

Recruiter

Adrian Delacy