# Senior Research Advisor

Senior Research Advisor Te tūnga | The role PHF Science is seeking a proactive and experienced Senior Research Advisor to join our Office of the Chief Scientist, reporting to the Head of Research. Working closely with scientists and science leaders across our Health Security and Forensic research teams, you will provide trusted advice across the full research lifecycle, with a key focus on identifying funding opportunities and developing competitive proposals. This is an opportunity to help researchers focus on their research and deliver science that makes a difference for New Zealand. We are looking for a Senior Research Advisor to provide leadership, advice and coordination across the following areas: Lead strategic scanning of national and international funding opportunities, connecting researchers with relevant funders and working with them early to develop competitive proposals, strengthen narratives and coordinate review processes. Work with Finance and managers to develop accurate, funder-compliant budgets that account for staff time and overhead recovery, ensuring General Managers are consulted and research commitments are deliverable within operational constraints. Coordin

- **Id**: 3678380
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/phf-science-senior-research-advisor>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Wellington, New Zealand
- **Countries**: NZ
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T12:07:33Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-03
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T05:50:36Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 6
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7897
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Annual leave, Flexible schedule, Life insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Research Institutes

## Company

- **Id**: 2323662
- **Name**: PHF Science
- **Domain**: phfscience.nz
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/phfscience>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 6

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring excludes

- **New Zealand** — Iso: NZ

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-03T12:07:33Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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