Melanie Kam has joined QDHeC as Program Manager and brings a wealth of experience having worked with multidisciplinary teams in healthcare research and innovation across the globe.
Can you describe your career journey
As Program Manager, Melanie will lead the delivery of strategic research projects and implement best-practice approaches across the QDHeC program. We sat down with Melanie to learn a bit more about her and her experience.
Tell us about your career journey
I have spent more than 15 years in public healthcare, in both Australia and Singapore. I started my career in research ethics and policy, building a supportive environment for researchers. I then moved into hospital operations, where I worked with clinical teams to improve systems at the front lines. I witnessed the day-to-day challenges faced by staff and patients, which led me to move into healthcare innovation and support systems transformation.
Prior to moving to Brisbane, I was responsible for developing an inter-hospital group platform to test market-ready technologies from start-ups globally, to accelerate the adoption of market-ready healthcare innovations, at speed and at scale.
What inspired you to join QDHeC?
My passion has always been in transforming healthcare; and being at the forefront of that excites me. I am especially passionate about getting great ideas implemented in ways that makes a difference.
QDHeC's vision and ethos resonated very much with me - right at the forefront, driving and leading very advanced work to contribute to the improvement of health and healthcare.
What’s something most people don’t know about you?
I trained in boxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for 5 years in an MMA gym.
