Strategies for Success : Moira Clay Consulting

We offer a range of comprehensive programs

We work with relevant internal and external stakeholders to get an accurate picture of where your organisation is now.

We provide a fresh and insightful perspective on major breakdowns, barriers and opportunities.

We offer bold and achievable strategies and tactics to facilitate your organisation’s aims to improve community health through health and medical research.

Great strategy will empower your team to move forward autonomously, bringing all the relevant partners and stakeholders together with a focus on mutual benefit.

We unlock the research potential of your multi-disciplinary team through design of tailored individual or group mentoring, career or leadership development programs. mentoring, leadership and career development strategies.

We work with your team to develop effective succession planning and a sustainable talent pipeline.

We facilitate connections and partnerships that will give mutual benefit and achieve shared aims

We design frameworks to evaluate and review your research activities, informing future development, plans and programs.

We conduct “health checks” of research governance, strategy and tactics with recommendations for areas requiring action

Skills of our team

Research Review and Evaluation
Research performance and impact analysis and benchmarking
Strategic planning
Peer review
Research Advocacy
Research Leadership and Career Development programs
Succession planning
Research governance, structure and culture
Building Partnerships (Academia, Professional Bodies, Government, Clinical, Charities, Industry and Community).

ASSESS

We work with relevant internal and external stakeholders to get an accurate picture of where your organisation is now.
We provide a fresh and insightful perspective on major breakdowns, barriers and opportunities.

STRATEGY

We offer bold and achievable strategies and tactics to facilitate your organisation’s aims to improve community health through health and medical research.

Great strategy will empower your team to move forward autonomously, bringing all the relevant partners and stakeholders together with a focus on mutual benefit.

UNLOCK POTENTIAL

We work with your team to develop effective succession planning and a sustainable talent pipeline.

We facilitate connections and partnerships that will give mutual benefit and achieve shared aims

REVIEW

We design frameworks to evaluate and review your research activities, informing future development, plans and programs.

We conduct “health checks” of research governance, strategy and tactics with recommendations for areas requiring action

Contact us today to discover how your organisation can meet your challenges and achieve your aims.

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Moira's skills and capability in research governance and management have been enormously helpful to the Robinson Research Institute. As a consultant and then Chair of Scientific Advisory Committee she brought the benefit of extensive experience and unique insight to overcome barriers and solve organisational challenges. In chairing the Gateway Review of the Women's and Children's Health Research Alliance, her efforts cut through entrenched structural issues to build relationships across stakeholder groups and pave the way for real growth in South Australia's collaborative research success.

Professor Sarah Robertson

Director, Robinson Research Institute / University of Adelaide

Prof Moira Clay has supported the Department of Paediatric Rehabilitation (Princess Margaret Hospital) achieve our research objectives and build impact in the area of child health. Moira Clay supported us by helping us establish a research strategy (including identifying collaborators, funding sources, industry partners). This has led to improved outcomes for children and families as well as establishing our research team as national and international leaders in rehabilitation research. It is with great thanks to Moira for her vision, enthusiasm, compassion and generosity.

Professor Catherine Elliott BSc (OT), PhD

Chair of Allied Health / Princess Margaret Hospital (Child and Adolescent Health Services)

Moira Clay Consulting is flexible, adept and easy to work with. Moira Clay facilitated our strategic planning process with a whole-organisation approach, giving a broad framework for where to go next. She also facilitated working groups, consumers, clinicians, top scientists, stakeholders, external leaders, board members, junior scientists and students - she is entirely at home with any of those groups. Moira's team is completely invested in each organisation they works with. Friendly, warm and quick to develop trust, they discover the best in staff at all levels. They work effectively and efficiently to identify and resolve challenges. Moira Clay is renowned for her bold, big picture solutions as well as being “thoroughly enjoyable” to work with.

Professor Michelle Haber AM

Executive Director, Children’s Cancer Institute

The Heart Foundation in Queensland utilised Moira Clay Consulting on two pieces of work: finalise a Business Case for our newly created Queensland Cardiovascular Research Network; and develop a Business Case for the Board outlining different models for establishing a Queensland Cardiovascular Research Institute. Moira has extensive experience in research strategy, and is very well connected in the research community. She was able to conduct key informant interviews with senior research stakeholders, review the research landscape in Australia and overseas and identify innovative models. Research strategy is a niche area and we required this additional expertise to value-add to our own skill base and network.

Rachelle Foreman

Health Director, Heart Foundation (Queensland)

Engaging Moira Clay Consulting has been a fantastic experience for me and for the Centre for Cancer Biology (CCB). Moira involved the whole of the CCB Faculty in developing our Strategic Plan from day one and skilfully synthesised our values and ambitions. She understood our unique culture, articulated beautifully our vision and she added value by galvanising the CCB in the process. Moira was also very perceptive in understanding our immediate surrounding environment and further added value to the CCB by strengthening communications and interactions with our external colleagues. We are now a much richer and energised Institute and this is the result of the fantastic input of Moira Clay Consulting in the CCB.

Professor Angel Lopez

Co-Director, Centre for Cancer Biology (SA Pathology and University of South Australia)