ACDP Animal Studies Facilities Coordinator

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The Opportunity

• Use your strong coordinating and prioritising skills to contribute to research across three key animal facilities
• Work closely with colleagues, managers and a dedicated team of professionals to effectively manage information transfer and projects
• Help make a difference in the unique environment at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness

As an Animal Studies Facilities Coordinator with the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP), you will foster a collaborative and uniformed approach across all Animal Studies teams (AST) and identify inconsistencies or activities that could be centralised/consolidated across the three facilities to improve efficiencies enabling a more consistent messaging across the three facilities and stakeholders / researchers. You will be a part of a centralised service supporting acceptable technical practices and the development of new practices to consolidate activities that are common across all three facilities.
Your duties will include:

• Aiding in streamlining the Animal Ethics Committee / ACDP Research Team / AEC process by establishing and maintaining database for the three facilities
• Leading the end to end process, track the status of the application
• Developing online training, tracking progress and ensuring skills are current within AST
• Keeping records and facilitating additional training opportunities
• Reviewing current structure and process across 3 facilities and developing templates for consistency of processes
• Managing all enquiries for AST and ensuring proper allocation of person to project costs and tracking progress
• Reviewing final costings (with AST Group Leader)) prior to responding to a stakeholder

Location: ACDP Geelong, VIC
Salary: AU$105k - AU$114k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Indefinite / Full-time
Reference: 93780
To be considered you will need:

• Relevant trade certificate/diploma/bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience in science with relevant experience in Animal Studies coordination
• Prior knowledge and understanding of QA process; working with QACU/QA/QPulse to streamline and publish QA SOP's for GLP studies / ISO 9001 accreditation.
• Prior experience in Animal management database implementation and ongoing support (is desirable)
• Prior knowledge in working within Animal Facilities and performing training in procedures (is desirable)

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Eligibility
Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens only and appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
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How to Apply
Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.
Applications Close
26 January 2024, 11:00pm AEDT.