AddressAn exciting new opportunity has opened up for a Biosafety Officer to join the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) team at Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Australia's leading medical research institute.
The Biosafety Officer role is a newly created position at the Institute, reporting to the Health & Safety Manager and maintaining close working relationships with the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Laboratory and Technical Services (LATS) teams, as well as Hudson Research Centres.
The Biosafety Officer will be responsible for:
- Advising Hudson researchers on relevant policies, procedures, and reporting requirements for Commonwealth and State regulatory requirements for regulatory bodies governing medical research
- Maintaining and overseeing OGTR laboratory certification, the Institute's radiation and drugs & poisons licenses, and quarantine import permits
- Assisting with the development, implementation, and delivery of research and laboratory resources, training programs, and compliance strategies for researchers, professional staff, and students
What we are looking for:
- Experience in managing biological risks and compliance within biomedical research environments
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of OGTR regulatory requirements and proven experience working within a PC2 (or higher) containment facility
- Highly developed communication skills and a proven ability to provide comprehensive, high-quality, and proactive advice and support on appropriate research and regulatory compliance frameworks
SELECTION CRITERIA
ESSENTIAL
Education/ Qualifications
- The appointee will have a relevant tertiary biomedical degree and a minimum of 3 years of biomedical laboratory/research compliance experience.
Knowledge and skills
- Demonstrate standards and values by acting in the best interest of your employer, displaying service excellence, taking ownership of delivery, working collaboratively, and building positive relationships in your workplace.
- Extensive experience and demonstrated achievement in a similar role in a biomedical research institute (or University), with experience and knowledge of biological risk, compliance, and regulatory frameworks within scientific and biomedical laboratory environments.
- Demonstrated capacity to understand, interpret, and advise stakeholders on the legislation, regulations, and standards that impact biomedical research (such as the Gene Technology Act 2000 (Cth), Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth), National Health Security Act 2007 (Cth), and the relevant Australian/New Zealand Standards).
- First-hand working experience within OGTR regulatory requirements.
- Proven experience with the development and/or implementation of scientific research compliance awareness, communication, and/or training activities.
- Highly effective interpersonal skills with significant experience in developing and maintaining positive stakeholder relationships through effective communication and collaboration within a large and complex organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate complex and/or technical matters clearly to a variety of audiences, and produce a wide range of documents and reports for committees and governance groups.
- Exceptional organizational skills, with a demonstrated ability to work autonomously and flexibly, manage competing demands, and prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and effectively as a member of a small professional specialist team, and handle sensitive and confidential issues maturely.
- Highly developed computer literacy and use of database/records management systems.
DESIRABLE
- Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety and/or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education/training.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Ethical and compliance-oriented thinker with a business mindset and sound judgment
- Highly collaborative and team-oriented
- Engendering trust, confidence, and building rapport
- Strong commitment to high performance, best practice, and excellence in service delivery
- Agile, adaptable, and flexible / willing to embrace new approaches
- Strategic understanding and solutions-oriented
- Enthusiastic, energetic, engaging, and self-starter
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT
Role Type: Full time or Part time (0.8 – 1.0 FTE)
Salary: Tap 7 – 8 ($100,273 – $124,519, based on experience) plus 11.5% super
NFP salary packaging available through SmartSalary
General enquiries can be directed to;
Dr Jordanna Master
Health & Safety Manager
***************@hudson.org.au
Please do not submit your application to this email address.
This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
HOW TO APPLY
A position description is available on our careers page https://www.hudson.org.au/careers/.
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following
- Resume
- Cover letter outlining your interest AND responses against the Selection Criteria
Applications will close on Friday 12 July at 5pm.
ABOUT US
We are a global bioscience medical research leader, Hudson Institute advances healthcare through ground-breaking, collaborative medical research discoveries and their translation into real-world impact. Our research programs deliver in five areas of medical need: Inflammation, Cancer, Reproductive health, Newborn health and Hormones and health. Hudson is a community of researchers, students and professional service staff who work towards achieving discoveries that improve human health. We are driven by our values such as Excellence, Innovation, Partnerships, and Community. We are committed to making a positive difference to the lives of people in Australia and around the world.
We offer:
- A proud Certified Family Friendly Workplace!
- Flexible working Arrangements
- Paid parental leave
- Onsite Childcare facilities
- Onsite Gym with personal trainers
- Generous salary packaging with significant tax benefits
- Opportunities for Career and Professional Development
- Free Employee Assistance program
- Hudson social club with institute events all year!
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Hudson is committed to empowering our people and harnessing their diversity to build inclusive and equitable work environment. We actively encourage applications from, people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people and people with diverse genders and sexualities. We are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace and offering career development and leadership opportunities to First Nations staff and students. We strongly encourage any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.
Should you require support during the recruitment process due to special needs or consideration, please contact: **@hudson.org.au
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
