Working within Animal Biosecurity and Welfare and operating from the Tick Fever Centre, at Wacol you will be involved in a team-based role where you will manage and oversee the Diagnostic, Quality Control and Vaccine Production Laboratories.
You will also ensure operational activities for the Tick Fever Centre are performed and meet Australian Pesticides Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)/ Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements and to ensure (National Association of Testing Authorities) NATA requirements are met.
Job details Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group Primary Industry & Environment
Classification TO5
Workplace Location Brisbane - West
Job ad reference QLD/443817/22
Closing date 26-Sep-2022
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Total remuneration
Salary Other
Job duration until 1st Sept 2023 with possible extension
Contact person Sarah Rothwell
Contact details Phone: (07) 3270 9661
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Key tasks and responsibilities of the role (your contribution)
- Support scientific diagnostic services by providing high-level technical specialist services and advice to work unit, business area and external stakeholders. Where relevant this may include providing timely, high level, expert and authoritative advice on policy and legislative issues and suggesting solutions to complex problems based on rigorous analysis of relevant information This will include:
- Ensure National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) guidelines adhered to
- Manage and guide project team members to ensure that scientific tasks undertaken to achieve project outcomes are in accordance with relevant standard operating procedures (SOPs), protocols or methodologies to achieve the generation of valid data and ongoing compliance with relevant quality standards, proficiency testing programs, laboratory accreditations, workplace health and safety requirements and legislative obligations. This includes demonstrating a high level of initiative and ability to work with limited guidance whilst individually undertaking highly specialised/complex tasks or taking on leadership responsibility involving direct supervision of project team members undertaking routine or moderately complex tasks.
- Procedures to comply with code of GMP and Australian standards
- Oversee the Quality Management System
- Guiding the QA team leader to meet deliverables, schedules and key performance indicators within TFC Activity Plan
- Manage and oversee permits/Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) in laboratories, Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) and Approved Arrangement (AA) audits
- Manage own and, where relevant, teamwork priorities to ensure assigned scientific technical tasks are undertaken efficiently and effectively to achieve project/team aims and deliverables, including planning and managing work across the team, allocating work, monitoring outputs, providing detailed project reports to senior scientists and exercising sound judgement to proactively identify issues and appropriate solutions to technical issues. This will include:
- Guide team leaders to identify solutions for resources, ensure operational priorities are met
- Lead a team or contribute respected and recognised expertise in a field of technical speciality, demonstrating flexibility to manage changing priorities. This will include:
- Significantly contribute to ongoing improvement, validation and currency of scientific practices within work unit and wider business area by contributing to validation and implementation of specialised scientific tests/methods for diagnosing/identifying new or emerging biosecurity threats and diseases, monitoring compliance with quality system objectives and directly contributing to identification and implementation of associated business system improvements. This will include:
Please refer to the role description for further responsibilities
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/443817/22
Closing Date: Monday 26 September 2022
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