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Laboratory manager

Melbourne
Recruitment Professionals Pty Ltd
Laboratory Manager
Posted: 18 March
Offer description

* Phase 1 Clinical Trials | Rapidly Growing Laboratory
* Leadership opportunity
Lead and Scale a High-Impact Clinical Trials Laboratory

We are seeking an experienced Laboratory Manager to lead a growing clinical trials laboratory, supporting early phase (Phase 1) and Vaccine clinical research.

This role offers the opportunity to build, develop and scale a high-performing laboratory team as the organisation continues to grow rapidly. You will play a key leadership role in ensuring laboratory operations remain efficient, compliant, and audit-ready while supporting cutting-edge clinical research.

If you enjoy leading people, improving processes, and building a strong laboratory culture, this is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact.

What You'll Be Doing

You will oversee the day-to-day operations of the clinical trials laboratory and drive continuous improvement as the department grows.

Key responsibilities include:

* Leading and developing a team of laboratory scientists and assistants
* Managing clinical trial sample processing, storage and shipment
* Ensuring compliance with GCP, ALCOA+, IATA and OH&S standards
* Maintaining an audit-ready laboratory environment
* Supporting study start-up and protocol implementation
* Ensuring laboratory readiness for rapidly increasing clinical trial activity
* Managing laboratory resources, equipment and consumables
* Driving process improvements and operational efficiency
* Supporting internal audits and CAPA processes
What Makes This Role Attractive
* Leadership opportunity: Build and lead a growing laboratory team
* Career growth: Expand the laboratory as clinical trial activity scales
* Cutting-edge science: Work within a clinical trials environment
* Leadership team role: Drive laboratory strategy and operations
What We're Looking For

We are seeking a strong people leader, ideally with clinical trials laboratory experience who is comfortable scaling operations as the organisation grows.

* Tertiary qualification in Science or related discipline
* Previous team leadership or laboratory management experience
* Strong knowledge of GCP and regulated laboratory environments
Ideal experience
* Clinical trials laboratory operations
* Leading teams in growing or fast-paced environments
About the Organisation

Our client improves world health by expertly managing clinical trials that accelerate medical advancements.

They support early phase and vaccine clinical trials and work with global pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners to deliver high-quality research outcomes.

They offer a collaborative, supportive and high-performing environment.

Apply Now

If you are a laboratory leader who enjoys developing people, improving systems and scaling operations, we would love to hear from you.

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