Reporting to: Scientific Services Manager
About you
You're someone who enjoys bringing order, coordination and care to complex environments. You're comfortable working across laboratories, facilities teams and external partners, and you take pride in keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes. You have a background in scientific or medical research environments and enjoy being a trusted point of contact for a wide range of stakeholders. Most importantly, you're motivated by supporting high quality research that has real-world impact.
The role
As the Scientific Services Coordinator, you'll play a key role in supporting laboratories and research teams by coordinating the Institute's scientific services and associated operational processes. Reporting to the Scientific Services Manager, you'll work closely with teams across Operations, Facilities, WHS and BioCORE to ensure equipment, vendors and services are well managed and compliant. Your work will directly contribute to efficient, safe and high‐quality research outcomes at the Institute.
What we will trust you with
* Coordinating scientific services related enquiries and day‐to‐day operational requests from laboratories
* Acting as a liaison for vendors and contractors, including access, inductions and follow up
* Supporting the coordination of equipment servicing, maintenance and repairs
* Maintaining accurate equipment and asset information to support planning and risk management
* Assisting with laboratory consultations, training sessions and user engagement activities
* Identifying process gaps or improvement opportunities impacting laboratory efficiency
* Monitoring and escalating equipment or service‐related risks where required
* Building strong working relationships across the Institute and with external partners
Does this sound like you?
* You hold a bachelor's degree in science or a related field
* At least two years' experience in a medical research or laboratory environment
* Hands on experience in laboratory settings (e.g. molecular biology, tissue culture, radioisotopes)
* Strong understanding OGTR regulatory requirements for PC2 laboratories
* Highly organised and comfortable managing multiple priorities at once
* Able to communicate confidently with a wide range of stakeholders
* Detail‐oriented, practical and solutions‐focused
* Confident using everyday digital tools such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
About us
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (the Institute) is dedicated to finding cures for cardiovascular disease and is one of the most respected heart research facilities in the world. Renowned for the quality of its breakthroughs, the Institute was established in 1994 and has grown to a team of more than 200 researchers from around the globe, working across five divisions.
A global centre-of-excellence, it integrates Cardiac Physiology and Transplantation, Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Molecular Cardiology and Biophysics, Structural and Computational Biology, as well as Vascular Biology. At the Institute, we translate our discoveries into new diagnostics, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular disease - reducing the incidence, severity, and impact of heart disease.
What you will be proud of
Being part of an Institute that is not only dedicated to finding cures for cardiovascular disease, but one that also strives to ensure our employees and students enjoy a great working environment. We value and are committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces diversity, gender equity and promote flexible working arrangements for all employees.
We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. We also welcome applicants with diverse educational backgrounds, professional knowledge, personality types, thinking styles and life experiences. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
What we offer
* Salary packaging (including a $15,900 tax-free component, plus meal and entertainment allowances, holiday accommodation/venue hire plus many more).
* Banking & lifestyle benefits with Commonwealth Bank, including lending offers, discounts from participating retailers and financial wellbeing webinars.
* Fitness Passport
* Excellent environment with new state‐of‐the‐art equipment.
* Collaborative team environment
* Continuous learning and development opportunities
We are only accepting applications from candidates with full working rights in Australia.
Early applications are encouraged, we are reviewing and conducting interviews on a rolling basis upon receiving applications.
Come and work with us & help make a difference.
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