An excellent opportunity is available for a Bioservices Supervisor - Parkville to join the Bioservices at Australia's pre-eminent biomedical research institute.

 

About the Position
This position is responsible for the general overview of a specified area or section within Bioservices Parkville and the supervision of technical staff, to ensure the needs of the facility are met. The tasks include allocating workloads and monitoring competencies of the animal technical staff. They are to act as a mentor for their team by encouraging teamwork and modelling professional behaviour. Other tasks include monitoring overall compliance with Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) structures, Institute Biosafety Committee (IBC), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and the guidelines of other relevant regulatory bodies. The Supervisor acts as a point of reference and a conduit between researchers and technicians within their area and also assists the researchers with complex mouse-based techniques as required. In addition to undertaking tasks associated with the care, husbandry and maintenance of genetically manipulated mice in the facility, the supervisor may have other specialist responsibilities. These may include assisting with: health monitoring protocols, exporting animals, training of animal technicians and researchers, management of
AMS, OHS compliance and organisation of day-to-day facility workloads.

Key challenges include:

• Ensuring husbandry and animal health and welfare monitoring is carried out to the highest standard according to training protocols and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's). This includes monitoring the work performance of staff under their supervision.
• Meeting researcher needs for breeding programs, technical assistance and the planning of experiments.
• Ensuring all communications are highly professional and that all necessary parties are included in relevant conversations.
• Participation in the Bioservices Division Supervisors and SOP meetings to identify needs, advise, resolve problems, reach agreement or gain cooperation of others to comply with technical and administrative requirements. Makes recommendations or has discretion and influences how techniques and processes are completed and in the setting of professional standards.

 

Selection Criteria
Desirable Knowledge and Skills:

• Diploma of Animal Technology with a minimum of 7 years relevant work experience as an Animal
  technician or an equivalent combination of relevant knowledge, training and/or experience in the field of Animal Technology.
• Demonstrated ability to set priorities and monitor workflows within own area of responsibility, including coordination of the activities of team members, to maintain efficient operation of the area and ensure desired outcomes are achieved.
• Demonstrated capacity to work independently and provide leadership to others including mentoring, on the job training and motivation.
• Familiarity with relevant legislation, regulations and guidelines including the Australian Code for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes and Guidelines for the generation, breeding, care and use of genetically modified and cloned animals for scientific purposes. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of AEC documents, requirements and procedures, along with the ability to understand and interpret scientific papers in as much as they relate to mouse-based procedures and animal welfare.
• Excellent judgement and practical application of animal welfare and ethics principles to uphold high quality standards of care for rodents within an animal research environment.
• Highly developed problem-solving skills and the ability to work with others to develop innovative solutions to problems that can arise.
• High degree of technical competency in a wide variety of procedures.
• Strong computer literacy and proficiency in using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and the use of the Internet as a research and training tool.
• May require good working knowledge of the use of specialised equipment and/or techniques.

 

Personal Qualities:

• Excellent oral and written communication and demonstrated leadership skills.
• Demonstrated capacity to organise work effectively and efficiently and deliver outputs in a timely manner.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with proven aptitude for communicating effectively with staff at varying levels of the organization and the ability to work collaboratively and develop excellent working relationships with colleagues, researchers, students and other stakeholders.
• Excellent observation skills and attention to detail.
• Genuine concern for Animal welfare.
• Conscientious and reliable.
• Ability to act with discretion and maintain confidentiality.
• Displays Institute values and embraces Institute culture.

 

Terms of Appointment
This position is an ongoing role in a full/part time capacity. Salary Professional Services Employee Level 7 ($101911 to $110320). Up to 17% superannuation and very attractive salary packaging options are available.

General enquiries can be directed to Michele Cook - cook.m@wehi.edu.au
A position description is available here.

 

How to Apply
Please apply by uploading your CV, cover letter and a document addressing the key selection criteria in pdf format.

 

Application Closing Date: 31 March 2025

 

WEHI - Brighter together

WEHI is where the world's brightest minds collaborate and innovate to make discoveries that will help us to live healthier for longer. Our medical researchers have been serving the community for more than 100 years. We bring together people with different skills and experience who are committed to long-term discovery. Our teams of researchers are committed to solving the most complex health problems, making transformative discoveries for cancer, infectious and immune diseases, developmental disorders and healthy ageing.

WEHI is a place where people are able to shine. People who are inquisitive, who are committed, who are passionate. People who want to make a difference. And we are committed to ensuring they have the tools to flourish, personally and professionally. We are a community of researchers, students and professional service staff who work towards achieving discoveries that improve human health. We are driven by collaboration, curiosity and creativity. We are committed to making a positive difference to the lives of people in Australia and around the world. We are WEHI. We are brighter together.

 

WEHI's commitment to diversity and inclusion

At WEHI we strive to foster a flexible working environment that encourages individual differences and promotes collaboration and creativity. We recognise that talent does not sit within a single identifiable group in our society and that WEHI's ability to shape contemporary scientific thinking and deliver leading professional services relies on a diversity of thought within our organisation. Our action to promote gender equality has been recognised with an Athena SWAN Bronze Award from Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) and we offer a range of support for women researchers.

Our commitment to celebrating diversity and addressing inequities is further demonstrated through our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, Gender Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and our WE-Pride network for LGBTQIA+ staff and students. We actively encourage applications from, people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people and people with diverse genders and sexualities. Should you require support during the recruitment process due to special needs or consideration, please contact the People and Culture team.

 

WEHI's commitment to Indigenous employment

WEHI is working to create a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be engaged at the scientific frontier, making exciting discoveries and decisions about the future of health in this country, and part of a leading professional services workforce supporting the realisation of these discoveries. 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.

 

 

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