Job Title
Position Number: 0027431, Location: Parkville, Role type: Full-time; Continuing, Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Department: OHS and Laboratory Management
About the Role
This role supports laboratory management and OHS functions at the Western Centre for Health Research and Education (Western CHRE) and Northern Centre for Health Education and Research (Northern CHER), fostering safe and effective teaching, research, and public health activities.
Responsibilities
* Working with UOM/VU managers to ensure that infrastructure and facilities within the assigned areas are efficiently and effectively managed to meet the Centre's teaching and research objectives.
* Ensuring the Centre's activities are carried out in compliance with the relevant OHS legislation, statutes, regulations and policies.
* Maintaining strong relationships with other service delivery areas, schools and departments to ensure effective delivery of OHS support.
Requirements
* Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to consult, influence, and build strong relationships across diverse teams.
* Excellent organisational and time management abilities, effectively balancing competing demands while working independently or collaboratively.
* Adept at adopting new technologies and approaches, showing flexibility and a proactive mindset in addressing challenges.
* Undergraduate qualifications in a relevant discipline, such as science and OH&S.
* Extensive experience of working within a scientific or medical laboratory environment and coordination of personnel in a matrix environment.
* Demonstrated knowledge of OGTR regulatory requirements and proven experience working within a PC2 containment facility.
* Current valid work rights for Australia.