Working within a collaborative and innovative laboratory environment, you'll play a key role in the day-to-day operation of the Molecular discipline, providing technical leadership, maintaining quality systems, and ensuring compliance with national and international accreditation and regulatory standards. Your expertise will help drive continuous improvement, support emerging technologies, and ensure the delivery of accurate, timely, and reliable testing.Key competencies (role specific criteria)You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the following:Demonstrated contributions to the quality of clinical practice within a molecular diagnostic laboratory, through compliance with organisational policies and procedures and maintenance of relevant legislative, administration, and professional standards, including NATA / ISO / TGA accreditation / certification requirements.Demonstrated high level knowledge and skills in Molecular diagnostics.Demonstrated high level knowledge, expertise and skill in applying the principles of quality management and continuous quality improvement, and a high-level understanding of laboratory quality control and quality assurance programs.Why work with us?Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing.



This includesCompetitive salaries12.75% superannuation17.5% leave loadingEmployee wellbeing38 hour full time work weekAccess to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family membersAdditional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.Professional developmentCareer progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further!Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave perks for approved external training and development.Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusionAt Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal prospect employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
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📌 Senior Scientist (Queensland)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Queensland