Job Description
Join Microba as our Laboratory Director, based in Brisbane, Qld. You will lead our NATA/ISO ***** accredited diagnostic laboratory as we scale. This is an executive role reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, with a seat on the leadership team and a clear mandate over production, quality and regulatory decisions. The laboratory is lean and the team is close. You will inherit a strong accreditation record and real scope to shape how the function is structured, resourced and run.
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Key responsibilities
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Operational leadership of the diagnostic laboratory: sample throughput, turnaround times and capacity, scaling with commercial growth
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Our NATA ISO ***** *****) accreditation and ISO ***** in-house IVD certification, and support for concurrent CAP accreditation application
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Ongoing compliance with NPAAC standards and TGA/ARTG requirements for in-house diagnostic tests
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A modernisation and productivity agenda: retiring legacy practices, reviewing and implementing laboratory technology upgrades including sequencing platforms, and integrating new instruments and automation into systems
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The translation of new tests from development into routine, commercialised diagnostic service, working with Product, Bioinformatics and Commercial teams
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The laboratory budget, equipment and consumables planning, and supplier relationships
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Leadership of the laboratory team, including building technical autonomy and succession depth, and developing others toward eligibility as NATA Authorised Representatives or TGA nominated Responsible Persons
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Input to company strategy and executive decision-making, including a two to five year roadmap for the laboratory, with visibility to the Board
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About you
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A PhD relevant to diagnostic or molecular microbiology, or a Fellowship (for example FFSc RCPA, FAIMS, FASM) in a relevant discipline
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At least 5 years' relevant medical or diagnostic laboratory experience, including senior leadership
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Proven experience leading a NATA/ISO ***** accredited medical or diagnostic laboratory at volume and pace, including leading, not just maintaining, accreditation and quality systems through growth or change
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A current CPD record meeting NPAAC requirements and demonstrating recency of practice
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A track record of modernising laboratory operations and building capability in a team, and comfort challenging legacy ways of working
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The judgement to form and defend an evidence-based view of what the laboratory should look like, and to partner confidently with the executive team
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Advantageous
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Experience with CAP accreditation or CAP-accredited laboratories
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Prior experience as a nominated NATA or TGA signatory, or as a Laboratory Director
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Hands-on experience implementing and integrating new laboratory technology, instrumentation or automation
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Experience in a scaling biotech or diagnostics commercial environment, including international expansion
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Personal attributes
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Empathy and excellent communication skills
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Strong influencing and relationship-building abilities
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Adaptability and a problem-solving mindset
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Attention to detail, with a focus on quality and professionalism
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About us
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Microba is a clinical diagnostics company harnessing the microbiome's profound potential to transform people's health. We are ASX-listed, with operations in Australia and the United Kingdom, delivering clinical-grade microbiome testing to consumers, healthcare professionals and researchers. Behind every test sits a growing proprietary database of human microbiome data, supporting new approaches to chronic disease.
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At Microba you will be part of the biotechnology industry at a genuinely interesting stage of its growth. You will have the prospect to directly impact healthcare and contribute to meaningful health solutions.

📌 Laboratory Director (Queensland)
🏢 Microba
📍 Queensland