Bring your expertise to a specialist Cytogenetics team and make a real impact. Are you an experienced Medical Laboratory Scientist ready to take your Cytogenetics expertise to the next level? This is an opportunity to apply your high-level scientific knowledge, technical skills, experience and leadership within a specialist laboratory setting. As a Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist – Cytogenetics, you’ll work with a high degree of independence, providing expert scientific input across Cytogenetics services while contributing to quality, service improvement, staff development and the delivery of accurate, timely diagnostic results.

Key competencies (role specific criteria)

You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the following:

- Demonstrated high level knowledge and clinical skills as recognised by clinical experience, professional development activities, post graduate education or formal qualifications.
- Demonstrated ability to apply high-level scientific judgement to perform, interpret and report laboratory analyses in Cytogenetics.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member, to produce an effective work output in terms of quality and quantity, and to communicate effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective professional relationships with clients and colleagues.
- Demonstrated ability to assist with the performance and operation of one or more work groups.
- Demonstrated contributions to the quality of clinical practice within Cytogenetics, through compliance with organisational policies and procedures and maintenance of relevant legislative, administrative, and professional standards, including NATA / ISO / TGA accreditation / certification requirements.





This position is specifically for the validation of microarray analysis platform. Experience and ability to undertake molecular method/assay validation would be of advantage.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes

- 12.75% superannuation
- 17.5% leave loading
- 38 hour full time work week
- Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members
- Additional 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.
- Career 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 benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity 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.

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📌 Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist (Queensland)
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Queensland