Dairy Herd R&D Lead — Hybrid, Part-Time, Impactful

Dairy Australia; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 54,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

Dairy Australia is looking for an experienced R&D Manager, Dairy Herd, to oversee a flexible portfolio of research investments across animal health, milk quality, biosecurity and genetics. You will guide investments from identifying needs to delivery and farmer impact, collaborating with researchers and teams across Dairy Australia.

This permanent part-time (0.6FTE) role offers hybrid working across our Melbourne office and home, with evidence-based decision making and opportunities to translate

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in veterinary, animal, agricultural or dairy science.
• Experience in agricultural research or complex technical project management.
• Broad understanding of dairy herd systems and their interconnections.
• Strong analytical, project-management, commercial and financial capability.

Responsibilities

• Manage R&D investments across a range of herd-related priorities and technical areas.
• Develop investment concepts, business cases and scopes that respond to farmer and industry needs.
• Lead investments through scoping, procurement, contracting, delivery, evaluation and closure.
• Build practical application, adoption and farmer impact into investment design and delivery.
• Engage technical specialists and partners to support evidence-based decisions and quality outcomes.
• Build collaborative relationships and share learning across Dairy Australia and the wider industry.

Skills

Analytical ability

Project management

Commercial acumen

Financial capability

Education

Tertiary qualification in veterinary/animal/agricultural/dairy science

Job description

Dairy Australia is looking for an experienced R&D Manager, Dairy Herd, to oversee a flexible portfolio of research investments across animal health, milk quality, biosecurity and genetics. You will guide investments from identifying needs to delivery and farmer impact, collaborating with researchers and teams across Dairy Australia.

This permanent part-time (0.6FTE) role offers hybrid working across our Melbourne office and home, with evidence-based decision making and opportunities to translate