Head of Animal Studies & Veterinary Operations

CSIRO; Geelong; On-site; AUD 135,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) in Geelong is seeking an Animal Studies Operations Leader to guide a multidisciplinary veterinary and animal welfare team in a high-containment research setting. You will balance people leadership with hands-on veterinary and scientific expertise to deliver quality animal care and research support.

Responsibilities include strategic veterinary leadership, regulatory compliance, and optimization of animal research operations, maintaining

Qualifications

• Veterinary degree eligible for registration with the Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board of Victoria.
• Demonstrated leadership and staff development experience.
• Experience applying veterinary knowledge to animal health and welfare in research settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary veterinary and animal welfare team.
• Provide strategic and technical leadership across veterinary services and animal studies operations.
• Ensure high standards of animal care, biosecurity and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with researchers to design study plans and ethical approvals.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Procedural discipline

Decision making

Education

Veterinary degree eligible for registration in Victoria

Job description

CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) in Geelong is seeking an Animal Studies Operations Leader to guide a multidisciplinary veterinary and animal welfare team in a high-containment research setting. You will balance people leadership with hands-on veterinary and scientific expertise to deliver quality animal care and research support.

Responsibilities include strategic veterinary leadership, regulatory compliance, and optimization of animal research operations, maintaining