Scientific Operations Project Officer

Children's Cancer Institute; Randwick City Council; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing days off (up to 5)

Fitness Passport

Education discounts through UNSW

World-class facility

Job summary

The Children’s Cancer Institute in Randwick seeks a Scientific Operations Project Officer to drive operational delivery and coordination of the ZERO Childhood Cancer Program across hospital sites. You will implement approved protocols, monitor sample coordination, and manage risks in collaboration with the Scientific Project Manager and Program Coordinator.

Based on-site at The Health Translation Hub, you will coordinate multi-site activities, develop monitoring systems, and support governance

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in a science, health or biomedical discipline; MSc or PhD desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in operational delivery or coordination of research or clinical projects, ideally across multiple sites.
• Experience implementing protocols, SOPs or workflows in hospital, laboratory or clinical research setting.
• Experience coordinating stakeholders across organisational boundaries, including hospital or clinical site personnel.
• Experience developing or maintaining tracking systems, registers or operational reporting.
• Working understanding of research governance, ethics and human material research requirements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary operational contact for participating hospitals.
• Lead operational implementation of approved protocols across sites.
• Coordinate sample acquisition activities.
• Develop and monitor tracking/operational systems for delivery.
• Manage operational risks and issues during project implementation.
• Collaborate with the Scientific Project Manager and Program Coordinator.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Cross-site coordination

Education

Bachelor-level in science/health/biomedical

MSc or PhD desirable

Tools

Governance systems

Job description

For over 40 years, our shared commitment to curing childhood cancer has united us. Together, we continue to accelerate the answers to make that possible.

To accomplish our vision, we’re seeking someone who lives our values: owning and delivering meaningful work, collaborating to drive impact, challenging the status quo to create a better future, and balancing logic with empathy. Let’s achieve more, together.

The Scientific Operations Project Officer is one of a small group of project management roles established to progress the science of within ZERO. The Zero Childhood Cancer Program (ZERO) is Australia’s most comprehensive precision medicine program for children and young people with cancer.

This role is the primary operational point of contact for participating hospitals. It leads operational implementation of approved protocols across those sites, coordinates sample acquisition activities, develops the systems used to monitor sample coordination and operational delivery, and manages the operational risks and issues that arise as projects are implemented. It works in close partnership with the Scientific Project Manager, who provides the scientific advice and oversight, and with the Program Coordinator, who holds governance, grants administration and reporting.

This role is based on-site at The Health Translation Hub in Randwick.

To succeed you will have…

• Tertiary qualification in a science, health or biomedical discipline; MSc or PhD desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in the operational delivery or coordination of research or clinical research projects, ideally across multiple sites.
• Experience implementing protocols, standard operating procedures or research workflows in a hospital, laboratory or clinical research setting.
• Experience coordinating stakeholders across organisational boundaries, including hospital or clinical site personnel.
• Experience developing or maintaining tracking systems, registers or operational reporting.
• Working understanding of research governance, ethics and the requirements of research involving human material.

We will support you to be your best with benefits that include but are not limited to:

• Working in a world-class, purpose-built facility, the only one in Australia dedicated to curing childhood cancer
• Focus on employee wellbeing, including up to 5 gifted wellbeing days off (paid) per year
• Access to Fitness Passport, with access to an extensive choice of fitness facilities across Sydney at discounted rates
• Corporate discounts and discounts on education through UNSW

Join us to shape a future every child deserves and to find meaning in your own. Because together, we can cure every child of cancer. It’s not if, it’s when.

Additional information about Children's Cancer Institute can be found on our website at: https://www.ccia.org.au/jobs-study . We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Children’s Cancer Institute and our culture. We embrace diversity and encourage you to advise of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the recruitment process.