Senior Manager, Scientific Support & Grants

NSW Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 122,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Health’s Westmead Hospital is seeking a Manager – Scientific Support to lead strategic and operational oversight of preclinical research support, grants administration, and laboratory governance. You will enable researchers to work safely, compliantly and with impact across the Western Sydney Local Health District.

You will build partnerships with universities and research institutes, drive grant programs, ensure regulatory compliance, and strengthen research governance while growing

Qualifications

• Experience leading scientific support teams.
• Strong governance and regulatory oversight experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead scientific support services: manage a small team and oversee preclinical researchers and lab facilities across WSLHD.
• Drive grants and research development: develop REN grant programs and strengthen grant administration and systems.
• Champion regulatory compliance: oversee lab compliance and liaise with regulatory bodies (OGTR, TGA, NHMRC).
• Strengthen research governance: support biosafety, ethics, and animal research facility management.
• Build research capability and partnerships: coordinate orientation and education, develop stakeholder relationships, and deliver research communications.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

People management

Job description

NSW Health’s Westmead Hospital is seeking a Manager – Scientific Support to lead strategic and operational oversight of preclinical research support, grants administration, and laboratory governance. You will enable researchers to work safely, compliantly and with impact across the Western Sydney Local Health District.

You will build partnerships with universities and research institutes, drive grant programs, ensure regulatory compliance, and strengthen research governance while growing