Senior Risk Manager

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority; Armidale; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible working

Job summary

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority in Armidale, NSW, is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to apply robust risk assessment methods to veterinary medicines, evaluating safety, efficacy, and labelling within legislative timeframes.

You will coordinate workflow for registration, variation, or permits, liaise with stakeholders, and support the Veterinary Medicines team to ensure scientifically robust decisions.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in veterinary medicine, pharmacology, zoology or related field.
• Understanding of veterinary chemical regulation and pre-market registrations in Australia.
• Strong analytical, risk assessment and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage a heavy workload with deadlines and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate registration, variation, or permit applications in the Veterinary Medicines team.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders and ensure regulatory compliance and timely decisions.
• Assess safety, efficacy, trade implications, and labelling considerations across varied complexity.
• Mentor and train team members as required.

Skills

Analytical and problem solving

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder liaison

Independent work and prioritisation

Communication skills

Team training / mentoring

Education

Tertiary qualification in veterinary medicine / regulatory science

Job description

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority – Armidale NSW

Full time, Permanent

• Join a world-class regulator and contribute to people and animal safety in Australia.
• Play a pivotal role in managing and coordinating a diverse portfolio of registration, variation and permit applications in the APVMA Veterinary Medicines team.
• Unique potential for work-life balance with relocation assistance and flexible working.
• Open toAustralian citizens only.

Position summary

Do you get excited about applying robust risk assessment methods to evaluate product safety, efficacy, environmental impact, and trade implications, incorporating critical risk mitigation measures into product labelling? Are you a looking to broaden your technical expertise in regulatory science?

Working within established legislative and policy frameworks, the Senior Risk Manager will apply expertise and technical knowledge within the Veterinary Medicines 2 team to manage/coordinate the workflow of registration, variation or permit applications to evaluate the safety, efficacy, trade impact and labelling, as relevant, of regulated veterinary chemical products within legislative timeframes. In undertaking this role, you will work on applications of varying complexity, be required to liaise and consult with internal and external stakeholders, and take the risks and requirements of public health, work health and safety, animal safety, efficacy, trade risks and environmental safety into consideration.

Working collaboratively with APVMA staff, the Senior Risk Manager is required to manage the workflow of their applications to ensure they are scientifically robust and meet both APVMA and legislative requirements and timeframes.

More information on the position can be found in the Candidate Information Package below.

Our Ideal Candidate /Selection criteria

To be considered for this role you will need the following essential criteria:

• Tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated work experience in a relevant scientific discipline such as veterinary medicine, pharmacology and therapeutics, zoology, biology, animal science, physiology, medicines development/ manufacture or chemical regulation.
• A well-developed working knowledge of, or ability to quickly develop, the regulation of veterinary chemicals, specifically the pre-market registration and/or approval of permits of veterinary medicines in Australia.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate and provide pragmatic advice on complex scientific information.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise a complex workload, based on importance and urgency while maintaining a high standard of accuracy and meeting timeframes.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and confidently, develop and support complex relationships, and represent the Authority in a variety of forums.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and efficiently as part of a team and train other team members as required.

The following desirable criteria will also be assessed:

• Demonstrated work experience in research, development, manufacture and/or regulation of (veterinary) immunobiologicals.

For further information on the position, please contact Samuel Baxter, Assistant Director Veterinary Medicines on 02 6770 2*** or **********@apvma.gov.au.

We look forward to receiving your application and exploring the possibility of welcoming you to our team!

Please note that this role is being advertised as either ongoing or non-ongoing. If an offer of non-ongoing employment is made, the successful applicant could be employed for an initial period of up to 12 months, which may be extended in accordance with subsection 333E (1) of the Fair Work Act 2009.