Strategic Leader, National Research Infrastructure

CSIRO; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, seeks an established leader to shape the enterprise research infrastructure strategy and the national infrastructure plan. You will guide long-term capability roadmaps, investment priorities and major equipment decisions across the organisation.

You will engage senior leaders across CSIRO, NCRIS, universities and industry to maximise national research impact, strengthen governance and enable shared capability and collaboration opportunities.

Qualifications

• Highly developed stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Experience in national level research infrastructure and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to translate trends into practical strategies and decision-support.
• Commitment to inclusive, values-based leadership across distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise research infrastructure strategy and national infrastructure plan.
• Shape long-term capability roadmaps and major equipment decisions.
• Advise senior leaders on future capability needs and investment priorities.
• Strengthen governance, prioritisation and visibility of infrastructure across CSIRO.
• Identify opportunities for shared capability and co-investment across partner organisations.
• Represent CSIRO in national discussions and partnerships.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Influencing skills

Strategic relationships

Leadership

Education

Postgraduate qualifications in management

Tools

Procurement processes

Job description

CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, seeks an established leader to shape the enterprise research infrastructure strategy and the national infrastructure plan. You will guide long-term capability roadmaps, investment priorities and major equipment decisions across the organisation.

You will engage senior leaders across CSIRO, NCRIS, universities and industry to maximise national research impact, strengthen governance and enable shared capability and collaboration opportunities.