Technical Implementation Lead

State Government of Victoria, Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 128,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Children's Hospital invites applications for the Technical Implementation Lead, Advanced Therapies Program, a senior leadership role to build pharmacy and laboratory capacity for delivering advanced therapies.

The successful applicant must hold a pharmacy qualification and registration as a pharmacist. This broad strategic role focuses on service development and implementation leadership across pharmacy and laboratory services, with fixed-term tenure to September 2029 (0.8–1.0 EFT).

Qualifications

• Must hold a pharmacy qualification and registration as a pharmacist with a registration board in Australia.
• Senior leadership with strategic service development and implementation focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of systems, governance frameworks and workforce capability for advanced therapies.
• Oversee quality systems and operational requirements for pharmacy and laboratory services.
• Drive strategic service development and implementation leadership across pharmacy and laboratory operations.
• Collaborate with program managers and clinical stakeholders to deliver safe, sustainable advanced therapies.

Education

Pharmacy qualification and registration as a pharmacist (Australia)

Job description

The Technical Implementation Lead, Advanced Therapies Program is a senior professional leadership role responsible for building the pharmacy and laboratory capability and capacity required to safely, effectively and sustainably deliver advanced therapies at RCH. The successful applicant must hold a pharmacy qualification and registration as a pharmacist with the Pharmacy Board of Australia. Importantly, this is a broad strategic leadership and implementation role spanning both pharmacy and laboratory services, rather than a traditional operational pharmacy position.

Working in partnership with the Program Manager, professional discipline leaders and clinical, research and operational stakeholders, you will lead the development of systems, governance frameworks, workforce capability, quality systems and operational requirements needed to implement gene therapies, cell therapies, precision medicines, personalised therapeutics and other emerging therapies.

You will bring advanced pharmacy expertise and a strong understanding of operational delivery, while focusing primarily on strategic service development, capability building and implementation leadership. You will help ensure pharmacy and laboratory services are ready not only for the advanced therapies being delivered today, but also for the rapidly evolving treatments of the future.

This is a fixed term position for three years until September 2029, working0.8 to 1.0 EFT within the Advanced Therapies Program. Job share opportunities will be considered. The classification for this role is Grade 4 TA20 - TA22 ($127,535.20 - $148,309.20 per annum plus super)

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offerthe opportunity towork in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children's Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children's Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption,andoffers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.

Are you ready to join our team?

Applications close Monday 5 October 2026 at 11.59pm