ZERO Scientific Project Officer

Children's Cancer Institute; Randwick City Council; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

World-class facility

Wellbeing days

Fitness Passport

Education discounts

Job summary

Children's Cancer Institute in Randwick NSW seeks a Scientific Project Manager to advance the ZERO Childhood Cancer Program. You will manage scientific projects, coordinate data and literature, and drive manuscript planning, development, and grant input across clinicians, scientists, bioinformaticians and operational teams.

This role blends scientific expertise with project management, requiring a postgraduate degree (PhD or MSc) in a relevant field and proven translational research experience.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree (PhD or MSc) in cancer biology, molecular biology, genomics, biomedical science or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience working within translational or biomedical research environments.
• Experience managing or coordinating complex scientific projects with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Project manage scientific projects, research initiatives and outputs.
• Coordinate and synthesise scientific data, literature and findings.
• Manage manuscript planning, development, review and submission.
• Contribute to grant development and scientific input for funding applications.
• Collaborate with clinicians, scientists, bioinformaticians and operational teams.

Skills

Project management

Scientific coordination

Data interpretation

Stakeholder collaboration

Literature review

Education

PhD or MSc in cancer biology or related field

Job description

Children's Cancer Institute – Randwick NSW

9d ago , from Children's Cancer Institute

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 Project Manager 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 combines scientific expertise with project management and internal stakeholder coordination. You will project manage scientific projects, research initiatives and research outputs; coordinate and synthesise scientific data, literature and project findings; manage manuscript planning, development, review and submission; and contributes to grant development and scientific input for funding applications and program deliverables. The Scientific Project Manager works across clinical, molecular and genomic datasets and brings together clinicians, scientists, bioinformaticians, professional services teams and external collaborators.

To succeed you will have…

• Postgraduate degree (PhD or MSc) in cancer biology, molecular biology, genomics, biomedical science or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience working within translational or biomedical research environments.
• Demonstrated experience project managing or coordinating complex scientific projects involving multiple stakeholders and concurrent deliverables.
• Experience supporting manuscript development, scientific reporting or grant-related activities.
• Working knowledge of clinical and molecular research datasets, including genomic and multi-omics data.
• Experience working effectively with clinicians, researchers, bioinformaticians and operational teams.

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.