Laboratory Manager

6 days ago

Adelaide, Australia SA Health Full time

**Job no**: 913616
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide CBD
**Categories**: Medical

**Central Adelaide Local Health Network**

**Statewide - SA -**
- **MeS3 - $104,180 to $116,693 (+ Salary Sacrifice and Superannuation Benefits)**:

- **Location SA - Adelaide 5000 - SA Pathology**:

- **Full Time, Permanent Ongoing Role**

**About the role**

Lead with purpose as a Laboratory Manager within SA Pathology’s Microbiology and Infectious Diseases division. In this critical leadership position, you’ll oversee the operations of the Food and Environment Laboratory, coordinating a team of scientists and technical staff to deliver high-quality, compliant diagnostic testing services. Your role will support both public health and clinical decision-making, ensuring timely, accurate, and efficient laboratory outcomes that meet national accreditation standards.

As a senior scientific lead, you will drive strategic and operational priorities, contribute to policy development, and actively participate in laboratory planning, quality systems, and innovation. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of public health testing in South Australia by combining hands-on scientific expertise with proven leadership and management capability.

**About You**

You will be an experienced and highly motivated scientific leader with deep technical expertise in microbiology and diagnostic laboratory management.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in pathology (minimum AQF level 7), recognised under NPAAC guidelines
- Extensive experience in microbiological testing, especially in food, water, and pharmaceutical environments
- Demonstrated leadership in staff management, quality systems, accreditation standards, and workflow optimisation

**About us**
- Statewide Clinical Support Services (SCSS) is a unique public healthcare organisation that serves health consumers and provides specialist clinical services to the health system in South Australia. SCSS encompasses BreastScreen SA, SA Dental, SA Medical Imaging, SA Pathology, and SA Pharmacy. Come and work with us to improve the health and well-being of South Australians, across all age groups and at any time of their life or health need. _

**What we offer**
- Attractive salary packaging available
- Strong community minded culture and values providing world class care to South Australians
- Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites

**Diversity and inclusion**:
Statewide supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

**Application Information**:

- Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

**Job ref**: 913616**

**Enquiries to**:
Name: Simone Chantrell

Telephone: 08222 3534

**Application Closing Date**

11:55 pm Friday 12th September 2025

**Attachments**

**Role description link**

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**Advertised**: 29 Aug 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 12 Sep 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time

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