Scientific Lead

**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 886970
**Location**: 5000 - ADELAIDE
**Job status**: Ongoing
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone

**Central Adelaide Local Health Network**

**Statewide - SA Pathology**
- **Salary: MeS3- $104,180.00 - $116,693.00 (p.a.)+ Superannuation & Salary Sacrifice Benefits**:

- **Adelaide SA, 5000**:

- **Full Time, Permanent Role**

**About the role**

Are you ready to take the lead in shaping the future of medical science? As a Medical Scientist at the MeS3 level, you’ll specialise within your professional discipline, demonstrating exceptional leadership while overseeing a team of dedicated medical scientists and paraprofessionals. Your expertise will play a pivotal role in increasing the value, contributions, and effectiveness of the professional discipline within the agency or health unit. Working under general policy direction, you’ll navigate the complexities of scientific operations, setting priorities, developing strategies, maintaining high work standards, and ensuring optimal resource allocation.

In this dynamic leadership role, you’ll also coordinate workflow within the Constitutional Cytogenetic Unit. As the Scientific Lead, you’ll oversee the delivery of high-quality, efficient, and effective prenatal diagnostic and tissue culture services. With your extensive experience and advanced knowledge, you’ll ensure the unit operates seamlessly, driving meaningful outcomes that enhance the services provided to the community.

**About You**

We are seeking a motivated and experienced professional with a passion for leadership and advancing scientific excellence. To excel in this role, you will bring:

- **Strong Leadership and Interpersonal Skills**: Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop staff, along with high-level interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills.
- **Scientific Expertise and Analytical Skills**: Extensive experience in constitutional prenatal diagnostic and tissue laboratories, including expertise in interpreting and reporting microarray, FISH, and karyotype analysis.
- **Organisation and Problem-Solving Abilities**: Demonstrated critical thinking, time management, and adaptability to manage complex workflows, establish priorities, and optimise operations.
- **Commitment to Quality and Innovation**: Knowledge of quality control, assurance, laboratory management systems, and a proactive approach to evaluating and implementing new techniques and procedures.

If you thrive under pressure, work well autonomously and in teams, and have a strong commitment to achieving organisational objectives, we’d love to hear from you.

**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: 886970**

**Enquiries to**:
Jillian Nicholl

Telephone: 81616711

**Application Closing Date**

11:55 pm Friday 14th February 2025

**Attachments**

**886970 MeS3 Scientific Lead - Prenatal Diagnosis and Tissue - Role Description.pdf**

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**Flexibility Statement**
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.