Science Technician

**As our Science Technician, you will**:

- Work under direction, either under supervision or individually with close guidance, to conduct fundamental, laboratory-based scientific technical tasks that support a team undertaking delivery of scientific diagnostic and pharmaceutical service.
- As relevant, routine tasks undertaken under supervision may include the following:

- maintaining, calibrating, and using testing equipment
- preparing solutions, reagents, mixtures, and media
- cleaning and sterilising work areas, equipment and materials including washing of equipment, sterilisation of laboratory equipment, laundering and sterilisation of laboratory coats, mops, cleanroom garments and cleaning of the vaccine production unit and quality control laboratories.
- undertaking observations such as recognising relevant species and identifying environmental conditions
- preparing, collecting, and managing specimens and samples - ensuring sample integrity via appropriate specimen/sample preservation, handling, and transport - performing tests and conducting analyses
- receive goods and maintain storage area.
- other routine laboratory
- based scientific technical activities as directed.
- Accurately perform routine tasks in accordance with relevant standard operating procedures (SOPs), protocols or methodologies to support the generation of valid data and ongoing compliance with relevant quality standards (quality management system), proficiency testing programs, laboratory accreditations (Australian Code of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) and Biosecurity Containment level 2), workplace health and safety (WHS) requirements and legislative obligations.
- Undertake routine data collation and presentation via preparation of graphs/tables and performing routine calculations to support project/team deliverables.
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure requests, queries and concerns are managed in accordance with SOPs/guidelines to achieve clear, timely and accurate information flow, including (where relevant) compliance with commercial in-confidence and privacy standards.
- Develop and maintain awareness of current scientific practices and developments relevant to work area.
- Support effective teamwork by contributing positively to group tasks and providing guidance to new/inexperienced colleagues.
- Completes assigned tasks in a timely fashion, by developing own work schedule to meet changing circumstances, sometimes at short notice and takes responsibility for own work and delivery of results.

**Essential requirements**:

- The successful applicant must hold a mandatory Diploma or Advanced Diploma in Biological Science from a recognised tertiary institution, or equivalent academic qualifications.
- Vaccination or immunity to Q Fever will be mandatory. Commitment to obtain vaccination or evidence of prior vaccination will be required prior to starting with Biosecurity Queensland.
- Participation in an on-call roster and out-of-hours work may be required.
- You will be required to maintain an appropriate level of fitness and dexterity and promptly notify your manager of any injury, illness or loss of capacity to undertake standard physical tasks safely and efficiently.
- Be prepared to work with and handle chemicals.

**You may also have**:

- Previous laboratory experience
- Previous experience within a pharmaceutical type of laboratory
- Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
- An intermediate level of computer skills and literacy.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.