Medical Laboratory Technician Grade 2

17 hours ago


Melbourne, Australia Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Full time

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full Time - Fixed Term

**Salary**:$79,500 - $91,500

**Grade**:Undefined

**Occupation**: Health and Allied Health

**Location**: Melbourne

**Reference**: 5780

At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.

**YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE**

**_ Laboratory Technician_**

**_ Fixed Term Full Time Role_**

To provide technical support to the molecular pathology department.

Key duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

- Specimen receipt and accessioning, handling histology slides and paraffin blocks for molecular studies, DNA / RNA extraction and quantitation, tissue microdissections, tissue culture
- Performing standard molecular assays including: PCR, ddPCR, QPCR, HRM, Sange Sequencing, MLPA, Next Generation Sequencing Operation and maintenance of equipment
- General laboratory duties
- Fixed term untill June 2026
- Monthly ADO.

Victorian Department of Health has endorsed the initiative to restructure existing public pathology by bringing together laboratories into pathology networks operating under a lead health service.

Pathology services from the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, the Royal Women’s Hospital and the Royal Children’s Hospital will transition to a single pathology service. This creates an exciting opportunity to strengthen the scope, scale and reach of pathology services across the Parkville precinct to benefit all Victorians. This role will transition to the new lead health service for pathology services once determined.

Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment.

Alternatively, please contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion.

Hiring Manager: Piers Blombery

Contact Number: 03 8559 7809

**Applications Close:11:59PM Monday 3 June 2025**
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Peter Mac is a child safe organisation and has a commitment to child safety and wellbeing.

**WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC**
- Peter Mac offers a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
- Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.

Applications close Tuesday 3 June 2025 at 11.59PM

Posted 20 May 2025



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