Scientific Officer

Synopsis:

Join a world-class regulator and c ontribute to people and animal safety in Australia.

Develop your human health risk assessment capabilities.

Unique potential for work-life balance with relocation assistance and flexible working.

Open to Australian citizens only .

Position summary

Are you excited to contribute to protecting human health and safety through scientific technical assessments? Are you a looking to develop your risk assessment skills with a government regulatory agency?

The APVMA's Science and Assurance program is seeking applications for a Scientific Officer. This role conducts technical assessments as part of the post-market review of registered chemical products and their uses to ensure human safety, environment safety, efficacy, and trade risk aspects.

The Science Assessments - Health section focuses on:

Undertaking chemical reviews (reconsiderations) of registered active constituents, agvet products and their labels. These reconsiderations assess the currently approved uses against contemporary science to ensure the statutory criteria can still be met.

Developing written materials, including guidance documents for applicants, regulatory consultation documents and internal guidance materials.

Providing expert scientific advice to other areas of the APVMA and external stakeholders on matters relating to the safety aspects of agvet chemicals.

More information on the position can be found in the Candidate Information Package below.

Our Ideal Candidate / Selection criteria

To be considered for these roles you will need the following essential criteria:

Tertiary qualifications in toxicology, pharmacology, physiology or any related biological sciences.

Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate data, provide pragmatic advice and make decisions on complex information.

Demonstrated experience in conducting risk assessment, particularly relating to human health effects within a regulatory setting in both data rich and data poor environments.

Demonstrated high level communication skills, including the ability to prepare documents and reports, ability to communicate clearly and confidently with staff and service providers, and to represent the APVMA in a variety of forums.

Demonstrated ability in managing and establishing team priorities and outcomes, through the effective use of project management skills, showing initiative in identifying learning opportunities, and prioritising workloads to deliver high quality outcomes in a timely manner.

Demonstrated experience in building and sustaining relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including promoting collaboration and information sharing.

The folowing desirable criteria will also be assessed:

Postgraduate qualifications in a natural science field (PhD, MSc); e.g., biology, molecular sciences, pharmacology, physiology, toxicology, or a related biological science.

Contact Us

At the APVMA, we value your skills and potential. We provide a collaborative and growth-oriented environment where your contributions are recognized and appreciated. If the prospect of working for a world-class regulator sounds like you and you're ready to take the next step in your career, apply for this position today

For further information on the position, please contact Effi Liden, Director Health - Science and Assurance on or .

We look forward to receiving your application and exploring the possibility of welcoming you to our team

Please note that this role is being advertised as either ongoing or non-ongoing. If an offer of non-ongoing employment is made, the successful applicant could be employed for an initial period of up to 12 months, which may be extended in accordance with subsection 333E (1) of the Fair Work Act 2009.