Senior Research Officer

1 week ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Garvan Institute of Medical Research Full time $120,000 per year

The Oncofetal Ecosystem lab is involved in research at the intersection of cancer genomics and immunology and is committed to the development of next generation of medical therapies. The research in the laboratory involves cutting edge single-cell and spatial transcriptomics technologies, bioinformatics, machine learning and innovative approaches for mRNA vaccine development.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Senior Research Officer (Level 1-3) is accountable for conducting research independently within a laboratory, with strategic guidance and oversight from the Laboratory Head. They should be working towards achieving funding to support their research projects.

Salary: Up to $120, % superannuation + salary packaging (depending on experience)

Employment Type: 2- fixed-term contract

SNAPSHOT OF BENEFITS

  • Generous salary packaging to save you income tax on your wages thereby boosting your monthly take home pay (max. $15,900 general expenses + $2,650 meals/accom)

  • Ample opportunities for on-going training and development

  • Stimulating, diverse and highly international research environment

  • Flexible work arrangements e.g. start / finish times

  • 18 weeks paid parental leave for both parents including paid superannuation

  • A range of additional leave types to meet your personal needs including cultural leave, conference leave, community service and study leave

  • Discounted Health Insurance

  • Lifestyle discounts with our community partners

WHAT YOU WILL DO

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Research Officer will be making significant contributions in the following areas accompanied by an increasing level of performance within the criteria for progression from SRO1 to SRO3.

Research Excellence

  • Successful leadership of research projects resulting in first or senior authorship of published articles in refereed journals, books, conference papers / reports and other research publications

  • Contribution to productive research outcomes in team and collaborative projects resulting in mid-authorships on scientific publications

  • National and international recognition by invited seminar presentations and oral/poster presentations at national and international meetings

  • Role as a named Investigator on research proposal submissions to external funding bodies

Team effort

  • Supervision and mentoring of research students and junior research staff

  • Collaboration with other research staff to develop research projects

  • Administrative functions to assist efficient day-to-day operations of research labs and facilities

Institute Contributions

  • Contribution to Garvan's organisation and management through membership of committees, participation in training and mentoring programs and other activities to promote a culture of research excellence and collegiality

  • Promotion of research links with external partners

  • Involvement in professional service through active participation in scientific societies

  • Participation in Garvan promotion and fund-raising events, including Young Garvan, public

ABOUT YOU

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

The key skills and experience of a Senior Research Officer include:

  • Shall possess an MD or PhD degree in a relevant area of science

  • Strong project management skills

  • Ability to develop, manage and maintain internal and external working relationships

  • Highly developed written and verbal communication skills

  • Experience in managing budgets

  • Experience in preparing and reporting on human ethics applications

  • Proficient in use of the Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

  • Strong problem solving, analytical skills, and strategic thinking

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well and flexibly in small teams and with a wide range of varying stakeholders

  • Experience leading and managing teams (desirable)

  • Experience working with clinical pathology services (desirable)

  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills (desirable)

The key requirements for the senior research officer role include:

  • PhD in bioinformatics, computer science, genomics, or a related field

  • More than three year's postdoctoral experience in oncology or related discipline

  • Extensive experience in working with clinical samples and strong record keeping experience

  • Established expertise in a wide range of computational genomics research such as molecular, cell biology techniques, including single cell and spatial methodologies, etc

  • Extensive experience in algorithm and pipeline development

  • Strong command over coding languages such R and Python

  • Extensive experience with histology, microscopy and spatial data analysis

  • Strong track record of scientific first or senior author papers in high impact journals

  • Previous experience in mentoring or supervising undergraduate/ PhD students or Research assistants

ABOUT GARVAN

Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an independent Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Sydney, delivering scientific and clinical impact on a global basis and in partnership with organisations that share our vision. We are proud to be one of Australia's largest and most highly regarded MRI's.

Our vision is global leadership in discoveries to impact and our enduring purpose is to impact human health, by harnessing information encoded in our genome.

We seek to see our world-class discovery research achieve life-changing impacts, not only for individual patients with rare diseases, but for the many thousands affected by complex, common disease.

Garvan promotes a diverse workplace and is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. We are always looking for culture 'add', not culture 'fit' and are building diverse teams with great sets of complementary styles and skills to help deliver our important work effectively.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this position, please submit your application with a CV and cover letter as one document, stating why you are interested in this role. We are reviewing applications as they are received. If you think you're the right person for this role, we'd love to hear how your capabilities, achievements and experience set you apart. Only applicants with full working rights in Australia are eligible to apply for this role.


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