Inventory Technical Officer - Sydney, Australia - Children's Cancer Institute

Children's Cancer Institute

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Sydney, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:

Randwick
Sydney, Australia
Employment Type:

Full-Time Permanent

Department:

Tumour Bank (TB)

Closing Date:
30/09/2023When you step into a role, what do you want the purpose of the company you work for to be? How does that align with the individual purpose that motivates your ambition?

As the only independent Medical Research institute in Australia focused on childhood cancer, our purpose is to translate and discover (through world class research), new treatments that will cure cancer and reduce the side effects in children and adolescents.

We save & change lives. At The Children's Cancer Institute we believe that a life should be long.

Cancer cuts life short for hundreds of children every year, before they've even had a chance to make their mark.

We aim to not only improve their quality of life, but eradicate the cause of their pain.

Choose to be part of a team that will nurture your talent and grow your career, so you too can contribute to this purpose.

Together, we can and we will cure all children of cancer. It's not if. It's when.

The position of Inventory Technical Officer will lead the inventory management of rare patient biospecimens and delivery of these biospecimens to internal and external stakeholders in consultation with the Tumour Bank Co Ordinator.

The Inventory Technical Officer will service existing and prospective research commitments engaged with the Tumour Bank. This role will require commitment to working Tuesday to Saturday each week.

As our Inventory Technical Officer your purpose will be to:

Drive and promote best practices for the accurate storage and development of efficient workflows to access and retrieve patient biospecimens for research purposes.
Accurately record information on all patients and biospecimens received including consents, research and clinically relevant information.
Ensure patient samples are processed according to the regulatory requirements for handling of human samples and according to Institute protocols.
Deliver efficient maintenance and distribution of patient biospecimens and redacted clinical information for internal and external research projects.
Perform quality assurance checks to ensure that patient biospecimens and data are stored to the highest standards.
Take responsibility for complying with privacy legislation, ethics guidelines and the legal requirements for research involving human material.

To succeed you will have

Tertiary qualifications in related discipline or relevant experience (Science, logistics).
Inventory Management experience, including experience in inventory management systems.
Experience working in a laboratory 2 years minimum.
Strong IT skills particularly around data analysis.
The ability to multitask, use initiative and be selfmotivated.
Excellent communication skills

We will support you to be your best with benefits that include but are not limited to:

Access to our 'FlexBEST' program
true flexibility from day
Focus on employee wellbeing, including a leading EAP program, and up to 5 gifted wellbeing days off (paid) per year
Investment in leadership development and career advancement opportunities

Join a group of dedicated people in a performance-driven environment to achieve success and discover what it's like to look forward to coming to work every day and make a real difference.

_To apply, forward both your resume AND cover letter (mandatory) clearly addressing the qualifications, experience and skills required._

_ Note:

__ Applications will be reviewed prior to the closing date; which is dependent on the status of the recruitment process.