Research Operations Manager

• Frazer Institute

• Broaden your career within one of QLD’s largest employers.

• Achieve a work-life balance with 36-hour week, purchased leave + more

• Access discounts across health and fitness, travel, retail, tech + more

• Based at Woolloongabba

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave.

• 17% superannuation contributions.

• 17.5% annual leave loading.

• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight.

• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family.

• Salary packaging options.

About This Opportunity 

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented professional to oversee the shared facilities and research equipment on all Frazer Institute-occupied floors at the Translational Research Institute (TRI). In this pivotal role, you will ensure streamlined efficiency by maintaining our state-of-the-art equipment and fostering collaboration between the Frazer Institute Manager and the TRI Scientific Support Team Members. Become a crucial part of our team and contribute to groundbreaking research in a world-class environment. Apply now to be at the forefront of scientific innovation.

This position reports into the Frazer Institute Manager.

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Laboratory Services Management

• Occupational Health and Safety

• Regulatory Compliance

• Staff Management and Stakeholder Interaction

This is a full-time (100%), fixed-term position through to 27th May 2025

At HEW level 7, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $96,649 - $105,244 plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $105,244 - $123,136 annually. As these roles are covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases in line with the Enterprise Agreement.

About You  

We are seeking a motivated, experienced laboratory manager, research facility coordinator, research team lead, or equivalent experienced researcher to provide a high level of operational research support to the Frazer Institute Leadership Team. Candidates require previous management experience within a research laboratory environment, excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, and demonstrated ability to work closely with their manager in a key team role.

• BSc (Hons) in Biology, Molecular Biology or other allied health field and 4-5 years of experience in a research laboratory or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.

• Experience in managing laboratory or research operations or within a specialist research support team providing scientific services within the life science area.

• Highly developed computer literacy skills, including an advanced knowledge of MS Office applications and software used in operating advanced technology research instruments.

• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills to identify issues and risks, develop solutions to problems and develop new systems and innovative solutions.

• Significant knowledge and ability to interpret and apply University, OGTR, Radiation, Biosecurity, Dangerous Goods, WH&S policies and procedures, and legislative requirements.

• Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of stakeholders, including research staff and students, in the running of the Institute.

• Demonstrated experience in a commitment to excellence in client service, with the ability to work collaboratively with support, academic, and student staff.

• Ability to work under broad direction in an efficient and well-organised manner, exercise independent judgement, meet deadlines, follow tasks through to completion and undertake complex problem-solving.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. 

• Mandatory Immunisations: It is a condition of employment for this role that you will be required to provide evidence of immunisation against certain vaccine preventable diseases.

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Institute Manager, Frazer Institute Brooke Purdue [email protected]

For application queries or a full job description, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line. 
 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section.  

• Resume 

Other Information 

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion .  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity , LGBTQIA+ , cultural and/or linguistic , Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples , or people with a disability . Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to [email protected]  

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close 16th June at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-8689). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for 25th June.