The Garvan Institute of Medical Research brings together world leading researchers and clinicians, collaborating locally and globally, to improve human health. Our mission is to harness all the information encoded in our genome to better diagnose, treat, predict and prevent disease. From the individual patient with rare disease, to the many thousands affected by complex, widespread illness, we are pioneering discoveries across diseases that have the deepest impact on our community.Marina Pajic heads an innovative multidisciplinary personalised medicine for pancreatic cancer research program. Her research builds on and goes beyond our knowledge of the genetics of cancer, to better understand how the surrounding tumour environment controls and drives the aggressive nature of this disease, metastasis of the cancer, and resistance to treatment. With this new insight, her team is developing novel, tailored therapeutic interventions, whereby cancers are selected for optimal treatment based on their overall molecular fingerprint. Her lab studies human disease using advanced molecular and cellular biology, immunology & imaging methodologies. With close clinical collaborators, we are translating the most promising treatment strategies into clinical trials.THE OPPORTUNITYThe Senior Research Officer is responsible for driving new projects and conducting research with a high degree of independence within a laboratory, with strategic guidance and oversight from the Laboratory Head. They should be working towards achieving funding to support their research projects. The Senior Research Officer will get new projects off the ground, including:Deep in vitro and in vivo characterisation of selected novel therapeutic targets, generating new biological insights into the dynamics of cancer cell-stromal microenvironment interactions in pancreatic cancer and how these could be manipulated to improve therapeutic response in this lethal disease.Establishment of novel animal models of cancer and their characterisation.Close collaboration with other team members, mentoring and supervision of junior staff and assistance with general animal-related lab activities.Salary: Up to $120,200 + 14% super + salary packaging (depending on experience)Employment Type: 2 year term contract with possibility to extendSNAPSHOT OF BENEFITSGenerous 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 ongoing 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 DOESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe 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:Successful leadership of research projects resulting in first or senior, co-senior authorship of published articles in leading 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.Developing national and international recognition by invited seminar presentations and oral/poster presentations at leading national and international meetings.Role as a named Investigator on successful research proposal submissions to external funding bodies, demonstrating success in attracting competitive fellowships.Supervision and mentoring of research students and junior research staff to support beneficial outcomes for the labs research, and creating a path to independence.Contribute to research projects other than his/her own and to the development of new collaborations to maximise the opportunities for the cross-fertilisation of ideas, techniques and complex research problem-solving.Contribute expertise and assist with general lab experiments, including animal-based work.Working closely with our consumers to ensure the relevance of our patient-centric approach to research.Administrative functions to assist efficient day-to-day operations of the research lab and facilities.A BOUT YOUKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREDThe key skills and experience include:PhD in relevant field such as cancer cell biology and/or immunology and a minimum of 3 years post-doctoral experience.Demonstrate a significant record of scientific achievement with a strong first-author and emerging senior/co-senior author track record of scientific publications in high quality peer-reviewed journals.Demonstrate a high level of research independence and innovation, evidenced by emerging competitive fellowships, grants.Established expertise in a wide range of molecular, cell biology techniques, including single cell and spatial methodologies, multiparameter flow cytometry, animal models of disease, and ability to rapidly learn new techniques.Strong problem solving, analytical skills, and strategic thinking.Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well and flexibly with a wide range of varying stakeholders.Experience leading and managing teams (desirable).Bioinformatics experience, in particular with analysis of single cell and/or spatial transcriptomics datasets (desirable).Strong leadership and mentoring skills (desirable).ABOUT GARVANGarvan 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 Australias largest and most highly regarded MRIs.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.H OW TO APPLYTo 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 youre the right person for this role, wed 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Senior Research Officer