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Location: Randwick - Sydney, Australia Employment Type: Full-Time Fixed Term Department: ETMO Preclinical Testing (ETMOPT) Closing Date: 29/05/2024When 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.
In this position, the Research Assistant will join a successful translational research group at the forefront of paediatric cancer research. They will work closely with senior post-doctoral scientists and research assistants in our team to investigate novel combination therapies for improving the treatment of children with high-risk neuroblastoma. The Research Assistant will take primary responsibility for performing in vivo drug efficacy studies in immune competent and immune compromised pre-clinical models. We require the candidate to have experience in animal work and experience in cellular and molecular biology techniques is highly desirable.
Responsibilities in this role include:
- Designing, conducting, analysing, and interpreting high-quality experiments, including but not limited to, in vivo drug efficacy studies in immune competent and immunocompromised models of neuroblastoma
- Collating, organising and presenting experimental results
- Assisting in the development, maintenance, and validation of new research models
- Participation in the day-to-day running of the laboratory
- Maintaining laboratory records and inventories
- Contributing to application for and adherence to regulatory approval
- Producing or contributing to high quality publications
- Contributing to innovations and refinements to experimental approaches and assist in establishing new techniques
To succeed you will have…
- Tertiary qualifications in medical science, science or medicine
- Previous experience working in an animal research laboratory (handling, monitoring and treatments)
- Ability to design and conduct experiments independently and as a team member
- High level technical and analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- A high degree of professionalism and respect for others
- Advanced computer skills
- Commitment to ethical conduct of experiments involving humans, animals, and GMOs
- Excellent verbal and written 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 1
- 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.
A detailed job description and additional information about Children's Cancer Institute can be found on our website at: https://www.ccia.org.au/careers-study . We embrace diversity and encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
To apply, forward both your resume AND cover letter (mandatory) clearly addressing the qualifications, experience and skills required