We save & change lives. At 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.

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.

Choose to be part of a team that will nurture your talent, 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.

As a Technical Assistant within our Personalised Medicine team, you will be responsible for processing patient specimens and generating patient-derived cell cultures and xenograft models in mice for in vitro drug screening, molecular profiling and biobanking purposes. This position requires excellent teamwork and communication skills, adaptability, meticulous attention to detail, and strong time management skills so that test results can be provided in a timely manner. Weekend work will be required on a rotational basis.

As our Technical Assistant in our Personalised Medicine team your purpose will be to:

• Handle clinical patient samples and meticulously record all aspects of laboratory operations whilst ensuring patient confidentiality.
• Establish and maintain primary cultures derived from patient tumour material and conduct high-throughput drug testing.
• Work with animal models to establish, maintain, and process patient-derived xenografts for downstream analysis or biobanking.
• Preparation of samples, liaising with couriers and external laboratory collaborators for validation, authentication and distribution of preclinical models.
• Accurate record-keeping of patient and research materials in electronic laboratory notes (ELN) and the laboratory information management system (LIMS).
• Collect and analyse experimental data.
• Assist with Data access requests and transfer as required.
• Willing to work on weekends and public holidays based on roster.

To succeed you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in science or relevant laboratory processing experience
• Relevant laboratory experience
• Highly developed communications and interpersonal skills and ability to interact with all tiers of the organisation
• Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively to meet set targets.
• Excellent attention to detail and demonstrated high level of organisational 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 up to 5 gifted wellbeing days off (paid) per year

Join a group of dedicated people in a purpose-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.

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, please click the "Apply Now" link and forward both your resume AND cover letter (mandatory) clearly addressing the qualifications, experience and skills required.