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The Opportunity

• Innovative and collaborative workplace with fantastic flexibility.
• Learn, trust, and collaborate to achieve more. 
• Join CSIRO - Australia's premier research organisation

As the Product Champion and Project Manager, Australian Reference Genome Atlas (ARGA) you will lead a team of domain specialists, bioinformaticians, data engineers and information technology specialists to build and deliver the Australian Reference Genome Atlas.

This is an exciting leadership role. If successful you will use your intellectual input, vision, stakeholder management and program management skills to deliver an Australian first research infrastructure that allows researchers to easily find and discover genomic data associated with biodiversity and agricultural taxa.

Your duties will include:

• Use your intellectual input to guide and take responsibility for the delivery of the Australian Reference Genome Atlas; 
• Provide leadership and strong people management skills to lead a distributed multi-disciplinary team;
• Take project management responsibility and deliver status reports and updates to a Steering Committee of the collaborators;
• Working with the Steering Committee and User Reference Group to establish and identify research community priorities and gather feedback for function development
• Work with the partners to develop effective communication and stakeholder management campaigns
• Communicate the mission, achievements, impacts and act as the voice of the Australian Reference Genome Atlas.

Location: Canberra, Melbourne or Brisbane preferred
Salary: AU$102,724 to AU$111,165 pa (pro-rata for part-time) + up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 2 years
Reference: 81189

To be considered you will need:

Essential Criteria:

• A postgraduate qualifications or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline area such as biodiversity, biosecurity, or agricultural genomics with knowledge of molecular science applications across these disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience leading large multidisciplinary scientific research infrastructure programs, ideally with an end-user focus.
• Demonstrated experience in program or project management involving multiple partners and stakeholders. 
• High level written and oral communication skills with a proven ability to represent science concepts to both professional and public audiences. 
• A record of innovation and creativity in achieving objectives.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience with the application of genomic techniques and methods in breeding/translocation programs, comparative genomics or restoration programs.
• Experience working with natural history collections and the taxonomic science community.

CSIRO thrives on innovation; innovation that is harnessed by the diversity of the minds and lived experiences brought to our greatest challenges. If you meet some, but not all requirements, we encourage you to submit your application. 

For full details about this role please review the Position Description

Eligibility

To be considered for this opportunity you must be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen, or an Australian Permanent Resident.

The successful applicant will be required to obtain and provide a National Police Check or equivalent. Additional integrity checks may be required for specific roles which require security clearance for working with children, Australian Government cybersecurity requirements or other identified security roles.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

Diversity and Inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish. 

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact. 

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to Apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications Close

6th February 2022, 11:00pm AEST