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Role highlights
- Deliver biosafety, biosecurity and biocontainment at ACDP
- Work across PC3/PC4 labs in regulatory compliance and applied biorisk management
- Support audits, permits, training and inactivation studies
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The opportunity
As the Biorisk Support Officer, you will be part of the Biorisk Management Group at CSIRO ACDP, contributing to the delivery of critical biosafety, biosecurity and biocontainment services within a highly regulated, high‑containment facility.
You will leverage existing experience across PC3 and PC4 environmentsThe role combines laboratory‑based applied biorisk research with regulatory compliance, audit and permit support, inactivation studies, training activities and expert advisory work.
Working collaboratively in a specialist team, you’ll have the opportunity to broaden your biorisk awareness and capability, deepen your regulatory expertise and play a vital role in maintaining safe and compliant operations at a nationally significant facility.
Please note that, due to the nature of the role, you will be required to meet ACDP’s microbiological security and any other additional security assessment requirements, as well as be appropriately vaccinated.
Your high-level duties will include:
- Undertake, as part of a small team but with frequent autonomous work, biorisk focussed research activities, including but not limited to; i
📌 Biorisk Support Officer (Vic)
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