- Permanent, Full Time
- Play a key role within our Clinical Development Team
- Flexible Location
About The New Zealand Blood Service
New Zealand Blood and Organ Service (NZBS) is dedicated to saving lives. Every year, tens of thousands of generous people donate their time, blood and plasma to us for free. In addition to our vein-to-vein service in transfusion, we also provide national services in organ transplantation, cellular therapies and tissue banking.
We exist to ensure the efficient delivery of safe blood and tissue products on a time critical basis throughout New Zealand and, through the generosity of our donors, we are able to help save lives.
Our shared values are at the heart of our culture and guide our behaviour every day. These values inspire and motivate us to provide the very best service to the New Zealand public.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Medical Laboratory Scientist to to join our Clinical Development team in a new Clinical Development Specialist role.
In this role, you will support the planning, evaluation and delivery of clinical and technical projects, including hands on validation at the bench. You’ll work closely with teams across NZBS to introduce new methods, improve processes and support safe, high quality service delivery.
Key responsibilities include:
• Supporting the planning and execution of clinical and cross functional projects
• Validating, testing and operationalising new methods and processes
• Providing technical and scientific advice throughout project lifecycles
• Preparing and updating SOPs to support new or improved practices
• Contributing to continuous improvement, compliance and audit activities
Salary range: Band H– $118,549 to $120,694 (depending on experience).
About you
You will bring strong scientific expertise, hands-on technical skills, and the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Registration as a Medical Laboratory Scientist
- Extensive technical experiencewithin a blood service
- Demonstrated ability validating and implementing new methods
- Ability to think strategically and understand business requirements, goals and risks.
- Proven track record of leading by example along with strong communication and relationship management skills
- Solid understanding of quality, regulatory and GMP requirements
Desirable:
• Experience delivering technical projects
• Delivering results in positions without direct authority
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications
Sound like you.
If you want to contribute to the lifesaving work of NZBS and join an organisation where what you do truly makes a difference, apply now and help us continue delivering safe, high quality services to New Zealanders.
Come and make a difference with NZBS.