Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional University, UniSQ’s vision is to be renowned for innovation and excellence in education, student experience, research and engagement. Guided by our core values of respect, integrity and excellence, the University’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 outlines our commitment to creating and sharing knowledge, transforming lives and solving the problems that matter to our world.

Who you are

We are looking for someone who is committed to strong safety principles and can work as part of a team to contribute to a positive safety culture. Someone who can commit to the WHS Team Safety Charter where partnering with key researchers and educators across the organisation enables work to proceed in a safe and effective manner. You should exercise initiative and be able to manage a high and constant workload.

What you'll do

The Senior Safety Advisor (Biosafety and Regulated Substances) is responsible for the coordination and provision of key work health and safety activities across the University aligned to the University’s Safety Strategy and aimed at achieving a positive safety culture across the University community. 

The role will manage the University’s compliance and risk management obligations for biosafety, biosecurity, genetically modified organisms, and medicine and poison risk, partnering with stakeholders to design and implement Work Health and Safety Management System (WHSMS) elements to facilitate compliance with obligations. This role is an enabler for critical research, learning and teaching activities. Apart from above you will,

• Establish key working relationships across the organisation, identifying one’s self as a key advisor and enabler for activities related to biological materials and regulated substances.
• Finalise key elements of the University’s Work Health and Safety Management System (WHSMS) related to biological materials and regulated substances.
• Establish and implement effective systems and processes to review low and high-risk activities involving biological materials, and ensure impacted researchers, educators, and the Institutional Biosafety Committee is well rehearsed in these processes.

What will help you succeed

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in a safety, biosafety, or a relevant discipline with experience in the successful management of stakeholder relationships and working with regulators.
• Detailed knowledge of legislation, laboratory standards and regulatory processes relating to biological safety, medicines and poisons, and biosecurity in a large complex workplace.
• A high-level understanding and demonstrated ability to apply risk management practices, contemporary safety frameworks, and systems.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage connective technologies to share ideas, improve workflow, and achieve team outcomes.

For further information about this role, please contact Simone Hubbard, Manager (Safety) via +61 7 3812 6343 or [email protected].

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.

Find out more about UniSQ at www.usq.edu.au

Reference Number: 0088_03/23

Location: Toowoomba

Term: Full-time continuing appointment (36hrs/week)

Salary: Total remuneration range $119,894 to $137,674 pa (includes salary range of $101,304 to $116,328 pa, employer super contributions of 17% and annual leave loading)

Closes: Wednesday, 12 April 2023 at 11:30 pm

At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making.

If you know that this role is right for you, please visit the UniSQ Careers website to submit your application.