CareerPlan

Associate Director R&D Lab Platform

Melbourne, VictoriaFull-time2026-10-31 → 2026-11-11

Core

Develop, integrate, and evolve digital capabilities and platforms for research and product development laboratories, focusing on bioinformatics and scientific data.

Role type

Associate Director, R&D Lab Platform (Bioinformatics)

Builds

Connected research environments integrating laboratory instruments, scientific platforms, automation, and data repositories

Domain

Life Sciences / Bioinformatics / Computational Science

Required skills

Bioinformatics, computational research workflows, scientific data platforms, data integration, instrument connectivity, platform strategy, lifecycle management, vendor management, data governance

Preferred skills

PhD in relevant field, experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology environments

Technologies

Bioinformatics tools, data integration frameworks, laboratory instrument interfaces

Responsibilities

Contribute to R&D Lab Platform strategy and roadmap; Partner with scientists to translate research needs into scalable solutions; Support development and lifecycle management of data platforms; Enable connectivity between instruments and data repositories; Automate and standardize scientific data flows; Simplify researcher workflows; Collaborate across R&D and technical operations; Support platform governance and compliance; Coordinate external technology vendors; Monitor platform adoption and performance