Quality Officer

Bayside Health is a public health service delivering high-quality care across every stage of life for close to 1.2 million people living in metropolitan Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Koo Wee Rup, Bass Coast and Southern Gippsland. We have more than 15 main sites, including hospitals, centres and clinics that provide comprehensive care from welcoming newborns to supporting older people and a full range of services in between. More than 22,000 dedicated staff are focused on providing exceptional, equitable, and locally connected care through shared expertise, compassion, and a commitment to continuous growth.

About the Department

The Malignant Haematology, Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Services (MHTCTS) at The Alfred collects, processes and cryopreserves cells for transplantation as part of the care for patients with haematological diseases including leukaemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and related disorders. We continue to expand our cellular therapy capabilities as a standard-of-care and clinical trial site for CAR-T therapies. The service also collects cells from unrelated donors on behalf of Stem Cell Donors Australia and provides molecular chimerism testing following allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

The MHTCTS CAR-T Facility is a newly established cleanroom facility at the Paula Fox Melanoma Cancer Centre (PFMCC). The facility will manufacture innovative cell and gene immunotherapies for patient care through clinical research.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity exists for a Quality Officer to join the MHTCTS at The Alfred. The successful applicant will play a key role in maintaining and continuously improving our Quality Management System, supporting compliance with NATA, FACT/JACIE and GMP requirements. This position also provides the opportunity to contribute to the quality systems supporting our newly established CAR-T Facility and the delivery of innovative cellular therapies.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in Medical Laboratory Science, Biomedical Science or a health-related discipline
• Demonstrated experience applying quality improvement, change control and risk management principles within a Quality Management System
• Internal auditor experience
• Demonstrated experience configuring and maintaining electronic quality management systems
• Experience in transplantation or cellular therapy environment would be highly regarded
• Experience with one or more regulated quality frameworks (e.g. NATA, FACT/JACIE or GMP) and the application of quality principles within a healthcare, laboratory or cellular therapy environment

Benefits

• Salary packaging & novated leasing through Maxxia
• Onsite car & bike parking opportunities, deducted pre-tax (subject to availability)
• Access for you and your family to an extensive network of health and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport membership
• Excellent onsite fitness facilities at The Alfred via ProSport (pre-tax memberships)
• Childcare services at The Alfred managed by KU Children’s Services

Full-time permanent position (80 hours per fortnight + monthly ADO) as Medical Scientist Grade 3, Year 1-4 (RY9-RZ3) located at The Alfred.