Immunogenomics Program Manager

at  The Garvan Institute of Medical Research

The Clinical Immunogenomics Research Consortium of Australasia (CIRCA) is a Garvan-based initiative that brings together clinicians and scientists from across Australia and New Zealand. CIRCA investigates patients with immune dysfunction of known and unknown cause, though many are likely have a genetic basis of disease. Through genomic, molecular (transcriptomic) and cellular (functional) studies, CIRCA aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients, and understand the mechanisms of disease pathogenesis causing specific immune disorders. The CIRCA Project Management Team operates out of Garvan and leverages Garvan’s IT, governance, legal and administrative infrastructure.
CIRCA has formed a strategic alliance with leading Australian medical research institutions, called the Australian ImmunoGenomics Alliance (AIGA), pooling their expertise to advance shared objectives in the dynamic realm of immunogenomics. This collaborative effort is bolstered by funding recently awarded by the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Genomic Health Futures Mission, (“An integrated multi-omics approach to expedite diagnosis and management of inborn errors of immunity”) that aims to increase the genetic diagnosis of rare immune disorders to 70% by 2026.

DESIRABLE SKILLS

Some postdoctoral level expertise in immunology, genetic or clinical research is a plus, along with experience in preparing human ethics application and competitive grants, and experience, passion and enthusiasm for advancing research discoveries into genetic diagnoses that improve outcomes for individuals affected by rare immune diseases.

ABOUT GARVAN

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an independent Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Sydney, delivering scientific and clinical impact on a global basis and in partnership with organisations that share our vision. We are proud to be one of Australia’s largest and most highly regarded MRI’s.
Our vision is global leadership in discoveries to impact and our enduring purpose is to impact human health, by harnessing information encoded in our genome.
We seek to see our world-class discovery research achieve life-changing impacts, not only for individual patients with rare diseases, but for the many thousands affected by complex, common disease.
Garvan promotes a diverse workplace and is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. We are always looking for culture ‘add’, not culture ‘fit’ and are building diverse teams with great sets of complementary styles and skills to help deliver our important work effectively.

• Working with Prof Stuart Tangye, and liaising with collaborators, industry partners, and other internal and external stakeholders, to develop and implement strategic and operational plans for the AIGA;
• Overseeing and responsibility for all aspects of research governance and compliance, including amendment submissions, tracking, alignment with HREC approvals, and correspondence with Human Research Ethics Committees;
• Interacting with scientific and professional staff to develop and manage complex technical documents and reports;
• Manage the Project Management Team;
• Working with collaborators to develop funding plans for the AIGA,
• Planning, scheduling and documenting regular meetings between AIGA investigators, and internal and external collaborators, to ensure communication flow between all stakeholders of AIGA;
• Overseeing the financial management of the AIGA by working closely with the Garvan Finance team to track spending, perform budget forecasting, and creating annual reports;
• Talking to key external collaborators, stakeholders, and potential funders to identify and develop new project opportunities, communicate progress, champion collaboration, and ensure the timely completion of projects in alignment with set goals
• Continuously surveying AIGA operations to identify areas of inefficiency or potential risk, and work with AIGA leadership to address these issues.