Senior Scientific Officer
Job reference: #17313
Brand: Laverty Pathology
Location: 60 Waterloo Road, North Ryde NSW 2113 (Laverty Pathology)
Work type: Full Time (Permanent) 38 hours per week
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
About us
Laverty Pathology is a Healius business. Healius has an expansive network of over 100 medical laboratories and 2000 patient collection centres operating across metropolitan, regional and remote Australia. We provide 1 in every 3 pathology services in Australia, extending from exclusively servicing some of Australia’s largest and most complex private and public hospitals, to small Indigenous Australian communities. This means that you will be working in a business large enough to offer you job stability & security, interstate mobility and the opportunity to fulfil your career ambitions.

The Method Validation Scientist is responsible for the design, execution, and documentation of analytical method validations in accordance with regulatory guidelines and internal quality systems. This role ensures that all laboratory methods used for testing and analysis are scientifically sound, robust, and compliant with relevant regulatory requirements:

• Develop, plan, and execute method validation protocols for new and existing analytical methods
• Perform method transfer, verification, and qualification activities across laboratories and/or manufacturing sites
• Prepare and review validation protocols, summary reports, SOPs, and technical documentation
• Perform troubleshooting and optimisation of analytical methods where required
• Participate in audits and provide support during regulatory inspections
• Maintain accurate records, data integrity, and compliance with laboratory standards
• Provide technical support and training to junior analysts where appropriate