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As our veterinarian you will perform timely veterinary diagnostic testing and reporting of results, contribute to vaccine production and dispatch including but not limited to quality control, vaccine reactions and complaints, participation in projects to test and improve vaccine efficacy and the efficiency of production. The position also contributes to animal health and welfare at TFC including weekend roster and on call to ensure TFC meets animal ethics requirements.

Job details

As our veterinarian, you will:
• Contribute to the manufacture and distribution of effective and efficient quality assured Tick Fever vaccine to meet industry demand on time and within budget. This includes performing procedures associated with provision of infected blood for vaccine production consistent with good manufacture practice (GMP) and Animal Ethics (AE).
• As a Veterinary Surgeons Board of Queensland registered veterinarian, use veterinary expertise, in relation to tick fever disease, to ensure manufacture and distribution of effective and quality assured tick fever vaccine This includes undertaking routine veterinary medical and surgical work, including splenectomising calves for vaccine production; supporting the Principal Veterinarian to ensure breeding herd system and quarantine testing program excludes selected pathogens; investigate complaints relating to vaccine efficacy and untoward reactions and reports to management and assist with the implementation of corrective action as necessary; contributing to the maintenance of cattle used in tick fever vaccine production and; undertaking and maintaining competency of microscopy diagnostic testing to support vaccine production.
• Plan and design routine field investigations or animal trials that align with operational objectives such as animal trials to test vaccine infectivity and efficacy and projects aimed to improve vaccine manufacture and distribution.
• Maintain and ensure currency of Tick Fever Centre (TFC) databases through data collation, recording and retrieval.
• Under indirect supervision through Biosecurity Science Laboratory (BSL) and TFC Diagnostic team leader, use specialist tick fever disease causative agent expertise to support the delivery of diagnostics testing for disease investigations and heath testing.
• Accurately perform tasks in accordance with relevant standard operating procedures (SOPs), protocols or methodologies to support the generation of valid data and ongoing compliance with relevant quality standards, proficiency testing programs, laboratory accreditations (Australian Code of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), animal ethics, workplace health and safety requirements and legislative obligations.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure requests, queries and concerns are managed in accordance with SOPs/guidelines to achieve clear, timely and accurate information flow, including (where relevant) compliance with commercial in-confidence and privacy standards.
• Work as a member of the team and participate in on-call and weekend rostered shifts as per approved rosters.

Mandatory requirements
• A degree in Veterinary Science or equivalent academic qualifications from a recognised tertiary institution that can be registered in Queensland.
• Registration with the Veterinary Surgeons Board of Queensland.
• Vaccination or immunity to Q fever will be required. Commitment to obtain vaccination or evidence of prior vaccination to Q fever will be required prior to starting with Biosecurity Queensland.
• For international qualifications, the applicant will need their qualification assessed, to determine comparability with the Australian Qualifications Framework. The Department of Employment, Small Business and Training can assist with these assessments for Queensland residents.

You may also have
· Previous experience within a pharmaceutical type of facility.
· Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).

Applications may remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/559496/24

Closing Date: Friday, 10 May 2024

Further information

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Documents

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• 559496 24 - Role Description (Word, 696KB)