Medical Scientist Grade 1

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Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the department

The Victorian Cancer Biobank (VCB) consortium provides a co-ordinated and integrated program that collects and distributes tissue samples to support cancer research in Victoria, Australia and throughout the world with the aim of delivering better clinical outcomes to people with cancer.  The Consortium consists of 6 members (within 3 Hubs) with Cancer Council Victoria as the lead agency.  Biobank sites are located within Austin & Eastern Health Hub, Monash Health Hub and Parkville Hub (Melbourne Health & Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre).

The Austin Health Tissue Bank (Victorian Cancer Biobank) operates across the Austin Hospital & Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital campuses of Austin Health, and the Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg. The Eastern Health Tissue Bank is located at Box Hill Hospital. Together these form the Austin-Eastern Hub. We are situated within the Anatomical Pathology Departments and have interactions with medical staff and patients.

About the role 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Grade 1 Medical Scientist to join our team at Austin Health. The role reports to the Tissue Bank Manager and works closely with the medical staff and the Department of Anatomical Pathology.

In this role you will be responsible for consenting patients, collection and processing of biospecimens, ensure the smooth running of the laboratory, develop and maintain quality control documentation and retrieve and prepare specimens for distribution to researchers. Travel to affiliated sites will be necessary.

A regular day will see you handle:   

• Patients, medical staff, pathology staff and researchers
• Laboratory processing of human biospecimens, following standard operating procedures
• Clinical trial and research study processing
• Entry and annotation of clinical data using open specimen database.
• Quality assurance/control documentation

About you 

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• A tertiary qualification in biological science, nursing or allied health discipline
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with patients and multi-disciplinary medical, nursing and scientific staff
• Ability to be independently motivated as well as have an ability to work in a team environment
• A flexible attitude, including the capacity to acquire new skills and multi-task
• Accurate data entry skills and attention to detail
• Sound written communication skills ability to maintain confidentiality at all times

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Angela Mountain, Medical Scientist G3 at Angela.Mountain@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Friday 27 February 2026