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| POSITION DESCRIPTION | AUSTRALIAN BIOTECH INDUSTRY MARCH 2009 |
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Informatics Manager |
| Position Code: | 68 | | Career Level: | 4 |
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Responsible for
The management, development and administration of information systems to facilitate the effective storage, communication and analysis of organisational research & development information amongst both local and remote employees. |
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Reports To
Chief Executive, Research Director. |
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Supervises
Typically no supervisory responsibilities. |
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Main Activities
Developing informatics strategies that will be compatible with future software and hardware developments within the organisation.
Developing, implementing and managing information systems to facilitate the efficient storage and transfer of data within the organisation in order to boost the efficiency by which scientific information is accessed and transferred.
Developing and administering the communication of relevant information both within and external to the organisation.
Investigating and reviewing a range of relevant research-related resources for potential use within the informatics area of the organisation.
Analysing and interpreting information made available through the application of IT support systems.
Working with teams of Scientists to develop software that enables them to more easily access vast amounts of information from both internal and external research databases.
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Key Skills
Expert knowledge of scientific principles and concepts.
Excellent communication skills.
General IT and project management skills.
The ability to create and develop custom informatic solutions for the organisation.
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Internal Contacts
IT Employees, Quality Assurance Employees, Research & Development Employees. |
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External Contacts
Informatics Staff at Other Organisations, IT Software and Hardware Vendors. |
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Typical Experience
Will have at least 5 years of relevant experience coupled with relevant tertiary qualifications such as a BSc (Hons) or a PhD. |
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Other Comments
Informatics employees will have a quantitative and/or computational background as well as tertiary/post doctoral research experience in chemistry, computational chemistry, bioinformatics, genomics, structural biology, statistics or computer science. |
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