Section Leader, Molecular Diagnostic Genetics

2 weeks ago


Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Take your career to the next step

  • NZ's largest inhouse hospital Laboratory service
  • Fastpaced and supportive learning environment
  • 1 year fixed term parental cover
Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand.

Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children's Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand's national health service.

Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care.

We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand.

We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

Auckland DHB Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is the most specialised tertiary and quaternary medical referral laboratory in New Zealand.

It has a history of scientific and clinical excellence and provides local, regional and national services in Anatomical, Clinical and Forensic Pathology as well as services to the Pacific Islands.

We offer an extensive analytical pathology service in Chemical Pathology, Haematology, Microbiology, Virology and Immunology, National Testing Centre for Newborn Screening, Forensic Pathology, Anatomical Pathology and Diagnostic Genetics.

We hold a number of contracts for the reference pathology testing for all of New Zealand.
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Medical Laboratory Scientist to join our Molecular Genetics team as a Section Leader.

The Molecular Genetics team provides the inherited genetics service for the greater Auckland region and beyond. The team specialises in the inherited causes of cancer, diabetes, cardiac diseases as well as metabolic and neurological disorders. They work in a dynamic environment with close clinical interaction, and new test development is always in the pipeline.

In this role, you will use your expertise to mentor lab staff and develop new diagnostic services as well as help deliver our routine service using a wide array of molecular techniques available in our laboratory.

This is a key role for the department and will be supported by the Technical Head of Diagnostic Genetics.

The Diagnostic Genetics laboratory provides a comprehensive service using both cytogenetic and molecular genetics techniques enabling us to resolve clinical diagnoses with a genetic component.

We analyse pre and post-natal samples, providing diagnostic and predictive testing for a wide spectrum of inherited and acquired disorders.

Our portfolio of tests is constantly being upgraded with a view to reducing turnaround times and enhancing our tests to take into account new approaches and international clinical and research data.

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Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

  • Have a passion for excellent service delivery
  • Have experience with project management and assay development
  • Have experience with Next Generation Sequencing, variant curation and a comprehensive knowledge of the ACMG guidelines
  • Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Adaptive nature to thrive in highly dynamic team
  • Experience in providing training and mentoring
  • Good knowledge of the ISO15189 standards.
He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Advertising closes:
Wednesday, 9 August, 2023 at 11:59 pm (New Zealand standard time).
Click here to view details about our recruitment process
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