Chief Operating Officer

• Dec 2019 - Present

Business Manager

• Nov 2017 - Dec 2019

Working within the Paediatric Critical Care Research Group which is part of UQ-CHRC and the Queensland Children's Hospital. Higher managerial role who take care of operational tasks and manage well over 16 million dollar research funds that are currently supporting 4 multi-centre trials in Paediatric research. Responsible for directing organisational change program, implementing new business process improvements and be hands on contractual agreements among various organisations and funding bodies. Show less

Laboratory Manager

• Jan 2013 - Dec 2017

I work as a Lab manager within Genome Plasticity and Disease Group at Mater Research Institute. We work on LINE-1 retrotransposable element, a type of "jumping gene" that moves to a new genomic location and changes how that region functions.Apart from my research work I also involve in laboratory management including Documentation and renewal of OGTR and Animal Ethics Maintaining compliance with best practice legislation and research ethics both nationally and internationallyProvide project management support to my principal investigator and senior researchers in the team and collaborators including human resources, financial management, scientific design and analysis, database development and laboratory techniquesProvide training to researchers and students in the area of animal ethics and compliance with current Australian guidelines Show less

Acting Lead

• Aug 2018 - Mar 2019

Took the interim Lead role to transition the team into our new institute UQ-CHRC. Managed all the aspects of the change management including finance, contractual negotiations, HR and operations. Took the interim Lead role to transition the team into our new institute UQ-CHRC. Managed all the aspects of the change management including finance, contractual negotiations, HR and operations.

Research Operations Manager

• Sep 2017 - Dec 2018

Research Operations Manager for the Mater Research Institute, managing all operational aspects at the organisational level. Helped Research Leads strategically and implemented grant rounds for operational activities to support research. Represented Mater Research at the Mater Group level and committee member for WHS and Medical Devices Safety Board. Strategically helped in achieving well over $20 Million Research funds to-date. Research Operations Manager for the Mater Research Institute, managing all operational aspects at the organisational level. Helped Research Leads strategically and implemented grant rounds for operational activities to support research. Represented Mater Research at the Mater Group level and committee member for WHS and Medical Devices Safety Board. Strategically helped in achieving well over $20 Million Research funds to-date.

Honorary Research Fellow

• Jan 2013 - 2017

Senior Research Assistant

• Oct 2009 - Jan 2013

SRA

• 2013 - 2015

SRA

• 2013 - 2015

Research Assistant

• Jul 2008 - Oct 2010