Operations Director, Criminalistics
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 5
Remuneration: $166,678.00 - $186,448.00 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 40
Requisition ID: REQ557121
About the opportunity
NSW Health Pathology is seeking an exceptional operational leader to drive the future of forensic science in New South Wales. As Operations Director - Criminalistics, you will provide strategic and tactical leadership across forensic laboratories, ensuring high-quality service delivery that meets the evolving needs of law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and the community.
This role is an opportunity to shape the direction of forensic science, leveraging emerging technologies, driving innovation, and building an agile, high-performing workforce that delivers excellence in a complex and highly regulated environment. Your expertise in operational management, stakeholder engagement, and organisational reform will be key to ensuring our forensic services remain at the forefront of scientific integrity and public safety. If you are passionate about innovation, excellence, and making a tangible impact on forensic science and public safety, we invite you to explore this career-defining opportunity and join the team at Forensic & Analytical Science Service.
What we can offer you
- Additional Monthly Day Off in addition to Annual Leave
- Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits
- Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport
- Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning
What you'll be doing
The Operations Director Criminalistics is responsible for providing operational and tactical leadership to the laboratories that comprise Criminalistics to meet the organisational strategies and operational goals of NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic & Analytical Science Service:
- Through thorough understanding of the contemporary forensic science operating environment including trends in crime, the requirements of law enforcement, investigation and intelligence, and the application of current and emerging technologies to meet the needs of Police, agency partners and the Community.
- Ensuring that Criminalistics meets its stakeholder requirements to levels consistent with the Service Level Agreements, operational and organisational performance indicators.
- Requiring the demonstration of sound leadership, people management, and organisational reform capabilities, coupled with high level stakeholder relationship skills.
Interested in joining Australia’s largest public pathology service? Apply now by addressing the following questions:
- Relevant science tertiary qualifications plus a management tertiary qualification or extensive senior management experience, and extensive knowledge of contemporary issues in forensic science
- Demonstrated senior management experience in a forensic laboratory service with a soundtrack record of leadership and demonstrated ability to lead organisational change
- Demonstrated high level communication, interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills and ability to prepare complex briefings, reports, plans and papers
- Proven organisational, planning and management skills at strategic and operational levels with demonstrated ability to implement and manage projects
- Extensive knowledge of contemporary issues in management including, financial, human resources and resource management, including there application to the public sector
- Sound knowledge of relevant legislation and its applications in the operational context. Proven capacity to lead, manage, motivate and develop staff, ensuring commitment to service delivery
- Proven capacity to lead, manage, motivate and develop staff, ensuring commitment to service delivery
- Demonstrated capacity to adopt and model the NSW Health Pathology RITES values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Excellence and Safety
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For role related queries or questions contact Deanna Paulin on Deanna.Paulin@health.nsw.gov.au
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases
If the selection panel identifies more than one suitable candidate for the role, an eligibility list will be created for future permanent full time / part time, temporary and casual vacancies.
