Research Scientist jobs in Australia
EY Senior Consultant - Market Research Data Analyst Programmer Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
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Your key responsibilities
Leads the design, build, and deployment of identity and access management controls and governance program that is compliant with enterprise security standards and integrated with enterprise access administration infrastructure. Works closely with senior leadership and other IT teams to align strategies and projects with business objectives.
Leads and oversees the implementation of changes to department policies and procedures to meet changing business needs and to achieve department objectives. Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement.
Serves as a point of escalation for complex issues that may require management intervention. Analyzes the security impact of complex requests or incident tickets escalated by the team and either provides resolution or escalates to higher management depending on the criticality. Assesses and immediately notifies leadership of security issues or quality control events that may have an impact on business operations.
Works closely with external auditors to represent Vanguard and respond to audit findings. Ensures completeness and accuracy of responses and evidencing.
Maintains an active understanding of, and contributes to, the broader access management and information security discipline. Serves as thought leader across the enterprise and with external partners.
Participates on vendor software evaluation teams to analyze the security administration features and impacts of each package or release. May help define requirements, log issues and test upgrades and new releases.
Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Collaborate with IT and business teams to design, implement and maintain robust internal controls that address IT risks and safeguard organizational assets.
Support internal and external audits by assisting with risk mitigation based on audit findings, ensuring all control documentation is accurate and up-to-date.
Proactively identify potential gaps in IT controls and work with relevant teams to address weaknesses, enhancing the overall security posture of the organization.
Assist with the development of risk management frameworks and contribute to the creation of policies aimed at strengthening the organization’s internal controls and mitigating IT-related risks.
Skills and attributes for success
A team player with strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
Constantly updating yourself about new technologies in the market
A winning personality and the ability to become a trusted advisor to the stakeholders
To qualify for the role, you must have
Minimum 8 years of related work experience, including at least 5 years in risk management, controls assessment, or cybersecurity governance.
Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science or IT, or Bachelor’s in Computer Applications (BCA) from a recognized institution.
Supervisory experience preferred, with the ability to mentor and guide junior staff.
Proficiency in assessing and testing IT and cybersecurity controls using frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and COBIT.
Hands-on experience with control gap analysis, risk assessment, and audit remediation processes.
Familiarity with IAM tools (SailPoint, Okta, CyberArk), governance platforms (Archer, ServiceNow), and privileged access management (PAM).
Strong understanding of international cybersecurity regulations and compliance standards (e.g., SOX, GDPR, HIPAA).
Detail-oriented with strong analytical and organizational abilities, capable of identifying security risks and implementing improvements.
Excellent technical writing, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to present findings to stakeholders.
Problem-solving, conceptual thinking, and process improvement mindset, with a proactive approach to security enhancements.
Relevant certifications preferred: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
Ideally, you’ll also have
Strong verbal and written communication, facilitation, relationship-building, presentation and negotiation skills.
Be highly flexible, adaptable, and creative.
Comfortable interacting with senior executives (within the firm and at the client)
What we look for
Strong teamwork, work ethic, product mindset, client centricity and a relentless commitment to EY values.
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:
Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
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EY Market Research Field Interviewer - Observational Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
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EY Studio+ is seeking to fill vacancies for an overnight market research fieldworker working in the field collecting data. You will be conducting observational research across various locations, recording your observational results using our mobile tablet device.
Shift length will vary and are available between 3 – 6 hours between 10:30pm – 6am for night shift, 10:00am – 05:00pm for day shift, Monday to Friday.
Applicants deemed potentially suitable will be invited to complete an online interview. If successful at the interviewing stage, you will be contacted for paid training and briefing to be held at our Sydney office. Training attendance is mandatory to be considered for the role. Training will be held during the day
Your key responsibilities
- Available Monday to Friday with minimum availability of 3 nights a week or 3 days a week
- Applicant screening will start in September and training will be held in late September
- Open to flexible working hours. Night shifts primarily between 10:30pm – 06:00am and Day shifts primarily between 10:00am – 05:00pm
Skills and attributes for success
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to understand and follow correct procedures with minimal errors
- Demonstrated fluency in spoken and written English - excellent grammar, punctuation and spelling is required
- Respectful and professional presentation, always
- A commitment to personal safety and an understanding of workplace health and safety
- Comfortable working in an outdoor environment and on the move for the duration of your shift
Ideally, you’ll also have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.
- Eligible to work in Australia
- Current holder of RIW card is an advantage but not essential
- Previous shift work experience and time management skills
- Full Australian Drivers license and proven safe driving record
- Must have own vehicle and be willing to drive to multiple different locations on the same night
- Proven understanding of the standards relating to quality data in market research (accuracy, consistency and integrity)
What we offer you:
At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn .
- Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences
- Above-award hourly rates: per NUW and AMSRO agreement.
- Paid travel time: as per AMSRO agreement.
- Paid training: under ISO 20252.
- Opportunity to work with a leading global professional firm known for its positive company culture!
Acknowledgement of Country
Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.
© 2025 Ernst & Young Australia. A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited. All Rights Reserved. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional StandardsLegislation.
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Amazon Computer Vision Scientist International Machine Learning Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
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** Join Our Innovative Computer Vision Team at Amazon, Australia **As a member of our international Machine Learning group, you will work closely with other senior scientists in developing generative AI solutions that leverage vast amounts of Amazon data and advanced cloud computing resources.Key job responsibilities
- Communicate clearly within the team to understand and align on scope and requirements
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code
- Experience researching about machine learning, deep learning, NLP, computer vision, data science
- Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment
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Teva Research Assistant Discovery Biology Australia, Western Australia
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This is a hands-on, lab-based role where your work will directly contribute to advancing life-changing treatments.
As a key member of our Discovery Biology – New Targets team, you will play a vital role in early-stage biologics R&D. Your responsibilities will include:• Conduct hands-on laboratory research to support therapeutic antibody discovery and validation
• Perform cell biology techniques, including developing functional assays with reporter cell lines and primary cells
• Culture mammalian cells (adherent and suspension), handling maintenance, expansion, and cryopreservation under sterile conditions
• Execute phenotypic and functional cell analyses (e.g., flow cytometry, phosphorylation assays, calcium flux)
• Apply molecular and protein biology methods, such as DNA handling, protein expression, and purification
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve project and site objectives
• Summarize and present experimental data to senior scientists and management
• Manage laboratory resources, including reagent inventories and supply chains
• Document experimental work in electronic lab notebooks and present findings to stakeholders
• Uphold compliance with health, safety, PC2, gene technology, and company policies
• Support general laboratory operations and contribute to a positive team environment
Your experience and qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree (with honours) in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or a related field
• Experience with mammalian cell culture (cell lines and/or primary cells)
• Familiarity with cell-based analytical assays using techniques such as flow cytometry, ELISA (AlphaLISA, MSD or equivalent) and functional cell-based assays (e.g. proliferation, cytokine stimulation, fluorescent reporter systems)
• Familiarity with fundamental pharmacology, including dose-response analysis and basic statistical methods
• Knowledge of molecular and protein biology techniques (e.g., transfection, protein expression and purification) is advantageous
• Experience in immunology, cell biology, or pharmacology is highly regarded
Personal Characteristics
• Eagerness to learn and proactively acquire new skills
• Strong team orientation and collaborative approach
• Adaptable and enthusiastic, with a problem-solving mindset
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational, and time management abilities
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Amazon Senior Applied Scientist - Computer Vision International Mac... Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
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As a Senior Applied Scientist in our international Machine Learning team, you will spearhead the design and development of advanced generative models (image, video, and 3D) in computer vision that will enhance shopping experience of our customers. You will partner directly with senior stakeholders to better understand business problems, dissect, design and sometimes build prototypes. You will lead and encourage productive scientific discussions to identify the most effective scientific methodologies.Key job responsibilities
- Lead the scientific development of scalable computer vision solutions to revolutionise our catalog's media content.
- Mentor and guide junior scientists and interns, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning.- Drive technical decision-making and set the direction for building future AI models.
- PhD in engineering, technology, computer science, machine learning, robotics, operations research, statistics, mathematics or equivalent quantitative field
- 4+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Have at least 5 publications on top-tier conferences, such as CVPR, ICCV, ECCV or NeurIPS.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with large scale machine learning systems such as profiling and debugging and understanding of system performance and scalability
- Experience in mentoring PhD students or managing a team of scientists.
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Google Research Scientist Vision Language Multimodal Modeling Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
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Minimum qualifications:
- PhD degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- One or more scientific publication submissions for conferences, journals, or public repositories (such as CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, etc.).
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in areas like face anti-spoofing, biometrics, 3D/2.5D vision, facial landmark/pose estimation.
- Experience with TensorFlow, Flume, common computer vision libraries/frameworks and Android.
- Interest to build production systems.
- Excellent software engineering skills (e.g., C++, python, data processing, production backend development, etc.).
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Amazon Machine Learning Scientist International Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
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* You will take on complex problems, work on solutions that either leverage or extend existing academic and industrial research, and utilize your own out-of-the-box pragmatic thinking.
* In addition to coming up with novel solutions and building prototypes, you will deliver these to production in customer facing applications, in partnership with product and development teams.
* You will publish papers internally and externally, contributing to advancing knowledge in the field of applied machine learning and generative AI.
Key job responsibilities
- You will take on complex problems, work on solutions that either leverage or extend existing academic and industrial research, and utilize your own out-of-the-box pragmatic thinking.
- In addition to coming up with novel solutions and building prototypes, you will deliver these to production in customer facing applications, in partnership with product and development teams.
- You will publish papers internally and externally, contributing to advancing knowledge in the field of applied machine learning and generative AI.
- PhD in computer science, machine learning, engineering, or related fields
- Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++
- Experience in solving business problems through machine learning, data mining and statistical algorithms
- Experience researching, developing and implementing deep learning algorithms
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application experience
- Strong publication record in top-tier peer-reviewed machine learning, natural language processing, or information retrieval conferences, e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, KDD, AISTATS
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Technology Consulting
Your key responsibilities
Leads the design, build, and deployment of identity and access management controls and governance program that is compliant with enterprise security standards and integrated with enterprise access administration infrastructure. Works closely with senior leadership and other IT teams to align strategies and projects with business objectives.
Leads and oversees the implementation of changes to department policies and procedures to meet changing business needs and to achieve department objectives. Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement.
Serves as a point of escalation for complex issues that may require management intervention. Analyzes the security impact of complex requests or incident tickets escalated by the team and either provides resolution or escalates to higher management depending on the criticality. Assesses and immediately notifies leadership of security issues or quality control events that may have an impact on business operations.
Works closely with external auditors to represent Vanguard and respond to audit findings. Ensures completeness and accuracy of responses and evidencing.
Maintains an active understanding of, and contributes to, the broader access management and information security discipline. Serves as thought leader across the enterprise and with external partners.
Participates on vendor software evaluation teams to analyze the security administration features and impacts of each package or release. May help define requirements, log issues and test upgrades and new releases.
Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Collaborate with IT and business teams to design, implement and maintain robust internal controls that address IT risks and safeguard organizational assets.
Support internal and external audits by assisting with risk mitigation based on audit findings, ensuring all control documentation is accurate and up-to-date.
Proactively identify potential gaps in IT controls and work with relevant teams to address weaknesses, enhancing the overall security posture of the organization.
Assist with the development of risk management frameworks and contribute to the creation of policies aimed at strengthening the organization’s internal controls and mitigating IT-related risks.
Skills and attributes for success
A team player with strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
Constantly updating yourself about new technologies in the market
A winning personality and the ability to become a trusted advisor to the stakeholders
To qualify for the role, you must have
Minimum 8 years of related work experience, including at least 5 years in risk management, controls assessment, or cybersecurity governance.
Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science or IT, or Bachelor’s in Computer Applications (BCA) from a recognized institution.
Supervisory experience preferred, with the ability to mentor and guide junior staff.
Proficiency in assessing and testing IT and cybersecurity controls using frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and COBIT.
Hands-on experience with control gap analysis, risk assessment, and audit remediation processes.
Familiarity with IAM tools (SailPoint, Okta, CyberArk), governance platforms (Archer, ServiceNow), and privileged access management (PAM).
Strong understanding of international cybersecurity regulations and compliance standards (e.g., SOX, GDPR, HIPAA).
Detail-oriented with strong analytical and organizational abilities, capable of identifying security risks and implementing improvements.
Excellent technical writing, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to present findings to stakeholders.
Problem-solving, conceptual thinking, and process improvement mindset, with a proactive approach to security enhancements.
Relevant certifications preferred: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
Ideally, you’ll also have
Strong verbal and written communication, facilitation, relationship-building, presentation and negotiation skills.
Be highly flexible, adaptable, and creative.
Comfortable interacting with senior executives (within the firm and at the client)
What we look for
Strong teamwork, work ethic, product mindset, client centricity and a relentless commitment to EY values.
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:
Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
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