WEHI
Research Institutes
2open roles
Growinghiring pace, 68 of 100
1000+people
3cities with offices
Overview
WEHI (the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) is an Australian biomedical research institute studying cancer, infectious diseases, immune disorders and other conditions. It also runs a site at the La Trobe R&D Park in Bundoora and hires research assistants, medicinal chemists and animal technicians. The institute is headquartered in Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.
Jobs
≈ $62k – $110k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · PhD · Parkville
CRISPR
Mass Spectrometry
PyMOL
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$58k – $67k per year · In office · Full-Time · 1+ year exp · Parkville
Microsoft Excel
Life Sciences
Flow Cytometry
Cell Culture
GraphPad Prism
FlowJo
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$74k
Typical range
$57k – $91k
Open positions
4
2
Jobs
Junior
50%
Staff
50%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 1 | $68k | $68k |
| Staff | 1 | $91k | $91k |
Highest paying role
Finance Partner
$91k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
68/100
Growing
Open positions
5
2 opened / 6 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
22 days
faster than 56% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~9 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Science & Research
40% ▼
Operations
20% ▲
Field & Service
15% ▼
Finance
10% ▲
Administrative
5% ▲
Industrial Engineering
5% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added PyMOL to stack
Oct 2026
Added Mass Spectrometry to stack
Oct 2026
Added CRISPR to stack
Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Excel to stack
Oct 2026
Added GraphPad Prism to stack
Oct 2026
Added FlowJo to stack
Oct 2026
Added Flow Cytometry to stack
Oct 2026
Added Cell Culture to stack
Oct 2026
New location: Parkville
Oct 2026
Added SharePoint to stack
Oct 2026
New location: Melbourne
Oct 2026
New location: Bundoora
Sep 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at WEHI over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
10
Postings analysed
4
Stack modernity
55/100
Cloud & platforms
GCP
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News
Tackling the blood-brain barrier: Researchers to drive 'paradigm shift' in brain cancer treatment
A national project set to develop brain-penetrating drugs that can overcome the biggest barrier in brain cancer treatment has received $18.8 million in funding from the Australian Government. Researchers will use a pioneering approach to develop a new cla
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Researchers identify early molecular warning signs of inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers have uncovered early molecular warning signs of inflammatory bowel disease, revealing the condition can begin before symptoms appear and continue silently even when patients appear well. The WEHI-led study found a hidden flaw that can damage i
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Funding boost to strengthen Australia's drug discovery
A WEHI-led project has received $7 million in Australian Government funding to expand the nation's drug discovery capabilities and accelerate the translation of breakthrough research into new therapies. The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) investment w
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Rapid test breakthrough could transform iron treatment worldwide
WEHI researchers have developed a blood test that can detect iron deficiency in minutes, overcoming key limitations of existing point-of-care diagnostics and potentially transforming how the condition is diagnosed and treated worldwide. Iron deficiency re
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From infection to protection: Could mosquitoes help eradicate malaria?
Researchers have discovered a new way to help prevent malaria that could one day transform mosquito bites from a source of deadly infection into immunity boosters against the disease. The WEHI-led team demonstrated a new vaccination approach that can prim
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Creating pathways to science for First Nations students
WEHI's DeadlyScience Pathways Program is helping First Nations students see a future for themselves in science. Since launching in 2023, the program has continued to grow in reach and impact. This year saw record expressions of interest from across Austra
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Twins to unlock new insights into immune health in major Australian study
Why do people respond so differently to infections, vaccines, and treatments? A new collaboration between the Snow Centre for Immune Health and Twins Research Australia (TRA) is aiming to find out - by studying twins at a depth that sets a new benchmark f
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From lab to clinic: malaria researchers earn Eureka nomination
Researchers from WEHI and global biopharmaceutical company MSD have been named joint finalists for the Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research. The nomination recognises the team's discovery and development of a new class of antimalarial treatment c
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If so many people live with toxoplasmosis, how dangerous is this brain parasite really? Should I be worried?
Around one in three people worldwide have been infected with a microscopic parasite called Toxoplasma gondii - or simply "toxo" - which can cause toxoplasmosis. After the initial infection, toxo settles into our muscles and brain, where it can remain for
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DNA Break Repair by Homologous Recombination Biomedical animation from WEHI.TV
This animation highlights the role of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in DNA break repair in homologous recombination.
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
Parkville
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Melbourne
Australia
HQ
Elizabeth Street
1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
ANMF Building, Level 5, 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
Parkville
Australia
Support & operations
Parkville
4 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 1000-5000 est. staff $68k Avg Salary
hires for Operations, Science & Research
Elizabeth
Australia
Elizabeth St
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $91k Avg Salary
hires for Finance
Earlier presence
Bundoora, Australia