Product Owner (Plasma Supply Growth)

• Help solve one of Lifeblood’s most important strategic challenges: increasing Australia’s domestic plasma supply and reducing reliance on imports
• Investigate and uncover complex operational & supply chain problems, design experiments and pilots, and build the evidence needed to determine scale and feasibility
• Melbourne location preferred with hybrid working. Salary $125k base plus superannuation and salary packaging

About the role

Lifeblood's Strategic Transformation & Readiness team is strengthening its capability across strategy, transformation and delivery to help Lifeblood optimise today and build for tomorrow - exploring new opportunities and creating lasting value for Lifeblood and the communities we serve. 

As our Product Owner – Plasma & Supply Growth, you'll be part of a team leading sustained, disciplined exploration of new collection pathways, equipment and supply chain approaches that don’t yet exist at scale in this country. This isn't a traditional Product Owner role focused on managing a delivery team through implementation. You'll work closely with the Product Lead to turn strategic direction into clear, prioritised work, driving initiatives from discovery through to proven outcomes and building the evidence base that supports good decisions about what should progress and what should stop.

You'll work across donor centres, manufacturing environments and supply chain operations to understand why plasma supply is constrained, test assumptions through structured pilots and trials, and generate the evidence that determines whether opportunities are worth pursuing. You'll work closely with a Hardware Specialist on equipment evaluation, draw on shared data and business analysis capability, and partner with different business units understand the operational realities of collection and processing.

• Investigate complex operational, supply chain and plasma growth challenges to understand root causes rather than jumping to solutions.
• Design and run pilots, trials and experiments that generate evidence and support informed decision-making.
• Use data to test assumptions, identify patterns and build the case for future investment opportunities.
• Lead structured assessments of emerging ideas, including operational, commercial, regulatory and customer considerations.
• Manage the squad backlog and coordinate cross-functional contributors to keep exploration activities moving forward.
• Partner closely with Manufacturing & Logistics teams to understand operational realities and test potential solutions.
• Work alongside specialists in hardware, data, business analysis and strategy to build a robust evidence base.
• Develop clear recommendations on whether opportunities should progress, pause or stop, with the evidence to back that call 

Sound interesting? Here’s what we’re looking for: 

• Experience in innovation, exploration, product ownership, or operational improvement.
• Experience working in complex environments such as healthcare, life sciences, biotechnology or other regulated environments.
• Strong analytical capability and the ability to use evidence to drive decisions.
• ability to navigate competing priorities and make pragmatic sequencing calls, surfacing trade-offs clearly rather than absorbing them.
• Commercial mindset and an ability to assess opportunities through both operational and value lenses
• Confidence working with in ambiguous, evolving problem spaces where the right answer is still being discovered.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across operational, commercial and senior leadership groups 
• Experience working within stage-gated innovation, exploration or new product development frameworks (desirable)

Wellbeing & Benefits   

We place our employee's well-being at the forefront and express gratitude and care for one another. As an Australian Workplace Equality Index recognised employer and one of Australia’s menopause-friendly organisations, we celebrate diversity and support all our people.   

In addition to being a part of an organisation that is the heartbeat of the Nation, you will have access to the following:    

• Ability to purchase additional annual leave    
• Access to salary packaging with an option to package up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment    
• 14 weeks paid parental leave - no waiting period for either parent    
• Our dedicated employee assistance program - Sonder that you can access 24/7 from an app on your phone    
• Plus, many more!    

Is Lifeblood your reason? Apply NOW!

We’re proud to be a Circle Back Initiative Employer for 2026 and commit to respond to every applicant. You’ll hear from us once your application has been reviewed. 

In the mean time if you have questions about this role, or need support or adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at careers@redcrossblood.org.au. Our AI careers assistant can help with common questions and connect you with our Talent Acquisition team if required.  

Please note: applications sent directly to this email address cannot be accepted 

This vacancy is being managed directly by Lifeblood’s Talent Acquisition team. We won’t accept candidates from external recruitment agencies on this occasion. 

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