Lab Specialist Intermediate

University of Virginia

2d•$50,949 - $57,318•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Virginia's Department of Ophthalmology is seeking a Laboratory Specialist Intermediate to join the Lab of Dr. Zhou. The Lab Specialist Intermediate will be responsible for performing the complex lab and research related tasks our Center requires to maintain its business processes, especially with the expanding portfolio of our research enterprise. The Lab Specialist Intermediate will work as a lab manager overseeing writing animal welfare protocols, regulatory compliance, assisting and overseeing postdocs and lab staff with daily operations, and first line management of lab business needs.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree required.
Experience: 3+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Perform duties such as helping Principal Investigators coordinate research projects, performing experimental procedures, collecting information and data, and preparing tissues and specimens for procedures.
Manage the animal colony: overseeing and organizing breeding, husbandry, genotyping, receiving, transferring, handling, writing animal welfare protocols, regulatory compliance, and assisting and overseeing postdocs and lab staff with daily operations.
Communicate with veterinary staff, postdocs, students, and PIs to meet requirements and needs with respect to research animals
Manage 1-3 support staff who will assist with animal colony tasks, as well as general lab maintenance tasks.
Oversee day-to-day operation of projects.
Schedule and maintain records of equipment/facilities.
May be responsible for operations of specialized labs or research areas within departments and/or fieldwork and related data analyses for research projects.
May assemble, test, calibrate, clean, or make minor repairs to equipment.
Train users in equipment operation and research techniques; and explain and demonstrate technology and equipment capabilities, operations, limitations, and outcomes.
Determine interview procedures, conduct interviews, and assist with VISA processing of new and current staff.
Work independently on collection of data and analyze research results.
Confer with PIs in developing plans for research projects and discuss the interpretation of results and the preparation of scientific manuscripts for publication.
May supervise research support personnel, orient/train new staff and complete on/off boarding procedures
May manage budgets, oversee first line system processes required by Workday Finance that pertain to the lab, such as account certifications and adjustments, payroll allocation and adjustments, expense reporting, and any additional responsibilities that may require lab first steps.
In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.