Laboratory Operations Manager
About The Position
Oversees and manages operational activities across multiple basic science research laboratories and supervises activities related to their planning, performance, and operation. Serves as a resource to Principal Investigators, administration, and others on technical laboratory operations. Establishes departmental policies for laboratory operations and compliance. The role develops and enforces policies and procedures for laboratory safety, efficiency, and quality control; coordinates regulatory compliance and corrective actions; and creates departmental orientation and training programs. It oversees laboratory equipment inventories, maintenance contracts, purchasing assessments, replacement planning, internal core services, and cost-sharing mechanisms. The manager develops laboratory operating and recruitment budgets, coordinates the setup of new laboratories, maintains laboratory space inventories, and oversees laboratory moves and relocations. The role also coordinates emergency and disaster planning, works with managers of other laboratories, and supervises technical staff, students, visiting scientists, and new laboratory members. Additional responsibilities include monitoring laboratory finances and recommending cost savings; supporting grant and clinical trial application budgets and regulatory items; leading and participating in assay development and test system validation; ensuring appropriate processing, storage, and shipping of biological specimens; and generating data and financial analysis reports.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, or extensive directly related experience in lieu of a degree.
- At least 5 years of laboratory operations experience, including 2 years in a management role.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to foster positive relationships with Principal Investigators and clinical, scientific, and administrative leadership.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and enforce departmental policies and procedures supporting laboratory safety, efficiency, and quality control.
- Collaborate with staff to ensure safe and smooth operations across basic science laboratories.
- Work with Environmental Health and Safety staff to ensure compliance with institutional and applicable local, state, and federal requirements, and coordinate corrective action plans for safety issues.
- Develop and implement laboratory orientation and training programs, ensuring personnel meet education, certification, and training requirements.
- Oversee laboratory equipment inventories and maintenance contracts; assess equipment purchase options, obtain competitive quotes, and review equipment for end-of-life replacement.
- Develop cost-effective internal core services and cost-sharing mechanisms, and advise laboratory staff on core resources and services.
- Develop laboratory operating budgets and capital equipment plans for physician-scientist recruits; recommend recruitment budgets to the Chair and CAO; coordinate new laboratory onboarding and setup.
- Recommend laboratory space allocation revisions to the Chair and CAO; maintain detailed room and bench occupancy inventories in the ERP system.
- Coordinate laboratory moves and relocations, developing advance work plans and ensuring safe and timely moves.
- Develop and coordinate laboratory emergency and disaster plans and implement disaster-scenario training.
- Coordinate operational and policy issues with other department laboratory managers and hold regular meetings with key laboratory managers and staff.
- Supervise technical laboratory staff, including recruiting, training, performance appraisal, and performance discipline.
- Supervise students, visiting scientists, and new laboratory members in use of equipment and adherence to laboratory standard operating procedures.
- Analyze and monitor laboratory financial activities, including OTPS and animal expenses; recommend savings and work with Principal Investigators to implement cost-saving plans.
- Provide information to Principal Investigators and postdoctoral researchers and assist with budgets and regulatory materials for grant submissions and clinical trial applications.
- Lead and participate in new assay development and test system validations.
- Ensure safe, timely, and appropriate processing, storage, and shipping of biological specimens.
- Generate reports for data and financial analysis.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
