Metabolomics Lab Manager

University of Wisconsin Madison • Madison, WI

15d • $65,500

About The Position

The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) is looking for a Lab Manager for our in-house analytical facility, the GLRBC UW Metabolomics Lab, to analyze metabolites produced in the conversion of plant biomass to liquid fuels and commodity chemicals. This person will collaborate with and direct a team of technicians and facility users to execute established protocols to quantify sugars, fatty acids, alcohols, and other metabolites using high-performance liquid chromatography-refractive index detectors (HPLC-RID) (Agilent) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) (LECO). Additionally, they will be responsible for planning and executing new method development, maintaining and troubleshooting analytical instrumentation, and managing lab supplies and budget. The Lab Manager position will also be responsible for monitoring lab performance and communicating with leadership and client lab stakeholders. At the Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI), we envision a world powered by sustainable and reliable energy that is affordable and accessible to everyone. As the home of collaborative energy research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, we connect and empower researchers to help solve one of the world's greatest challenges: developing sustainable alternatives to meet society's ever-growing need for power, fuels, and chemicals. WEI is home to the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), whose mission is to create biofuels and bioproducts that are economically viable and environmentally sustainable.

Requirements

• Experience with analytical chemistry sample preparation methodology, including the preparation of calibration and reference standards
• Experience with interpreting chromatographic and mass spectrometry data using both HPLC and GC/MS instrumentation
• Experience with training and directing others in analytical sample preparation and operation of analytical chemistry instrumentation
• Experience managing lab supply chain and chemical and consumable inventory
• Experience in developing analytical methods based on client demand; working with clients to determine method requirements, formulating a testing plan, and communicating progress to clients

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with Empower HPLC software and ChomaTOF GC/MS software
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting Leco GC/MS and Agilent HPLC analytical instruments
• Knowledge of analysis and quantification of fermentation products

Responsibilities

• Directs and supervises the day-to-day laboratory operations, quality control programs, and/or staff of a work unit to ensure compliance with organization and regulatory agency standards
• Develops and facilitates trainings regarding scientific experimentation, technical procedures, and equipment operations to various audiences
• Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised unit operational policies and procedures in alignment with strategic initiatives and objectives
• Monitors program budgets and expenditures
• Serves as the unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups providing information, making recommendations to leadership, and representing the interests of the unit
• May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager