OPS Lab Manager

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

9d•$17 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for an OPS Lab Manager responsible for general lab management, including ordering supplies and fiscal record keeping. The role ensures lab compliance with environmental health and safety and all other regulatory standards, including regulatory paperwork. Responsibilities include curation of laboratory data and biological material, operating laboratory tools and equipment, collecting/organizing/presenting data, and collaborating with the PI and other lab members to ensure timely publication of data. The position also involves conducting experiments designed by the PI, assisting with experimental design, preparing data for presentation at lab meetings, training other lab members, and performing data analysis, presentation, and management. Additionally, the role requires preparing posters/talks for scientific meetings, maintaining laboratory supplies, interacting with vendors for equipment purchases and repairs, receiving and handling laboratory reagents, and performing maintenance and basic troubleshooting of scientific equipment.

Requirements

More than two years of experience in biological research.
Master basic biological/biochemistry experiment skills, including but limited to cell culture, RT-qPCR, WB, IF.
Responsible, kind, and plan to stay in the lab full-time for at least one or two years.

Nice To Haves

Has background or experience related in bioengineering or mechanical engineering.
Has experience in 3D or microfluidic cell culture, RNA-seq, and Proteomics.
Has experience in animal studies, such as mice, rat, and rabbit, related to dentistry.

Responsibilities

General lab management including ordering supplies and fiscal record keeping
Ensuring lab compliance with environmental health and safety and all other regulatory standards, including regulatory paperwork
Curation of laboratory data and biological material
Operating laboratory tools and equipment
Collecting/organizing/presenting data
Working with the PI and other lab members to insure timely publication of the data
Conduct experiments designed by the laboratory PI and assist with experimental design
Prepare data for presentation at biweekly lab meetings
Train other lab members at the bench and assist with their experiments
Data analysis, presentation, and management
Prepare posters/talks for presentation at local, national, and international scientific meetings
Maintenance of laboratory supplies
Interact with vendors and service providers on equipment purchases, repairs and service contracts
Receive and properly handle laboratory reagents
Proper maintenance and basic trouble-shooting of scientific equipment