OPS Lab Technician/Lab Manager

University of Florida • Gainesville, FL

2d • $20 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

The Center for Applied Spatial Biology Research (CASBR) prepares and analyzes samples for MALDI mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), a technique that overlays spatial location onto mass spectra to reveal where molecules live inside tissue. This capability is opening new windows into cancer biology, neurodegenerative disease, and developmental biology for research teams across the university. We're looking for one person to be both a bench scientist and the operational leader who keeps the center running. This role offers a rare chance to master cutting-edge instrumentation and own how a collaborative research center works. Develop elite technical expertise and build real leadership experience while owning your work and using cutting-edge science in this unique dual-faceted role. This role is split roughly half hands-on science and half running the center.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biomedical Sciences, or a related scientific field

Nice To Haves

• A master's degree in a related field
• Hands-on experience with mass spectrometry, MSI, proteomics, metabolomics, or related analytical techniques
• Cryosectioning, tissue prep, or histology experience
• Familiarity with Bruker instrumentation, SciLS, Metaboscape, or similar platforms
• Demonstrated success in juggling multiple projects and competing priorities in a collaborative setting
• Experience supervising, coordinating, or directing technical staff
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Curiosity, rigor, and reliability are top qualities in the ideal candidate.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of day-to-day operations of the Center, ensuring that every project moves predictably from sample intake to delivered data packet.
• Coordination of the technician team's workflow, assigning and prioritizing work to balance throughput, quality, and competing collaborator deadlines.
• Drive method optimization and troubleshooting that measurably improves data quality, turnaround, or reproducibility.
• Establish and help enforce dependable QC and safety practices that keep results reliable and the lab audit-ready.

What This Job Offers

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