Research Laboratory Manager NEUROLOGY kl

Mass General Brigham • Boston, MA

5d • $78,936 - $128,929 • Onsite

About The Position

The Khurana Lab seeks a highly organized, hands-on Laboratory Manager to lead day-to-day operations for a large, collaborative research laboratory. The primary focus is ensuring that shared resources, equipment, supplies, workflows, documentation, and team coordination are managed proactively and reliably so research can move forward efficiently. The manager will also contribute directly to scientific projects as an experienced technician who continues developing technical expertise while growing as an operational leader.

The position performs research and research administration activities in support of Department research faculty and programs, manages laboratory personnel and operations, and serves as a front-line resource and liaison to internal administrative units and external sponsors on research-program matters. The role provides operational leadership in collaboration with the PI and senior scientific staff, including orienting, training, and helping coordinate technical staff, research assistants, students, and other trainees.

The work is performed primarily in a biomedical research laboratory and office environment and requires regular on-site presence. It involves standard laboratory procedures, equipment and PPE, and routine movement of laboratory supplies consistent with BWH/MGB requirements. The position is onsite, scheduled for 40 hours per week on the day shift, and does not require patient care.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in biology, neuroscience, molecular/cellular biology, bioengineering, or a related scientific field; the posting states that experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Three to five or more years of progressively responsible research experience in an academic, biotechnology, or biomedical research laboratory; experience in an academic or laboratory research setting is required.
• Demonstrated experience with laboratory organization, operations, or management, preferably in a medium-to-large collaborative research group.
• Strong hands-on technical background.
• Strong technical foundation in molecular biology, biochemistry, and mammalian tissue culture.
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, reliability, and follow-through across multiple people, projects, resources, and deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to coordinate effectively across a large, collaborative team.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented approach; ability to identify problems early, troubleshoot, prioritize competing needs, and drive issues to resolution.
• Ability to balance operational leadership with hands-on scientific work and shift priorities as laboratory or project needs require.
• Demonstrated independence, initiative, sound judgment, and ownership of responsibilities.
• High degree of computer literacy and comfort with digital systems for laboratory operations, inventory, scheduling, documentation, and data organization.
• Ability to make independent decisions, supervise others, and solve technical problems.
• Strong budget and management skills, excellent organizational skills, and sound judgment in interpreting information.

Nice To Haves

• An advanced degree.
• Human pluripotent stem cell culture experience.
• Experience with genome editing, microscopy/high-content imaging, and molecular or biochemical assays.
• Experience training, mentoring, or coordinating junior research staff, students, or trainees.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day laboratory operations, serving as a central point of contact for shared laboratory needs and working with the PI, senior scientists, research staff, students, and collaborators.
• Oversee shared laboratory spaces, equipment, supplies, reagents, consumables, common stocks, and laboratory repositories.
• Manage inventory and ordering, anticipate laboratory needs, track critical supplies, coordinate purchasing, and address operational issues.
• Oversee shared equipment readiness, routine maintenance, service coordination, scheduling, documentation, and troubleshooting or escalation of equipment issues.
• Maintain and improve shared logs, SOPs, quality assurance practices, resource tracking, laboratory documentation, and workflows that support reproducibility and accountability.
• Coordinate resources and workflows for research projects, help troubleshoot logistical and technical barriers, and ensure teams have the operational support needed to meet goals and timelines.
• Orient and train new staff, students, and visiting researchers on laboratory workflows, shared resources, technical practices, and operational expectations; help coordinate onboarding and offboarding.
• Communicate across the collaborative team, reinforce shared laboratory practices, follow through on action items, and clarify workflows and responsibilities.
• Identify inefficiencies and implement practical improvements to organization, communication, safety, compliance, resource stewardship, and laboratory throughput.
• Perform specialized experimental procedures and contribute to research projects, particularly in stem cell culture and differentiation, molecular biology, genome editing, microscopy, and related cellular assays.
• Participate in the design, optimization, documentation, and troubleshooting of experimental protocols and research workflows.
• Provide hands-on technical guidance and training, and promote rigorous experimental documentation, quality control, and reproducibility.
• Analyze and communicate experimental results and contribute to reports, presentations, manuscripts, and other scientific materials as appropriate.
• Maintain and expand technical expertise and help evaluate and implement technologies, methods, and workflows.
• Supervise laboratory operations and oversee laboratory funds, supply inventory, and staff activities.
• Coordinate regulatory and compliance activities and serve as the laboratory safety officer.
• Contribute to scientific literature and may present data at meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Differentials, premiums, and bonuses as applicable.
• Recognition programs designed to celebrate contributions and support professional growth.

What This Job Offers

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