Research Manager D, Rodent Metabolic Phenotyping Core

University of Pennsylvania•Philadelphia, PA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Pennsylvania is seeking a Research Manager D for the Rodent Metabolic Phenotyping Core within the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism. This role involves the daily management and strategic planning of all core activities, focusing on complex in vivo studies in rodent models for a diverse client base, including internal and external labs. Key responsibilities include training and supervising research specialists and technicians, developing and ensuring adherence to experimental protocols, managing equipment and data collection systems, and overseeing data analysis. The manager is expected to develop expertise in various core assays such as metabolic clamps, indirect calorimetry, telemetry, bomb calorimetry, DEXA, and EchoMRI. Financial oversight is also a critical component, encompassing budget planning, pricing evaluation, revenue/expense projections, and managing lab supplies and rodent transfers. The position requires preparing financial, regulatory, and technical reports, maintaining core usage data, and assisting with grant applications and publications. The Research Manager will also directly perform and analyze assays like body composition (NMR; DEXA), CLAMS, treadmill exercise, insulin/glucose clamp and radioisotopic tracer kinetics, thermography, BAT thermogenesis, tissue chemistry, ELISA, and glucose/insulin tolerance tests. Troubleshooting equipment and software issues with companies and Penn IT, and consulting with investigators on experimental design, are also part of the role to ensure smooth core operations and support animal research on campus.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science/Arts
5 to 7 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or PhD

Responsibilities

Serve as Research Manager of the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism’s Rodent Metabolic Phenotyping Core.
Provide daily management for all activities in the Rodent Phenotyping Core.
Take primary responsibility for the strategic planning and day to day management of core staff performing complex in vivo studies in rodent models for core clients.
Train and serve as the direct supervisor for Research Specialists and Technicians in the core.
Serve as the liaison between the director or core clients and the other staff.
Develop protocols and ensure techniques are performed properly.
Manage equipment and data collection systems.
Ensure data analysis is performed according to accepted practices.
Establish expertise in both the technical and theoretical aspects of core assays including metabolic clamps, indirect calorimetry, telemetry, bomb calorimetry, DEXA, EchoMRI and other services as needed.
Plan and manage service center budget, including evaluation and setting of prices and projecting future revenue and expenses in collaboration with multiple client labs.
Develop, implement and monitor lab safety guidelines and procedures.
Oversee lab facilities.
Order and manage lab supplies and coordinate rodent transfers to ensure all necessary resources are in place for core experiments.
Prepare financial, regulatory, and technical progress reports.
Maintain core usage data for reporting to the Core Director, Penn IDOM, NIH and other agencies.
Assist with drafting of grants and/or articles for publication.
Directly perform and analyze assays in rodent models: Body composition (NMR; DEXA); CLAMS; treadmill exercise insulin/glucose clamp and radioisotopic tracer kinetics; thermography; BAT thermogenesis; tissue chemistry; ELISA; Glucose and insulin tolerance tests.
Interface with companies and Penn IT to troubleshoot equipment and software issues.
Perform additional duties as needed and assigned to support animal research on campus, including consultation with internal and external investigators on the selection and design of experimental approaches.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family’s health and welfare.
Flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
Tuition assistance for employees, your spouse, and your dependent children at Penn.
Tuition assistance for dependent children at other institutions.
Generous retirement plans (Penn’s Basic, Matching, and Supplemental) to help you save for your future on a pre-tax or Roth basis.
Wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.
Substantial amount of time away from work (relax, take vacations, attend to personal affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with family).
Long-term care insurance (in partnership with Genworth Financial) for faculty and staff (and eligible family members).
Wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your work-life balance.
Array of resources to help you advance yourself personally and professionally.
Access to a wide range of University resources (libraries, athletic facilities, arboretum, art galleries) as well as cultural and recreational activities.
Free and discounted admission and memberships to Penn arts and cultural centers and museums.
Substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks.
Flexible work options for completing work while promoting balance between work and personal commitments (non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures).
Forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia (for closing costs or home improvements).
Reimbursement for qualified expenses in connection with the legal adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up to two adoptions in your household.