Laboratory Manager

Laboratory Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus five (5) years’ related experience, or a Master’s degree plus demonstrable experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage day-to-day laboratory operations and ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Proficiency in coordinating lab management activities and supporting equipment and supply requirements.
• Strong communication skills for advising Department Heads and PIs and coordinating between departments.
• Excellent organizational skills for managing inventory, safety inspections, and program reviews.

Responsibilities

• Assist personnel with day-to-day laboratory operations pertaining to research-related sample storage and equipment maintenance.
• Communicate and advise Department Heads and Principal Investigators (PIs) of evolving situations in the laboratory spaces.
• Coordinate information pertaining to lab management activities between departments; communicate directly with lab managers of individual directorates/departments to address needs and support day-to-day operations.
• Pack and/or coordinate outgoing shipments of samples/materials for PIs.
• Ensure equipment is properly maintained and calibrated in accordance with established protocols and research Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); coordinate repairs and preventative maintenance for equipment as required.
• Assist with periodic inventory, safety inspections, and program reviews.
• Create, manage, review, and route for approval SOPs and Detailed Operating Procedures (DOPs) for protocols and/or equipment.
• Assist with the establishment and maintenance of Satellite Accumulation Points (SAP) for chemical and biological waste; ensure SAP sites and hazardous waste containers are routinely checked and coordinate for removal as required.
• Ensure compliance with safety and industrial hygiene standards and regulations in laboratory spaces; inform PIs and Directors of discrepancies.
• Ensure emergency eye wash stations are checked on a weekly basis; replace eye wash checklists annually and forward the prior year to the Safety Officer.
• Review and update biological agents and NFPA ratings on door signs as required.
• Support equipment, supply, and purchasing requirements for departments/directorates.
• Assist with supply and expendable item inventory; coordinate ordering necessary supplies for experiments; ensure expired supplies are removed from laboratory spaces; assist in completing purchase requests as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.