Research Lab Manager

Position: Research Lab Manager 1
Department: MED-Psych & Behavioral Science

Salary/Grade: EXS/6

Job Summary:

Manages daily operations of a research lab. Monitors lab performance, analyzes and reviews results, and supervises development and implementation of new protocols. Assigns work and supervises lab personnel and reviews technical operations ensuring that all processes, protocols and procedures are quality controlled and functioning up to standards. Manages regulatory, biosafety, and IACUC protocols and inspections. Manages animal colonies and ensures adequate mouse availability for lab function.

Specific Responsibilities:

* Manages technical operations of a lab involved in scientific research activities.

* In consultation with Principle Investigator (PI) organizes and plans experiments ensuring those project objectives are attained.

* Oversees and guides lab staff in review of results and recommendation of changes to protocols to improve validity and accuracy.

* Manages mouse colony, writes and amends animal protocols, and coordinates with regulatory and biosafety offices to ensure compliance

* Using an advanced level of skill, completes the following activities:

Molecular Biology:

* DNA, RNA, Protein isolation, purification and expression

* Southern, Northern, Western blotting

* PCR, RT-PCR

* Plasmid preparation

* Cloning, mapping and sequencing of DNA

* Recombinant virus production and purification

Cellular Biology:

* Cell culture, cell isolation

* Functional studies

* Transfection

Immunology:

* Flow cytometry

* ELISA, Elispot assay

* Cytokine assay

* Antibody production and purification

Animal:

* Husbandry

* Breeding and screening transgenic mice

* Dissections

* Blood collection

* Surgical procedures

* Database management of colony

Histology:

* Tissue fixation/processing: embedding, preparation of blocks and sectioning, staining Immunohistochemistry

* Microscopy

Administration

* Oversees and manages collection, maintenance, analysis and evaluation of data that will be used in grant submissions, presentations and publications.

* Ensures that information is entered correctly into databases.

* Assists PI in reviewing, analyzing, interpreting, summarizing, formatting, editing, and preparing tables, charts, graphs, progress and final reports, etc.

* Ensures research regulations are adhered to, IRB and ACUC approvals in place, material transfer agreements properly executed, and that radiation and lab safety requirements are up to date and implemented.

Finance

* Manages lab budget and inventory including purchasing of supplies and services ensuring that they are necessary, reasonable and project related.

* Orders and maintains inventory of lab supplies, chemicals, equipment and instrumentation and may distribute intra-departmental charges.

* Negotiates with vendors, obtain quotes and arrange for demos of large equipment.

Supervision

* Trains, directs, assigns duties to & supervises lab EEs, students, residents &/or fellows.

* Provides instruction to lab users on technically complex procedures, equipment & instruments.

* Typically manages a lab budget of $1,000,000-$3,000,000; 1,000 - 3,000 nasf of space & supervises 5-15 lab members.

Miscellaneous

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

(Education, experience, and any other certifications or clearances)

* Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a scientific major or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience and 6 years' lab/bench or other relevant experience required; OR

* Successful completion of a full course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a master's or higher degree in a scientific major or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience and 4 years' lab/bench or other relevant experience.

* Supervisory or project management experience required.

Minimum

Competencies:

(Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

* Mouse behavior, microsoft office, organization, colony management,

Preferred Qualifications:

(Education and experience)

* 4 year BS/BA in neuroscience or biology field, experience in lab management or research assistant

* Preferred

Competencies:

(Skills, knowledge, and abilities)

* Ability to write and maintain IACUC protocols, work with biosafety and federal agencies to ensure regulatory compliance,

Target hiring range for this position will be between $56,782 to $79,850 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

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