Laboratory Manager

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Laboratory Manager at UL Research Institutes, Electrochemical Safety Research Institute (ESRI) based in our Houston, Texas facility. The Laboratory Manager will be responsible for overseeing the utilization and maintenance of the ESRI laboratory, including equipment, systems, space, safety, and administration to ensure compliance in all facets of laboratory operations. The Laboratory Manager reports to the Director of Laboratory Operations, ESRI, and will work closely with other leaders, researchers and colleagues across the research organization to advance operational excellence.

The Laboratory Manager also provides oversight to Laboratory Technicians and Analytical Chemists, ensuring alignment of day-to-day technical support, analytical operations, and compliance with ESRI research priorities.

UL Research Institutes (ULRI) expands the boundaries of safety science to create a more secure and sustainable world. For more than a century, we study safety and sustainability issues, share findings with academia, manufacturers, and policymakers, and develop solutions to mitigate risk.

Electrochemical Safety Research Institute investigates the safety and performance limits of energy technologies. We innovate, test, model, and lay the foundation for electrochemical energy storage that is both safe and reliable, supporting the energy storage and battery value chain from manufacturers to consumers. We disseminate information by convening stakeholders at events to find data-driven solutions to energy storage risks.

As the Laboratory Manager, you will play a key role in the rapid growth of UL.

• Oversee operation, calibration, and maintenance of laboratory and analytical equipment, ensuring quality standards and coordinating repair or replacement when needed. This includes advanced instrumentation such as GC-MS, FTIR, SEM, XRD, TGA/DSC, ARC, potentiostats, Arbin cyclers, glove boxes, and thermal chambers, coordinated through Analytical Chemists and Laboratory Technicians.
• Supervise research staff compliance with lab safety training, technical procedures, instrumentation use, and data handling practices.
• Manage laboratory supplies by monitoring inventory, ordering, verifying receipt, and ensuring safe handling/disposal of hazardous materials.
• Maintain lab productivity by prioritizing tasks, monitoring workload, adjusting staffing, and supporting timely task completion.
• Ensure quality assurance and data integrity through ESRI programs, data reviews, proficiency surveys, and policy/procedure updates.
• Maintain and improve laboratory information systems, including testing, documentation, training, and ensuring security/confidentiality.
• Communicate regularly with facility managers and supervisors regarding requests, activities, and issues requiring special attention.
• Lead daily task run-throughs with lab staff, assessing progress at the end of each day.
• Implement new programs, tests, instrumentation, and procedures by evaluating alternatives, preparing proposals, and monitoring progress.
• Support professional and administrative development by staying current through workshops/publications, providing on-call management, and contributing to team outcomes.
• Perform other duties as directed.

• People
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  Our people make us special. You will work with a diverse team of experts respected for their independence and transparency and build a network due to our collaborative approach, collaborating across disciplines, organizations, and geographies to build the global scientific response that today s challenges require.
• Interesting work
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  Every day is different. You will push the boundaries of understanding as part of a team working to advance the public good.
• Grow and achieve
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  We learn, work, and grow together through targeted development, reward, and recognition programs.
• Values
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  Four core values—collaboration, respect, integrity, and beneficence—guide our work and foster partnerships for a beneficent future.
• Total Rewards
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  All employees are eligible for bonus compensation with comprehensive…