Lab Research Supervisor

UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment:
Apply by 01/13/2026 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor.

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The Department of Medicine (DOM) is the largest department within the UCSD School of Medicine and is responsible for fulfilling the teaching, research, and clinical missions of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. The department employs approximately 500 salaried faculty, 168 academic appointees, 331 residents, fellow and postdocs and 479 staff personnel.

The Lab Manager supports a vibrant research team comprising more than ten research staff, postdoctoral researchers, project scientists, graduate students, and undergraduate students in the Jamieson Lab at UC San Diego. This position manages all aspects of the lab, overseeing and directing daily operations and the work of laboratory personnel. Responsible for assisting in hiring, training, and guidance of laboratory personnel.

The Lab Manager will lead and supervise the experiments for various projects focused on the laboratory research objectives involving in vivo animal studies in novel immune-compromised mouse models of leukemia to meet existing grant objectives/milestones and other cooperative funding objectives that support translational cancer research, including performing surgical orthotopic implantation of parental and shRNA-transferred leukemia primary patient samples, intra-hepatic, tail injections, or intra-femoral, and in vivo quantitative imaging.

The Lab Manager will provide instruction on lab protocols and procedures to students and staff. Contribute novel ideas of major methodological significance to the research projects, designing key experiments, and developing new techniques. Author or co-author of scientific journal manuscripts and book chapters. Report directly to funding agencies and journal editors. Prepare and implement research study budgets based on analysis of data.

Responsible for managing lab operations, including space management, shipment of study samples to off-site labs for analysis, and maintaining and tracking experimental supply budgets for all projects.

The Lab Manager will also organize and lead experiments for research missions in low-earth orbit and coordinate with NASA and other space implementation partners regarding in-flight research experiments, imaging, and downmass.

Under minimal supervision, oversees the activities and staff of a laboratory including the supervision of entry / intermediate level research and / or instructional associates and laboratory support staff. Typically works in small to medium or single facility laboratory. Supervises the development and execution of major or multi-disciplinary research projects or instructional and experiment design.

• Seven years of related experience, education/training, OR an Bachelor's degree in related area plus three years of related experience/training.

• Advanced knowledge of research discipline or instructional design to collaborate effectively with faculty and function as a resource to research and instructional associates. Advanced theoretical knowledge of leukemia stem cells, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, including experience in establishing, maintaining, transfecting, and selecting clones from leukemic cell primary patients samples with expertise in sterile technique. Demonstrated experience with processing and ficolling patient peripheral blood and bone marrow in order to perform cryogenic database management.
  
  Scientific knowledge of DNA plasmids and primers.

• Focus of knowledge and skills dependent on area of specialty (laboratory research or instructional / experimental design). Advanced and highly specific knowledge and expertise associated with conducting and reporting on scientific research experiments and findings. Theoretical knowledge in Molecular Biology or Biological Sciences generally acquired through a Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrated experience as a scientific leader.
  
  Experience with independently conceptualizing a project, designing protocols, planning for milestones, and preparing results for publication. Experiences project management and leadership skills with designing experiments for low-earth orbit.

• Advanced knowledge of a limited variety of specialized laboratory equipment. Proven skill in the operation and maintenance of various lab equipment such as confocal and quantitative fluorescent microscopes, centrifuges, nanodrop, IVIS imaging machine, and flow cytometer. Demonstrated ability to train others to use lab equipment.

• Leadership skills associated with planning work assignments, establishing priorities and scheduling instructional space. Ability to manage and oversee the daily operations of a lab. Experience to plan, coordinate, provide work…