Research Lab Manager 1- Perera Lab

Department: MED-Pharmacology
Salary/Grade: EXS/6

Job Summary:

This position will be in Dr. Minoli Perera's lab.

Manages daily operations of a research lab including regulatory filing, ordering, student training, overall lab inventory, clinical study management, sample processing and coordination, monitors lab performance by students, analyzes and reviews results, and supervises development and implementation of new protocols, documentation and organization of lab files. This position will assign work and supervise lab personnel and reviews technical operations ensuring that all processes, protocols and procedures are quality controlled and functioning up to standards. This position will develop, implement and administer budgets, grant and administrative procedures. Opportunities to co-authors scientific papers for presentation and publication and coordinates writing, submission and administration of grants. Opportunities to mentor summer students

Specific Responsibilities:

• Manages technical operations of a lab involved in scientific research activities.
• In consultation with Principal 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.
• Conducts more complex experiments and analysis.

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
• Cloning
• iPSC differentiation

Histology:

• Hepatocyte isolation with tissue isolation and preservation
• Microscopy

Immunology:

• Flow cytometry
• ELISA

Other (please specify):

• Clinical database management (RedCap)
• Student supervision
• Regulatory administration (Lumen, DEA license, IRB)
• R experience preferred

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.
• Coordinates between sponsoring agencies, collaboration organizations and/or other research and/or educational institutions.
• 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.
• 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.

Benefits:
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Target hiring range for this position will be between $56,782 to $70,978 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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