UTHealth Houston

Health sciences university in Houston, TX

Laboratory Manager

Life Sciences ResearchConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Antonio, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Knowledge of molecular biology techniques, with an emphasis on protein expression and purification from a variety of recombinant sources.
Knowledge of laboratory techniques.
Experience documenting and following procedures and protocols.
Knowledge of procedures, instruments in use, and quality control measures within the laboratory.
Experience operating and maintaining laboratory equipment and conducting regular assessments to record the equipment's performance.
Ability to maintain strict protocols for confidential or sensitive information.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
A bachelor's degree is required.

Responsibilities

Manage, plan, and coordinate all activities within a laboratory while maintaining the quality and timeliness of laboratory operations within budgetary guidelines.
Manage laboratory services, including workflow, administrative procedures, operations, and strategic planning, to maintain an efficient laboratory environment.
Ensure laboratory compliance with accrediting agency regulations.
Develop and implement quality control procedures and ensure documentation is compliant with and up to date with ISO guidelines.
Establish goals and schedules for the laboratory.
Oversee laboratory safety policies, implement training, and monitor the department for compliance.
Coordinate laboratory administration; manage and authorize purchasing expenditures for supplies and equipment; and ensure required equipment is maintained and functioning properly.
Interview, select, and train employees; plan and direct their work; appraise productivity and efficiency to recommend promotions or other status changes; handle complaints and grievances; and administer discipline when necessary.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with membrane protein expression and purification.
Experience with sample preparation for structural biology techniques, including cryo-electron microscopy (single-particle analysis and/or tomography) and X-ray crystallography.
Experience with laser operation, alignment, and safety.
Comfort with evolving research requirements and learning and troubleshooting new approaches to solve key problems.
Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with established time constraints.

Manages, plans and coordinates all activities within a laboratory. Maintains quality and timeliness of all laboratory operations within budgetary guidelines.

Knowledge of molecular biology techniques, with an emphasis on protein expression and purification from a variety of recombinant sources, is required. Experience with membrane protein expression and purification is preferred.
Experience with sample preparation for structural biology techniques, including cryo-electron microscopy (single-particle analysis and/or tomography) and X-ray crystallography, is preferred but not required.
Experience with laser operation, alignment, and safety is preferred but not required.
Comfortable with the changes associated with evolving research requirements and the need to learn and troubleshoot new approaches to solve key problems.
Knowledge of laboratory techniques.
Experience documenting and following procedures/protocols.
Knowledge of procedures, instruments in use, and quality control measures within the laboratory.
Experience operating and maintaining laboratory equipment and conducting regular assessments to record the lab equipment's performance.
Ability to operate in a fast paced environment with established time constraints.
Ability to maintain strict protocols of all confidential or sensitive information.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Bachelors degree is required.

Manages laboratory services, including workflow, administrative procedures, operations and strategic planning in order to maintain an efficient laboratory environment.
Ensures appropriate lab compliance with accrediting agency regulations.
Develops and implements quality control procedures and ensures documentation are in compliance and up to date with ISO guidelines.
Establishes goals, and schedules for the laboratory.
Oversees laboratory safety policies, implements training, and monitors department for compliance.
Coordinates laboratory administration; manages and authorizes all purchasing expenditures for supplies and equipment; ensures that all required equipment is maintained and properly functioning.
Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training of employees; planning and directing work; appraising productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handles complaints and grievances and administers discipline when necessary.
Performs all other duties as assigned.

About the Company

UTHealth Houston

Health sciences university in Houston, TX

UTHealth Houston is a public academic health university in Houston, Texas. Its schools educate health professionals and researchers across medicine, nursing, dentistry, public health, biomedical sciences, informatics, and behavioral sciences.

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