Blue Sky Coordinator

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- ** Job Description Summary
** The Blue Sky Labs Coordinator is responsible for effective, cost-efficient, and timely coordination of the Blue Sky Labs facilities and administrative functions. Reporting to the Director of Strategic Projects in the Office of Innovation, the Coordinator will be responsible overseeing the shared facilities, responding to tenant service needs, and facilitating the leasing process. This position requires an individual with basic laboratory knowledge and strong administrative capabilities.
Blue Sky Labs is a ~3,000-square-foot wet laboratory incubator operated MUSC to help launch successful life science startups. Blue Sky Labs is co-located on-campus with shared community meeting spaces in Blue Sky Landing, as well as with MUSC’s Office of Innovation, Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization, and other MUSC departments. Blue Sky is a key component of a growing ecosystem of innovation support, which includes programs, business assistance, and training to aid startups and technology commercialization.
** Entity
* * University Medical Associates (UMA) Only Employees and Financials
** Worker Type
** Employee
* * Worker Sub-Type
** Regular
* * Cost Center
** CC003446 MUSCP EVPAA PROV Entrepren/Innovation SP CC
** Pay Rate Type
** Salary
* * Pay Grade
** Health-27
** Scheduled Weekly Hours
** 40
* * Work Shift
**** Job Description
**** Responsibilities****(45%) Laboratory Management
*** Manages the daily operations of the Blue Sky Labs incubator facilities including coordinating maintenance and equipment calibration, and installation of new shared equipment.
* Sets up new laboratories for startup companies in the incubator.
* Orders and manages the inventory of common, shared supplies.
* Identifies and negotiates vendor contracts for shared supplies and equipment.
* Partners with MUSC’s laboratory management teams to ensure overall compliance with safety policies and research waste procedures.
* Establishes and maintains lab standard operating procedures/protocols for all shared equipment and instrumentation.
* Provides training for companies on using shared equipment in labs including procedures and protocols to follow. Physically demonstrate to users how to run the equipment safely.**(45%) General Administration
*** Collaborates with MUSC Real Estate to manage the coordination of lease agreements, ensuring timely execution, compliance with terms, and proper documentation for all leased properties.
* Coordinates letters of support for current and potential lease holders in conjunction with their grant applications.
* Collaborates with Facilities and Real Estate teams to coordinate the billing process for tenant improvements, ensuring accurate invoices, adherence to budget, and timely resolution of any discrepancies.
* Manages transitions and exits of companies and employees from the facility for close-out, decommissioning labs, preparing suites for new tenants, and maintaining protocols to remove access to companies and employees no longer active at Blue Sky Labs.
* Onboards new tenants at Blue Sky Labs with their facility needs including lab setup and signage at leased suites.
* Maintains fixed asset inventory annually, including the accounting of all Blue Sky Labs-owned equipment.
* Coordinates with MUSC Information Solutions to establish networking, computing, server, Wi-Fi, printing, and other needs for IT at small businesses.
* Coordinates with MUSC facilities on janitorial and maintenance needs for the facility.
* Assists the Office of Innovation with requests related to the facility, including interactions with contractors, facility vendors, and package deliveries. The manager is responsible for assisting with receipts of large/heavy laboratory equipment.
* Organizes new tenant quarterly events with companies and employees to share incubator protocols and shared entrepreneurial resources available to meet their needs.**(10%) Other
*** Performs other duties as assigned.
** Education and Work Experience
**** Minimum Qualifications
** Bachelor’s degree and…