Lab Manager - Biotech Teaching

Overview

Lab Manager – Biotech Teaching responsible for maintaining classroom laboratory facilities, ensuring safety, managing inventory, supporting courses, and acting as the facilities liaison and outreach representative in the Biotechnology Teaching Program.

• Organization and Operation of BIT Teaching Labs
  • Maintain supplies and reagents, monitor inventory, and work with the Business Officer to order materials on time.
  • Maintain a chemical inventory list and arrange proper disposal with the Department of ESH.
  • Maintain lab equipment in working order, coordinate with maintenance and repair representatives, and schedule Planned Maintenance Agreements around class schedules.
  • Serve as Capital Asset Coordinator to add new equipment and maintain annual inventory.
  • Collaborate with faculty and instructors to ensure adoption of organizational systems.
  • Prepare materials for BIT 410/510 (Core Course) lab sections.
  • Assist instructors with advanced lab classes as time allows.
• Safety Officer
  • Ensure laboratory spaces comply with current university health and safety specifications.
  • Ensure faculty, instructors, and students follow safety regulations and use appropriate PPE.
  • Briefly instruct classes on safety requirements at the start of each course.
• Building and Facilities Liaison
  • Coordinate with housekeeping and facilities for repairs, renovations, and upkeep using university systems.
  • Serve as program liaison for access-related projects and inform faculty and staff of major impacts.
  • Manage distribution and inventory of keys to program rooms or offices.
• Attend weekly group meetings with faculty and staff.
• Willingness to participate in outreach programs such as NC School for the Deaf and University Open House.
• Supervision of Undergraduate Laboratory Assistants
  • Train and supervise undergraduate students for lab prep or cleanup and monitor working hours.

• Serve as the main point of contact with vendor sales representatives.
• Maintain inventory of capital assets through the university system.
• Help select undergraduate student laboratory assistants, monitor and assign tasks, and coordinate their work with instructors' needs.

• Minimum Education and Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in molecular biology or related field required; master’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
  • Knowledge of lab safety practices and sterile technique essential.
• Other Required Qualifications
  • Working knowledge of biotechnology research materials, equipment, reagents, and mammalian cell culture sterile technique.
  • Familiarity with standard molecular biology equipment and tools, and desire to learn maintenance and operation of analytical equipment.
  • Organizational and communication skills, and ability to work within a varied team setting essential.
  • Coordinate inventory, storage, and maintenance of supplies and lab instruments necessary to lab operations and support ordering with the Business Officer.
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Master’s Degree in a Life Science or related field preferred.
  • Experience working in a research laboratory environment.
  • Highly organized.

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. Final candidates are subject to background checks, including criminal & sex offender background checks.

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