Job Purposes: To manage the daily lab operations by overseeing all aspects of the lab, including but not limited to, research activities, instruments/equipment, lab users and supplies needed to ensure the lab runs smoothly.

Essential Functions and percent of time: 5%-Laboratory Management

• Remains familiar with the regulatory requirements specific to the laboratory and ensures all users are in- compliance with those standards.
• Reviews research protocols to stay abreast of research projects occurring in the lab at any given time.
• Updates and maintains laboratory certifications.
• Supervises the research activities of laboratory personnel.

10%-Laboratory Operation

• Oversees laboratory safety and ensures that the laboratory remains in compliance with all local, state and federal regulations. In cases where non-compliance is found, documents the instances as well as how they were abated.
• Communicates and enforces laboratory safety rules to researchers working in the lab. Ensures all reagents and supplies are available when needed.
• Manages and updates laboratory inventories.

5%-Laboratory Training

• Ensures laboratory users have been trained on the correct use of the laboratory equipment.
• Schedules safety training for new laboratory users and re-training for laboratory users who are in need of refresher training to include but not be limited to: equipment training, safety training and/or lab safety plan reviews and ensure the training has been documented.

5% Laboratory Maintenance/Housekeeping

• Ensures that the laboratory is cleaned/sanitized and kept in an orderly manner.
• Ensures all instrumentations/equipment is functioning properly to include but not limited to eyewash/safety showers and when instruments/equipment is found to be in need of maintenance/repair, contacts the Equipment Engineer to have it repaired.

75% Research Activities

• Under minimal supervision, performs a variety of research procedures.
• Assists in planning and scheduling research procedures.
• Records results of studies, compiles and analyzes data and prepares charts and graphs.
• Assists laboratory personnel with research activities.