Job Title: Lab Manager
Location: Newark, Delaware
Salary Range: $90,000 to $100,000 DOE plus bonus
A worldwide leader in developing and manufacturing recombinant proteins and critical reagents/assays to support drug development and clinical applications is seeking a Lab Manager. The company is committed to excellence in providing quality products and services and accelerating the process of therapeutic development.
Job Summary: The Lab Manager will oversee lab operations, supervise lab employees, perform laboratory maintenance and safety training, and act as the safety and chemical hygiene officer. Duties include purchasing supplies, inspecting, maintaining, and training users on lab equipment, and creating SOPs. This role requires collaboration with outside vendors, maintaining inventory of reagents and supplies, creating and maintaining protocols for the lab, orienting new employees to laboratory practices, and guiding lab personnel in research safety training.
Essential Functions:
- Ordering and maintenance of supplies, labware, and instruments essential to the operation of the lab.
- Planning, developing, organizing, and implementing policies, procedures, and standards for lab operations.
- Managing all lab-related calibration, preventative maintenance, repairs, service contract renewal, and equipment upgrades.
- Establishing relationships with external vendors.
- Planning and coordinating large-scale facility changes, including lab reorganizations and/or expansion.
- Anticipating, troubleshooting, and resolving problems associated with work within the laboratory setting, including occasional off-hours responses to laboratory emergencies.
- Working closely with the Facilities, Operations, Engineering, and Procurement teams.
- Other projects or responsibilities as required.
Minimum Qualifications – Education and Experience:
- BS or MS degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or related Life Science degree with 5+ years of experience in an industrial biotechnology setting with 3+ years of supervisory experience.
- 3+ years of wet lab experience and a broad knowledge of standard lab equipment.
- Proven experience in laboratory housekeeping procedures, including maintaining inventory and equipment, ordering supplies, preparing solutions, and maintaining a clean and safe laboratory environment.
- Understanding of microbiology and sterile technique.
- Knowledge of EH&S regulations and requirements for laboratory safety, including methods for handling, cleaning, and disposal of waste.
- Experience and aptitude for the management of laboratory operations personnel.
Preferred Qualifications – Education and Experience:
- 1-2 years of experience with Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) service.
- Experience and knowledge of ISO 17025.
- Experience working in a high throughput manufacturing environment and flexibility to adapt to changes in the work environment.
- Strong team management, communication, and coordination skills.
- Strong sense of work responsibility and cost awareness.
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