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Lab Operations

Employer
Northeastern University
Location
Massachusetts, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
Nov 22, 2021

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Position Type
Faculty Positions, Business & Management, Management
Employment Level
Administrative
Employment Type
Full Time


Lab Operations & Safety Manager

About Northeastern:
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern's comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

About the Opportunity:
For more information about the Department of Bioengineering at Northeastern visit: bioe.northeastern.edu

Responsibilities:
The Laboratory Operations and Safety Manager serves as the Departmental Safety Officer for all research labs in the Department of Bioengineering. This responsibility includes: (a) serve as the principal liaison with the ISEC Director of Operations; COE Assistant Director of Academic Operations; COE Assistant Director of Lab Operations; and the Office of Environmental Health and Safety to ensure that all lab personnel are properly trained before laboratory access is granted and that their training is kept current. (b) Send reminders to faculty, students, and other researchers when refresher training is required to ensure that labs are always compliant with university and regulatory safety policy. (c) Arrange for access (card authorization, keys, combinations, etc.) to the appropriate labs. (d) Maintain records of who has access to each lab and remove access to lab personnel who have graduated or left university or whose safety training has lapsed. (e) Ensure that assigned labs are always compliant with university safety policy. The position will also serve as the Department Property Liaison. This responsibility includes (a) establish department controls to support proper usage for capital assets with intended purpose. (b) establish department controls to support proper maintenance, safeguarding and security of capital assets. (c) coordinate with Controller's Office to maintain proper capital asset records (d) at least annually, review and validate accuracy of department level inventory records provided by the Controller's Office (e) Authorize unit level requests for asset disposition, transfer, trade-in, sale, and/or notify Controller's Office of theft or loss of capitalized equipment (f) coordinate with the Controller's Office during internal or external inventory audits. Space Planning responsibilities include strategically design, facilitate, and oversee development, renovation and operations for the research and teaching labs and capstone design project makers' lab (currently 20 lab spaces and continuously growing). Work closely with all college and facilities personnel, department chair, business manager and ISEC Director of Operations on lab space in ISEC (2nd and 3rd floors, basement) and 3 other buildings across Northeastern campus. The Lab Operations and Safety Manager will manage the lab purchasing to include advising faculty and staff on all purchasing related to research and teaching labs. Given specifications, research vendors, obtain multiple quotes when required, and negotiate discounts with vendors. Coordinate visits by vendors if appropriate. Manage the placing of orders with department staff. Track orders and arrange delivery to lab. Manage the process related to lab facilities requests, such as transportation, and logistics with large and biohazard materials. Coordinate facilities, transportation, and logistics when equipment is moved from one lab to another, or when major equipment is installed or removed. Capstone responsibilities include supervising and training the teaching assistants, faculty and students on Capstone design project makers' space and teaching/wet lab. Coordinate annual testing and certifications of biosafety cabinets (BSC). Continue to review proposed projects with faculty and advice students on safety of project specifications. Advice teams on IRB (Institutional Review Board), IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) and IBC (Institutional Biosafety Committee) requirements. The Lab Ops & Safety Manager will supervise the lab technician and make sure this employee is meeting their goals and work responsibilities. This person will ensure this employee is being professionally developed and support the career of this employee. Act as a liaison with the ISEC Director of Operations regarding the maintenance of safety equipment such as temperature-controlled chambers, ice makers, and autoclaves. Maintain capital equipment inventory and develop and maintain electronic copies of department facilities.

Qualifications:
Master's degree or equivalent in bioengineering, biomedical engineering or related field. At least 2 years of experience working in academic laboratory operations in a shared laboratory setting are required. Strong written and verbal communication skills are required together with strong computer skills including Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), Adobe Acrobat DC or Pro. Strong proficiency with Excel required. Ability and willingness to learn new systems independently required. Ability to work well independently as well as within a team environment. Strong organizational skills and a problem-solving mindset are required. The candidate will naturally be proactive with the ability to take initiative and ownership of responsibilities. Ability to work and service labs, PI's, and students across multiple buildings at the Boston campus.


Preferred Qualifications:


Salary Grade:
11

Additional Information:


To apply, visit https://careers.pageuppeople.com/879/cw/en-us/job/508550

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