Lab Manager (SRI) - Physical Sciences - Regular Full-Time 2026-18813

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre seeks an experienced Laboratory Manager to lead administrative operations and advanced neuroimaging workflows. The role includes ethics submissions, data acquisition, and mentoring trainees.

You will supervise lab infra, manage contracts, budgets, and ensure safety and audit readiness while guiding scientists in MRI, microscopy, and electrophysiology analyses using FSL, SPM, AFNI, and FreeSurfer.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in a biomedical research lab.
• Experience with regulatory submissions and ethics documentation.
• Hands-on neuroimaging data acquisition and analysis (fMRI, two-photon, electrophysiology).
• Proficient with MRI, microscopy, and electrophysiology data acquisitions.
• Proficient in neuroimaging software and programming languages (Python, MATLAB, R).
• Familiar with reproducible research practices.

Responsibilities

• Draft, coordinate, submit, and maintain Ethics Board protocols and renewals.
• Oversee processing pipelines for MRI/fMRI and other data; perform QC and analysis.
• Manage lab infrastructure, contracts, equipment maintenance, and safety compliance.
• Oversee operational and grant budgets, track expenditures and purchases.
• Train and mentor students, postdocs, and staff on SOPs and analysis workflows.

Skills

Neuroimaging analysis

Regulatory submissions

Lab management

Mentorship

Education

M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Neuroscience/Engineering/CS

Tools

FSL

SPM

AFNI

FreeSurfer

ANTs

Python

MATLAB

R

Job description

ABOUT US

The Stefanovic Lab at Sunnybrook Research Institute (fully affiliated with the University of Toronto) investigates brain function in health and in neurological disorders. Our research integrates high-field preclinical and clinical MRI, two-photon fluorescence microscopy, electrophysiology, and advanced computational pipelines. Learn more at brainimaginglab.com.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are seeking an experienced, high-level Laboratory Manager with extensive scientific and managerial expertise to oversee both administrative operations and technical research workflows. In addition to orchestrating daily laboratory operations, the successful candidate will engage in advanced neuroimaging data acquisition and analyses, provide dedicated support for Ethics Board submissions, and support ongoing studies and mentor trainees.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Regulatory Compliance: Draft, coordinate, submit, and maintain Ethics Board protocols, amendments, and annual renewals; interface with Sunnybrook's ethics oversight committees and ensure strict adherence to human and preclinical research guidelines, biosafety, and data governance frameworks.

Neuroimaging Data Analysis: Oversee, develop, and execute processing pipelines for neuroimaging data (MRI/fMRI, two-photon fluorescence microscopy, and/or electrophysiology); perform quality control, statistical modeling, and data management; assist lab members with analytical troubleshooting and data interpretation.

Laboratory Operations & Administration: Manage lab infrastructure, service contracts, vendor relationships, equipment maintenance schedules, and hazardous materials compliance; ensure audit-readiness across all research spaces.

Financial & Grant Management: Oversee operational and grant budgets, track consumable expenditures, and coordinate purchase requisitions.

Supervision & Mentorship: Train and mentor graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and technical staff on standard operating procedures, ethics protocols requirements, and analysis workflows.

Qualifications

Education

M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Biophysics, Computer Science, or a related discipline.

Experience

Minimum 5+ years of professional experience working in a biomedical research laboratory at an academic research institute.

Demonstrated track record managing regulatory submissions, ethics board protocols and compliance documentation.

Proven, hands-on neuroimaging data acquisition and analysis expertise (e.g., fMRI, two-photon fluorescence microscopy or electrophysiology).

Technical Skills:
Proficiency in MRI, microscopy, and/or electrophysiology data acquisitions.

Proficiency in standard neuroimaging software packages (e.g., FSL, SPM, AFNI, FreeSurfer, ANTs) and scientific programming languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB, R).

Familiarity with data standards and reproducible research practices.

Leadership & Organization

Excellent project management, multitasking, and problem-solving abilities; strong interpersonal communication skills across multidisciplinary scientific and clinical teams.