Senior Laboratory Manager (Oriel)

UCL Eastman Dental Institute; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

UCL Eastman Dental Institute seeks a Senior Laboratory Manager for the IoO Operations team. This key role involves managing lab transitions and projects, requiring strong project management skills and relevant technical experience. The position offers a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Enhanced parental pay

Holiday allowance and closures

Qualifications

• BSc degree in a relevant subject or substantial relevant experience.
• Practical/technical experience in a research laboratory.
• Experience in managing change and building relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational readiness projects for lab transitions.
• Coordinate decommissioning of equipment and labs.
• Line manage a Technician and collaborate with the Oriel team.

Skills

Project Management

Technical Communication

Stakeholder Management

Education

BSc in a relevant subject

Job description

About the role

Duration: The post is available ASAP and is funded until 31/07/2025.

The Senior Laboratory Manager will be a key member of the IoO Operations team, responsible for managing Oriel operational readiness projects as part of the IoO Services Transition Workstream. The role involves preparing labs for the move, working with research leads to wind down experiments, coordinating decommissioning of equipment and labs, and managing remaining assets. The role holder will directly line manage a Technician working on the Oriel project.

The postholder is expected to work independently and collaboratively with the wider Oriel team, laboratory management, colleagues within IoO and UCL, and external stakeholders to ensure effective operational readiness activities.

This position is open to external candidates on a fixed-term basis and to UCL internal candidates on a secondment basis. Please discuss secondment possibilities with your line manager before applying.

About you

The successful candidate will have a BSc degree in a relevant subject or substantial relevant experience, with practical and technical experience in a research laboratory.

A project management qualification or relevant experience in transformational projects is essential, along with demonstrable experience managing change from inception to successful implementation.

You should have experience in building relationships with stakeholders at all levels and working collaboratively in cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams, actively shaping developments. Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences are essential.

What we offer

Working with leading intellects at UCL, the role offers a generous pension scheme, holiday allowance, closure and bank holidays, enhanced parental pay, and more.