Senior Technical Manager - 1163-26

Lancaster University; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancaster University, Bailrigg campus, is seeking a Senior Technical Manager to lead our Biomedical & Life Sciences facilities and a team of technicians. You will manage deployment across research activities, promote best laboratory practice, and ensure safety compliance while supporting staff and students to achieve their research goals.

With access to extensive imaging and analytical resources, you will build strong relationships with suppliers and engineers to keep instruments up-to-date.

Qualifications

• Lead and motivate our technical team across research activities.
• Promote good laboratory practice and ensure safety compliance.
• Build and maintain relationships with equipment suppliers and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate our technical team deployed across our research activities.
• Support staff and students to help them achieve their research goals while maintaining safety standards.
• Promote good laboratory practice and ensure safety compliance across facilities.

Job description

Senior Technical Manager

Biomedical & Life Sciences

Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK

Salary: £48,822 to £56,535 Full Time, Indefinite

Closing Date: Monday 02 November 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Reference: 1163-26

Please note: this job is only available to current employees of Lancaster University

Faculty of Health & Medicine

Senior Technical Manager in the Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences

The Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences (BLS), within the Faculty of Health and Medicine, seeks to appoint a Senior Technical Manager to help us to continue to deliver research excellence through the management of our research facilities and our team of research and teaching technicians. We want you to become a part of our Division and its innovative and vibrant research culture. Our team of technicians plays a critical role in supporting our world class biomedical research in areas such as cancer, infection biology, neurobiology and ageing, as well as our highly rated research-led teaching.

The Division is very well-provided with facilities and equipment for biomedical research. We have seen significant investment in our imaging capabilities over the past few years and now have three confocal microscopes, a deconvolution imaging system and a Zeiss fluorescence macroscope. Our most recent addition is a Lumicks CTRAP allowing single molecule manipulation and visualisation. We also have a transmission electron microscope, a variable mode fluorescent imager and three flow cytometers, including one dedicated cell sorter. A small histology suite includes an Excelsior AS tissue processor, Histocore embedding station, 2 microtomes, a cryostat and a vibratome. Additional equipment and facilities include fluorescent and absorbance plate readers, an Agilent Bioanalyzer, real time PCR machines, as well as various HPLC and protein purification systems. Further facilities comprise of insectaries, a unit dedicated to physiological research, radiation sources and a radioisotope facility, and tissue culture laboratories, including facilities to work with pathogens at containment category level III.

We are looking for an individual who can lead and motivate our technical team, managing their deployment across our research activities. You will be able to support our staff and students to help them achieve their research goals, while at the same time promoting good laboratory practice and ensuring safety compliance. We will expect you to build and maintain good relationships with equipment suppliers and engineers to ensure that our scientific instruments and facilities are kept up-to-date and in good repair.

In return the Division can offer you a friendly environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee and which actively promotes a healthy work-life balance. The Faculty is committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies and has held a Silver Athena SWAN award since 2014 in recognition of its good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education and research.

This position is available for immediate start on an indefinite contract, full-time basis. Job share will be considered.

Applicants wishing to consider the Skilled Worker Route should ensure they meet the points requirement before applying. Further information can be found on the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Informal enquiries are very welcome. Please contact one of the following:

• Prof Jackie Parry, Head of Division, email: [e-mail]
• Prof Mick Urbaniak, Director of Research, email [e-mail]

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