Genomics Laboratory Operations Manager (Leukemia Research)

Baylor College of Medicine; Texas; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX is seeking a Laboratory Manager to coordinate setup and daily operations of a leukemia genomics and functional genomics laboratory, supporting pediatric leukemia studies, biospecimen workflows, and cross‑functional coordination.

The role includes training students and staff, ensuring rigorous sample tracking and documentation, and coordinating with clinical, sequencing, and computational teams during the startup period of the CPRIT project.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Basic Science or related field; four years of related experience may substitute.
• Five years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate laboratory setup, equipment installation, vendor interactions, supply ordering, inventory organization, SOPs, biosafety documentation, and routine operations.
• Manage sample logistics: intake, aliquoting, labeling, freezer/LN2 inventory, biospecimen tracking, and coordination with tissue banking/clinical teams.
• Coordinate sample preparation and handoff for WGS, WTS, methylation, long-read sequencing, ATAC-seq, and single-cell studies with institutional cores.
• Coordinate and support functional validation studies, including cell culture logistics, assay setup, reporter assay support, mycoplasma testing, cell-line inventory, and assay documentation.
• Maintain records, databases, inventories, equipment logs, sample-tracking records, and documentation for reproducible lab operations.
• Perform other job related duties as assigned.

Skills

Lab operations

Biospecimen tracking

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Basic Science

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX is seeking a Laboratory Manager to coordinate setup and daily operations of a leukemia genomics and functional genomics laboratory, supporting pediatric leukemia studies, biospecimen workflows, and cross‑functional coordination.

The role includes training students and staff, ensuring rigorous sample tracking and documentation, and coordinating with clinical, sequencing, and computational teams during the startup period of the CPRIT project.