Lab Research Professional 2

The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia invites applications for a Lab Research Professional 2 to support the Principal Investigator in coordinating people, processes, equipment, and information systems to keep a biomedical engineering laboratory running safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities include maintaining instruments, managing inventory, enforcing lab protocols, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience: 3+ years of relevant experience required.
• Experience purchasing, vendor relationships, and budgeting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate lab activities across wet and dry lab and animal protocol activities.
• Maintain instruments and inventory, enforce lab protocols, and safety requirements.
• Conduct bench research including experimental design, execution, and data analysis.

Skills

Lab coordination

Budget management

Vendor management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

This role supports the Principal Investigator in coordinating people, processes, equipment, and information systems to keep a biomedical engineering laboratory running safely and efficiently. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, maintaining instruments, managing inventory, enforcing lab protocols, the lab manual, and lab policies, and ensuring compliance with institutional and Environmental Health and Safety requirements. This role manages and supports the principal investigator in purchasing, vendor relationships, operational budgeting, and contributes to grant related financial tracking and allowable expense oversight. It also resolves day to day issues across wet lab, dry lab, and animal protocol activities. In addition, this role conducts independent bench research involving experimental design, execution, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

The Lab Research Professional 2 is responsible for conducting and managing research activities across various disciplines. They design and implement studies, support research activities, analyze data, and contribute to advancing knowledge and innovation in their respective fields.

This role is responsible for conducting experiments and analyses in laboratory settings to investigate scientific questions in fields like biology, chemistry, and physics. Laboratory researchers design and execute experiments, collect data, and collaborate with scientists to advance understanding of fundamental and applied research.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree required.

• Experience: 3+ years of relevant experience required.

Physical Demands

This position can spend extensive periods of time standing and squatting while conducting experiments or caring for animals. Also requires keyboarding and other bench work and animal procedures requiring finer finger manipulation

Salary Range

• The anticipated hiring range is $70,000-$85,000, commensurate with education and experience.

Position Type & Work Location

• This is an exempt-level, benefited position. Learn more about UVA benefits.

• This is a restricted position, which is dependent on funding and is contingent upon funding availability.

• This position is based in Charlottesville, VA, and must be performed fully on-site.

About UVA and the Community

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Application Timeline

Application review will begin after July 31, 2026.

Additional Requirements

• Background checks will be conducted on all new hires prior to employment.

• This position will not consider candidates who require immigration sponsorship now or in the future.

Contact

• For questions about the application process, please contact Jon Freeman, [e-mail].

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA's commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.