Laboratory Manager

Georgia Tech; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Tech seeks a Laboratory Manager to oversee day-to-day laboratory operations, ensuring experiments adhere to protocols and timelines. The role emphasizes maintenance of equipment, safety, and accurate record-keeping, with involvement in training and performance evaluations.

You will collaborate with researchers to design and execute experiments, analyze data, and report findings promptly, while maintaining compliance with safety regulations and inventory controls at our Atlanta campus.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced certification may be preferred or required.
• Two or more years of relevant experience.
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily operations of the laboratory by ensuring experiments follow established protocols and timelines.
• Collaborate with researchers to provide technical support and expertise in experimental design and execution.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Prepare and maintain laboratory equipment and materials via routine maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Conduct experiments and data analysis independently, documenting findings and reporting timely results.
• Maintain accurate records of laboratory activities, including inventory, reagent usage, and safety inspections.
• Support safety compliance by inspecting the laboratory and reporting hazards or concerns.
• Assist in training new laboratory personnel on equipment usage, safety protocols, and procedures.
• Monitor progress of ongoing research projects by compiling and analyzing data to meet objectives and deadlines.
• Participate in professional development to enhance technical skills and stay updated on best practices.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Training and mentoring

Education

Associate's Degree in related discipline

Advanced certification (preferred)

Bachelor's Degree in related discipline (preferred)

Tools

P-Card (Purchasing Card)

Job description

Position Details

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

• Students are our top priority.
• We strive for excellence.
• We thrive on diversity.
• We celebrate collaboration.
• We champion innovation.
• We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
• We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
• We act ethically.
• We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Job Summary

The Laboratory Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the laboratory, including the execution of experiments, the maintenance of equipment, and the adherence to safety protocols. This position focuses on the technical aspects of laboratory management, requiring strong organizational skills and attention to detail to ensure that research projects are completed accurately and efficiently. Sets performance goals, participates in evaluations, provides feedback, and informs compensation decisions.

Responsibilities

• Job Duty 1 - Manage the daily operations of the laboratory by ensuring that experiments are conducted according to established protocols and timelines.
• Job Duty 2 - Collaborate with researchers to provide technical support and expertise in the design and execution of experimental procedures.
• Job Duty 3 - Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Job Duty 4 - Prepare and maintain laboratory equipment and materials by performing routine maintenance and troubleshooting technical issues as they arise.
• Job Duty 5 - Conduct experiments and data analysis independently, ensuring that all findings are documented accurately and reported in a timely manner.
• Job Duty 6 - Maintain accurate records of laboratory activities, including inventory management, reagent usage, and safety inspections.
• Job Duty 7 - Support compliance with safety regulations by regularly inspecting the laboratory environment and reporting any hazards or safety concerns to the appropriate personnel.
• Job Duty 8 - Assist in the training of new laboratory personnel by providing instruction on equipment usage, safety protocols, and laboratory procedures.
• Job Duty 9 - Monitor the progress of ongoing research projects by compiling and analyzing data to ensure that objectives are met and deadlines are adhered to.
• Job Duty 10 - Participate in professional development opportunities to enhance technical skills and stay updated on best practices in laboratory management.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Associate's Degree in a related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience. Advanced certification may be preferred or required.

Required Experience

Two or more years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in a related discipline or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Assist in the on-boarding and off boarding of laboratory personnel.
• Ability to hold and manage a P-CARD is preferred, but not required.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

• This is not a supervisory position.
• This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
• This position will not be required to drive.
• This role is considered a position of trust.
• This position may require a purchasing card (P-Card).
• This position will have some travel.
• This position does not require security clearance.
• This position is located in Atlanta, GA.
• Salary Job Grade R07.
• Salary range is dependent on candidates experiences and skills that ranges from $72,039.00 - $121,746.00.
• Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens.

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest/