Laboratory Manager

Via Logic LLC; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a laboratory technician for a 7-month deployment in Antarctica to assist USAP scientists at Palmer Station. The role involves maintaining laboratory operations, ensuring safety compliance, and managing resources for various scientific projects. Ideal candidates will have significant technical experience and a background in research support.

Qualifications

• Four years of laboratory or observatory technical work experience.
• Experience in an academic research environment providing direct support to science projects.
• Background in remote research station work is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the safe operation and maintenance of laboratories.
• Tracks and reports on environmental disturbances.
• Oversees laboratory resources and supports science objectives.

Skills

Operational experience with analytical equipment

Laboratory safety compliance

Environmental monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

**This position requires deployment to Antarctica and has a contract length of 7 months from approximately October to April (Austral Summer).**

This position is responsible for assisting in the safe operation and maintenance of laboratories in support of USAP scientists at Palmer Station, Antarctica. Laboratories include analytical chemistry, computer, microbiology, microscopy, molecular biology, radioisotope, seawater aquaria and general use laboratories configured to support atmospheric physics, geology, and glaciology projects.

The Challenge:

Assists in review of research requirements, planning and scheduling of laboratory support for science projects.

Reviews environmental restrictions and permitting, and ensures that grantee user groups are compliant. Tracks and reports on environmental disturbances in the Palmer area.

Allocates laboratory resources including labs, instruments, chemicals and lab supplies to upcoming laboratory users.

Orders chemicals and laboratory supplies, and assists with cargo tracking for materials.

Oversees and assists in carrying out what is needed to complete the science objectives outlined in the Research Support Plan approved by NSF, ASC, and the PI for science groups.

Carryout supervisor responsibilities for the Palmer Science Support staff (research associate and instrument technician).

Assists in researching, evaluating, justifying, and procuring laboratory and field instruments and equipment.

Assists in receipt and inventory of capital equipment, instruments, materials and supplies.

Provides input to the S&TPS Peninsula Implementation Manager on suggested improvements to the laboratories and the associated systems that would enhance their use as research facilities.

Briefs scientists on safe laboratory practices and procedures and monitors compliance to Occupational Safety and Health Administration Laboratory Standard and radiation safety.

Assists in monitoring the receipt, inventory, and proper use and disposal of hazardous laboratory chemicals including radioisotopes.

Assists in segregating and packaging laboratory solid wastes for proper disposal, reuse, and/or recycling.

Assists in the installation, calibration, and maintenance of instruments and equipment.

Assists in maintaining appropriate and accurate inventories of spare parts.

Assists in packaging of capital equipment, instruments, materials, and supplies for recalibration, repair, or replacement.

Assists in scheduling and coordinating the fabrication of equipment and other support requests made by science projects.

Assists in providing cryogens, monitoring the safe use of cryogens, and monitoring a cryogenic supplies inventory.

Conducts briefings on research and tours of the laboratory facilities for distinguished visitors.

Responsible for implementing and maintaining a safe workplace program and ensuring that safety is the highest priority on the job site.

Prepares weekly, monthly and end of season status reports as necessary.

Performs other duties as required, including community duties such as janitorial, snow removal and emergency response.

Optional: participation on an Emergency Response Team (ERT). Examples are the Fire Brigade, Trauma Team and Search and Rescue.

This is a summer position based at Palmer Station. The standard work schedule for this position is 54 hours per week.

What Sets You Apart:

Four years of laboratory or observatory technical work experience. Laboratory or observatory technical work should include operational experience utilizing analytical equipment.

A background in an academic research environment providing direct support to science projects is highly desirable.

You May Also Have:

Previous experience working in Antarctica or another remote research station is desired.

Original Posting:

May 16, 2025

**This position requires deployment to Antarctica and has a contract length of 7 months from approximately October to April (Austral Summer).**

This position is responsible for assisting in the safe operation and maintenance of laboratories in support of USAP scientists at Palmer Station, Antarctica. Laboratories include analytical chemistry, computer, microbiology, microscopy, molecular biology, radioisotope, seawater aquaria and general use laboratories configured to support atmospheric physics, geology, and glaciology projects.

The Challenge:

• Assists in review of research requirements, planning and scheduling of laboratory support for science projects.

• Reviews environmental restrictions and permitting, and ensures that grantee user groups are compliant. Tracks and reports on environmental disturbances in the Palmer area.

• Allocates laboratory resources including labs, instruments, chemicals and lab supplies to upcoming laboratory users.

• Orders chemicals and laboratory supplies, and assists with cargo tracking for materials.

• Oversees and assists in carrying out what is needed to complete the science objectives outlined in the Research Support Plan approved by NSF, ASC, and the PI for science groups.

• Carryout supervisor responsibilities for the Palmer Science Support staff (research associate and instrument technician).

• Assists in researching, evaluating, justifying, and procuring laboratory and field instruments and equipment.

• Assists in receipt and inventory of capital equipment, instruments, materials and supplies.

• Provides input to the S&TPS Peninsula Implementation Manager on suggested improvements to the laboratories and the associated systems that would enhance their use as research facilities.

• Briefs scientists on safe laboratory practices and procedures and monitors compliance to Occupational Safety and Health Administration Laboratory Standard and radiation safety.

• Assists in monitoring the receipt, inventory, and proper use and disposal of hazardous laboratory chemicals including radioisotopes.

• Assists in segregating and packaging laboratory solid wastes for proper disposal, reuse, and/or recycling.

• Assists in the installation, calibration, and maintenance of instruments and equipment.

• Assists in maintaining appropriate and accurate inventories of spare parts.

• Assists in packaging of capital equipment, instruments, materials, and supplies for recalibration, repair, or replacement.

• Assists in scheduling and coordinating the fabrication of equipment and other support requests made by science projects.

• Assists in providing cryogens, monitoring the safe use of cryogens, and monitoring a cryogenic supplies inventory.

• Conducts briefings on research and tours of the laboratory facilities for distinguished visitors.

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining a safe workplace program and ensuring that safety is the highest priority on the job site.

• Prepares weekly, monthly and end of season status reports as necessary.

• Performs other duties as required, including community duties such as janitorial, snow removal and emergency response.

• Optional: participation on an Emergency Response Team (ERT). Examples are the Fire Brigade, Trauma Team and Search and Rescue.

• This is a summer position based at Palmer Station. The standard work schedule for this position is 54 hours per week.

What Sets You Apart:

• Four years of laboratory or observatory technical work experience. Laboratory or observatory technical work should include operational experience utilizing analytical equipment.

• A background in an academic research environment providing direct support to science projects is highly desirable.

You May Also Have:

• Previous experience working in Antarctica or another remote research station is desired.

Original Posting:

May 16, 2025

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About the company

We Are Leidos For 50 years we have been tackling some of the biggest problems that face our nation and our world. Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and healthcare markets.

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