Laboratory Manager - Boston Area

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI); Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 78,320 - 127,270; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional health benefits

Retirement plans

Time off

Job summary

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is seeking a Lab Manager for its research laboratory in Boston. You will manage day-to-day activities, ensuring operational efficiency and compliance with regulations.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in health or physical sciences and at least three years of lab experience, including supervisory roles. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful research within a prestigious institution.

Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of laboratory experience including at least one year of supervisory experience.
• Advanced degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day activities within the research laboratory.
• Act as liaison between lab and administrative offices.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Develop laboratory guidelines and maintain procedure manuals.
• Train incoming personnel in proper lab conduct.

Skills

Operational knowledge of advanced lab equipment

Ability to supervise others

Ability to develop instructional material

Excellent communication skills

Ability to analyze processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in health or physical sciences

Job description

Primary Work Address

300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115

We are always open to finding self‑motivated and highly organized Lab Manager candidates for potential opportunities within our labs in the greater Boston area.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. You will be contacted by a member of our Recruitment team if your skills and experience appear to be a match for an open role.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage day‑to‑day activities within the research laboratory, including ensuring operation of essential equipment, ensuring adequate supplies for routine experimental procedures, reviewing budgets, etc.
• Act as liaison between lab and HHMI and host institution administrative offices on budget management, fixed asset inventories, purchasing, use of host accounts, etc.
• Act as liaison between lab and host safety and regulatory offices to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations.
• Develop laboratory guidelines, maintain procedures manuals, and evaluate new materials and equipment.
• Train incoming personnel in proper lab conduct. May train others in technical areas and complex processes.
• May carry out research projects.
• May evaluate new techniques and technology.
• May plan for and provide working supervision to the work of Research Technicians or other junior laboratory personnel.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in health or physical sciences; or an equivalent combination of education and related work experience. Advanced degree is a plus.

Experience

• Three or more years of laboratory experience including at least one year of supervisory experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Operational knowledge of advanced lab equipment.
• Ability to supervise others.
• Ability to initiate and compose communications for various purposes in an appropriate style.
• In-depth understanding of organizational structure both within and outside the work unit, including the role of each position in the group and in other groups.
• Ability to develop instructional material for routine training purposes.
• Ability to review goals, analyze processes necessary to achieve those goals, and develop techniques and systems required to meet those goals. Often explores new areas and seeks opportunities to apply new knowledge to work.

Physical Requirements

Remaining in a normal seated or standing position for extended periods of time; reaching and grasping by extending hand(s) or arm(s); dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers, for example using a keyboard; communication skills using the spoken word; ability to see and hear within normal parameters; ability to move about workspace. The position requires mobility, including the ability to move materials weighing up to several pounds such as a laptop computer or tablet. Work may involve possible exposure to malodorous vapors, low dose radiation, contamination by toxic chemicals and acids, and presence of carcinogenic substances.

Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this position with reasonable accommodation. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Note

This job description sets forth the job’s principal duties, responsibilities, and requirements; it should not be construed as an exhaustive statement, however. Unless they begin with the word “may,” the Essential Duties and Responsibilities described above are “essential functions” of the job, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

HHMI is flexible to hire either a Laboratory Manager I or a Laboratory Manager II.

Salary Range

Laboratory Manager I – $78,320 (minimum) – $97,900 (midpoint) – $127,270 (maximum)

Laboratory Manager II – $95,920 (minimum) – $119,900 (midpoint) – $155,870 (maximum)

Pay Type: Annual

Salary Details

HHMI’s salary structure is developed based on relevant market data. HHMI considers a candidates’ education, previous experiences, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal consistency when making job offers. Typically, a new Laboratory Manager is compensated between the minimum and the midpoint of the salary range.

Compensation and Benefits

Our employees are compensated from a total rewards perspective in many ways for their contributions to our mission, including competitive pay, exceptional health benefits, retirement plans, time off, and a range of recognition and wellness programs. Visit our Benefits at HHMI site to learn more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HHMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We use E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.