Neuro Genomics Lab Manager & Operations Lead

Washington University in St. Louis; United States; On-site; USD 63,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation & holidays

Health insurance

Transit benefits

401(k) plan

Wellness programs

Family caregiver leave

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking a Research Laboratory Manager in the Albanus Lab, Department of Neurology, to oversee operations and personnel. The role focuses on enabling state-of-the-art multi-omic libraries from human and mouse brain tissue to advance aging and neurodegenerative disease research.

The position requires leadership of staff, grant coordination, policy development, and budget/facility oversight to ensure compliant, high-quality laboratory operations.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
• Research Laboratory Operations experience (5 Years)
• No specific certification/professional license required for this position.

Responsibilities

• With principal investigator, designs, performs and evaluates research procedures.
• Supports the preparation, submission, and management of grant applications, NIH progress reports, peer-reviewed manuscripts, and other research-related documents to ensure compliance with NIH policies, institutional regulations, and sponsor reporting requirements.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures.
• Provides comprehensive direction to laboratory personnel.
• Hires, trains and evaluates the performance of laboratory personnel.
• Oversees and directs all support activities of the lab including human resources, budgets, facility maintenance, purchasing, supplies, materials, equipment, project timelines, milestones, and deliverables for NIH-funded and other externally sponsored research projects.
• Researches and recommends new methods and procedures to maintain current capabilities, quality and standards.

Skills

Analytical Problem Solving

Analytical Thinking

Cell Cultures

Communication

Functional Genomics

Library Preparation

Mouse Models

Prioritization

Problem Solving

Tissue Analysis

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking a Research Laboratory Manager in the Albanus Lab, Department of Neurology, to oversee operations and personnel. The role focuses on enabling state-of-the-art multi-omic libraries from human and mouse brain tissue to advance aging and neurodegenerative disease research.

The position requires leadership of staff, grant coordination, policy development, and budget/facility oversight to ensure compliant, high-quality laboratory operations.