Research Lab Manager: Lead Operations & Scientific Team

The Jackson Laboratory; Bar Harbor (ME); On-site; USD 65,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, ME seeks a Research Laboratory Manager for the Trowbridge Lab to oversee daily operations, mentor staff, coordinate experiments, and ensure compliance with institutional standards.

The role requires a highly organized, collaborative scientist who can design and analyze experiments, manage mouse colonies, and contribute to grant applications and scholarly publications with internal and external collaborators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years in a research lab with supervisory experience.
• Strong background in mouse genetics and molecular biology.

Responsibilities

• Lead lab operations and ensure efficient workflows and compliance.
• Supervise, train and evaluate lab staff and guides career development.
• Design, troubleshoot, and execute experiments; analyze and communicate data.
• Coordinate mouse colony needs and experimental timelines across projects.
• Contribute to grant applications, manuscripts and technical reports.

Skills

Mouse genetics

Molecular biology

Team leadership

Data analysis

Scientific writing

Grant writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Flow cytometry

CRISPR screens

Single cell -omics

Job description

The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, ME seeks a Research Laboratory Manager for the Trowbridge Lab to oversee daily operations, mentor staff, coordinate experiments, and ensure compliance with institutional standards.

The role requires a highly organized, collaborative scientist who can design and analyze experiments, manage mouse colonies, and contribute to grant applications and scholarly publications with internal and external collaborators.