Senior Lab Operations Lead - Biomedical Research

Colorado State University; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 64,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Colorado State University seeks a Laboratory Manager III for the Flint Animal Cancer Center’s LCMOT within the Department of Clinical Sciences. You will supervise staff, manage budgets, and ensure GLP compliance and IACUC/IIBC biosafety oversight.

Responsibilities include overseeing lab operations, developing SOPs, training personnel, scheduling experiments, and coordinating with collaborators to advance cancer research.

Qualifications

• Supervises and trains laboratory staff, students, and visiting scientists.
• Manages budgets, cost centers, quotes, invoicing, and financial reporting.
• Ensures GLP operations and compliance with IACUC, IBC, biosafety, and hazardous waste regulations.

Responsibilities

• Expands, maintains, and preserves cell lines using sterile techniques.
• Performs animal handling and administration of test formulations; collect samples.
• Conducts tumor/device implantation and small-animal imaging; analyzes data.

Skills

Lab supervision

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Team leadership

Education

B.A./B.S. in related field

Master’s degree in related field

PhD (with no experience possible)

Job description

Colorado State University seeks a Laboratory Manager III for the Flint Animal Cancer Center’s LCMOT within the Department of Clinical Sciences. You will supervise staff, manage budgets, and ensure GLP compliance and IACUC/IIBC biosafety oversight.

Responsibilities include overseeing lab operations, developing SOPs, training personnel, scheduling experiments, and coordinating with collaborators to advance cancer research.