Lab Manager

Job Details

The Laboratory Manager oversees the day-to-day operations of the laboratory, ensuring that activities run efficiently, safely, and in compliance with institutional and regulatory standards. This position supervises laboratory coordinators and support staff, manages budgets and inventories, and ensures that equipment, materials, and resources are maintained to support ongoing research and academic activities. The Manager plays a key role in coordinating administrative functions, maintaining documentation, and supporting faculty and research personnel by ensuring that laboratory infrastructure and processes operate smoothly.

Job Description

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Develops, prepares, and oversees laboratory budgets; monitors expenditures and ensures alignment with financial objectives.

• Manages laboratory inventories, including procurement, maintenance, and lifecycle management of supplies, equipment, and consumables to support uninterrupted operations.

• Supervises and mentors laboratory personnel, providing technical guidance and training on advanced methodologies, safety protocols, and best research practices.

• Coordinates and facilitates intra- and inter-departmental research meetings, seminars, and collaborative presentations to promote knowledge exchange and scientific advancement.

• Identifies and resolves issues in experimental design or workflow, applying analytical and problem-solving skills to maintain research integrity and efficiency.

• Serves as the primary liaison with equipment manufacturers and service providers for installation, calibration, and repair of laboratory instruments.

• Collects, compiles, and interprets experimental data; prepares detailed analytical reports, presentations, and contributions to externally reviewed documents, grant applications, and publications.

• Assists in administrative processes including personnel management, compliance documentation, and strategic planning to support institutional and departmental goals.

• Develops and maintains standard operating procedures (SOPs) for lab operations, safety, and maintenance practices.

Master's Degree required; 6+ years supervisory experience.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1020 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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