Research Lab Manager - Lab of Dr.Zachary Schug

Manager Of Laboratories

The following duties for the Manager of Laboratories pertain to the education and research programs of the Jefferson College of Life Science's Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences at the Jefferson‐East Falls campus. This is a staff position that includes assisting with course strategies and supervising lab operations.

Position Summary: The Laboratory Manager both designs his own experiments and novel protocols as well as performs experiments based on predetermined research protocols and objectives. Autonomously manages day-to-day research activities requiring in-depth technical knowledge and experience in a specific area or discipline. Designs and executes experimental protocols for assigned projects. Serves as an authoritative source on research practices, precedents, theory, and principles. Supervises division/sub-unit staff and ensures all projects are completed in a timely fashion. The Laboratory Manager will also be expected to keep track of lab equipment and stocks and will coordinate with external representatives when required to make sure equipment is serviced when needed, as well as ordering materials and consumables required for the lab. The Laboratory Manager will be expected to facilitate interactions between lab members, and make sure that the lab runs smoothly for all involved. This position in particular will require experience in animal husbandry and in vivo preclinical models, preferably in cancer. This will also require the ability to design, implement and maintain new organizational procedures for critical lab reagents including novel therapeutics, cell lines and other materials. The laboratory uses electronic notebooks to keep track of inventories, ordering, protocols, SOPs, stocks, animal colonies, and experimental details.

Required Education and Experience:

• Master's Degree

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Cell culture and experimental knowledge.
• In vivo experience in animal husbandry and preclinical models of cancer
• Ability to train new employees.
• Ability to manage general lab activities and orders
• Ability to manage lab stocks.
• Ability to design and perform novel methodologies in relationship to cancer biology

Essential Duties:

• Running experiments. These will include cell-culture as well as in vivo experiments exploring novel therapeutic strategies primarily for breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, and melanoma.
• Training and overseeing new hires: assists with training new hires to the lab. Help new trainees learn new techniques and with general lab questions, as well as general lab safety training.
• Managing laboratory inventory and organization: Maintain the lab and help keep an inventory of the lab; organize general lab tasks.
• Organize and maintain all stocks within the lab, as well as design and implement organizational charts for lab liquid nitrogen stocks, lab antibody stocks, frozen cell line stocks and novel therapeutic stocks for novel therapeutic agents the lab is designing.
• Help with initial assessment and re-drafting of manuscripts within the lab
• Meeting with the PI and helping to collate data and prepare for manuscript submissions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Shift: Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type: Regular

Employee Entity: Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address: 951 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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.

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.