Lab Manager

Job Summary:

The Department of Medicine (DOM) within the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health is seeking a talented and experienced laboratory manager to join the Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine. The program conducts multiple NIH-funded projects in addition to clinical trials. Additional information about our research group’s work can be found on our research division’s website here: https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/apcc/asthma-and-allergy-clinical-research. The candidate’s duties would primarily focus on the Denlinger, Townsend, Sandbo, and Mathur laboratories.

The candidate will be a member of a collaborative, congenial team including undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, scientists, clinical research coordinators and faculty. The candidate will have the opportunity to be involved in research projects in the lab, facilitating the success of students, interns, and other lab staff, and will accelerate the productivity of the group as a whole by effective and efficient laboratory management.

Responsibilities:

Directs the technical activities, operations, planning, and policy development of a lab, including coordinating the activities of multiple, complex projects and staff to ensure quality control and compliance with regulations.

• 5% Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised unit operational policies and procedures in alignment with strategic initiatives and objectives
• 20% Serves as the unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups providing information, making recommendations to leadership, and representing the interests of the unit
• 25% Directs and supervises the day-to-day laboratory operations, quality control programs, and/or staff of a work unit to ensure compliance with organization and regulatory agency standards
• 10% Monitors program budgets and expenditures
• 5% May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees
• 15% Develops and facilitates trainings regarding scientific experimentation, technical procedures, and equipment operations to various audiences
• 20% Conduct and provide backup coverage for clinical sample processing and other duties as assigned

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

Education:

Preferred
Bachelor’s Degree
Preferred degree in biological, biochemistry or biomedical sciences

Qualifications:

Work Type:

Full or Part Time: 90% – 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $70,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Additional Information:

This position requires strong organizational skills and the ability to work both collaboratively and independently. It also requires excellent attention to detail including the ability to follow protocols carefully and consistently. The ideal candidate should have experience managing multiple priorities, projects and/or research activities at once.

University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer, and therefore, is not eligible to employ F1 STEM OPT Extension participants. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please click on the “Apply Now” button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience. You will also be asked to provide contact information for three (3) references, including your current/most recent supervisor during the application process. References will not be contacted without prior notice.

Contact:

Kassie Hefty
[email protected]
608-262-2710
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Laboratory Manager(RE032)

Department(s):

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/MEDICINE/PULMON MED

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

299258-AS

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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