Laboratory Supervisor (Institute of Drug Discovery - Galveston)

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in basic science or equivalent with at least 3 years of research experience.

Job Summary:

Supervises the laboratory and provides the operational management, technical support, laboratory training, and mentorship related to research.

Job Duties:

• Responsible for the ongoing supervision of the laboratory.
• Accountable for all budgets involved in the completion of ongoing experiments.
• Ability to provide staffing of the laboratory as a 24 hour functioning facility.
• Assists in writing and editing documentation of experiments and in the preparation of the laboratory for these experiments.
• Schedules all of the procedures to be performed and the experiments to be carried out.
• Performs the majority of procedures in the laboratory and supervises the laboratory technician in setting up and performing the experiments.
• Supports postdoctoral fellows in designing and completion of experimental protocols.
• Assists in design and preparation of abstracts and posters.
• Designs and carries out research protocols.
• Assists in the writing and editing of manuscripts to be published in major scientific journals, and in writing grants.
• Responsible for hiring laboratory personnel.
• Identifies appropriate internal controls for the department and provides mechanisms to monitor and enforce compliance.
• Responsible for data collection and proper storage, maintaining the laboratory equipment, and inventory, and for the quality of the ongoing studies
• Adheres to internal controls established by department.

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience