Laboratory Operations Supervisor

Title:
Laboratory Operations Supervisor
Department:
Ctr for Injury Bio, Mat & Medicine

Reports To:
Director for Center for Injury, Biomechanics, Materials and Medicine (CIBM3)

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary:
This position performs a wide range of duties related
to operations of the NJIT Center for Injury Biomechanics, Materials and
Medicine (CIBM3) including business operations, laboratory and facilities
management, and coordination of student trainees. This position will manage
students workers at all levels, work with laboratory personnel, and communicate
with facilities. Must have knowledge and experience in a laboratory setting and
handle biological specimens.
Essential Functions:

Operations Supervisor
• Manages CIBM3 shared research
lab spaces in coordination with faculty and lab personnel. Operates and
provides instruction to researchers on general laboratory equipment,
specialized laboratory instrumentation and software. Manages scheduling
laboratory and equipment time and assists with reviewing and determining
usage fees.
• Coordinates the
responsibilities and participation of CIBM3 research trainees. Maintains a
list of student trainees in CIBM3 labs with locations and contact
information. Acts as a liaison between Center personnel and Department staff
for student trainees.
• Ensures compliance with all
regulatory requirements including laboratory inspections, reviewing
laboratory protocols, Institutional Review Board (IRB), and animal (IACUC)
protocols of all research groups in the CIBM3.
• Assists CIBM3 faculty with
grants and proposal development in relationship to facilities, budgeting,
personnel and student trainees. Coordinates purchasing of instrumentation,
equipment, consumable lab supplies, and chemicals in consultation with CIBM3
faculty, staff, and Research Assistants.
• Manages and updates CIBM3
website. Conducts lab tours for visitors, sponsors, students and prospective
students. Performs outreach activities as requested including preparing and
giving research demonstration presentations to the public and assisting
faculty in preparation of demonstration materials for outreach purposes.
Other activities related to outreach can also include advertising and
marketing of CIBM3 activities.

CIBM3 Laboratories and
Safety Supervisor
• Develops and maintains written laboratory protocols, lab manuals and
preventative maintenance program for the CIBM3 facilities in accordance with
manufacturer guidelines. Ensures all equipment and instruments function
correctly and initiating repair or maintenance of equipment as necessary.
Maintains records, logs and schedules of equipment installation, maintenance,
and repairs. Maintains assignments of laboratory personnel for regular duties
including equipment maintenance, laboratory cleanliness, and animal care.
• Attends monthly
Safety Coordinator with Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) and
ensures that all CIBM3 laboratories and facilities adhere to guidelines and
requirements. Performs weekly safety and hazardous waste inspections of all
labs and coordinates safe disposal of hazardous materials. Assists with lab
safety inspections and ensures infractions have been corrected on
faculty-specific safety reports. Coordinates tracking and disposal of
hazardous waste.
• Monitors training for faculty, students, and staff on proper laboratory
safety techniques. Maintains and updates online training records and ensures
compliance. Maintains security of the labs and associated equipment (swipe
access).

Additional Functions:
• Serves as liaison to: Physical Plant and Facilities
& Campus Planning, Environmental Health and Safety, Public Safety.
• General office tasks for CIBM3 including shipping and receiving, answering
phone calls, visitor arrangements and misc. administrative needs.
• Stays current with technology development and suggests purchases of new
equipment. Negotiate technical specifications and prices for new instruments
purchase and supervise the installation of the instruments.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
• BS
degree in biomedical engineering, biomedical sciences or related field.
• 1 to 3 years of laboratory research experience.
• Knowledge and use of tools, testing, equipment, materials, and
standard practices that apply to research laboratories.
• Ability and willingness to learn technical laboratory
equipment usage such as microscopy and molecular biology processing.
• Previous experience in or willingness for animal handling.
• Computer and IT literate, with knowledge of instrument control, word processing,
data management, acquisition programs, and computational software.
• Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions that
pertain to wet-lab experimentation and analytical chemistry.
• Ability to complete projects within a given timeline and to meet deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to
give instruction in a precise, understandable manner.
• Ability to work in a courteous, collaborative, and collegial manner with
faculty, other staff, students, international scholars, and visitors with
diverse backgrounds and training.
• Physical Demands: Typical Workshop Conditions. Able to lift 50 lbs. Ability
to physically move lab equipment tools, and materials when necessary.
• At the university's discretion, the education and experience
prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and
experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Preferred Qualifications:
• MS in degree in biomedical engineering, biomedical
sciences or related field.
• Previous experience in leadership, management,
business development, financial decision making, innovation, and marketing
skills are preferred.
• Ability to work with engineering applications such as Mat Lab, LabVIEW.
Experience with microcomputers, microcontrollers, and data acquisition
equipment and software.

Bargaining Unit:
PSA

Range/Band:
19

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time