Job Abstract

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