Summary

The lab of Dr. Leo Luznik at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, is looking for a focused, driven, and enthusiastic Lab Manager to assist with day-to-day operations. The Luznik lab aims to understand immune response mechanisms in hematologic malignancies, specifically T cell dysfunction and immune evasion in leukemia, with a focus on developing new immunotherapeutic strategies post-chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation. The position offers excellent opportunities for operational management and technical and scientific responsibilities. It is suited for a highly productive and dedicated individual with lab management experience.

The lab manager will play an important role by supervising day-to-day operations and acting as a liaison between the lab and its external partners. The ideal applicant for this role is a well-organized professional with exceptional follow-through, excellent communication skills, and a strong growth mentality. Individuals with a strong multitasking record, a desire to be part of a community, and a strong ability to thrive in an evolving environment are especially encouraged to apply. In addition to operational management, the Lab Manager may assist in the laboratory's research efforts, contribute to the publications, and engage in scientific projects of interest.

Job Duties

• Act as the primary liaison for lab communications and collaborate with Dr. Luznik to effectively manage short-term and long-term laboratory requirements.
• Writing/renewing regulatory protocols (IACUC, IBC, and IRB) and submitting amendments.
• Collaborating on HR duties like performance evaluations, promotions, raises, and employee relations, while ensuring lab members are trained and follow health, lab safety, and animal care regulations, both institutionally and federally.
• Assist in editing grants, manuscripts, proposals, presentations, and other documents, ensuring deadlines for grant application submissions and progress reports are met.
• The upkeep of lab reagents, their databases, and handling requests, as well as the maintenance of equipment, infrastructure, and space allocation.
• Initiating and managing orders, tracking supplies and expenditures on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, and liaising with vendors while maintaining attention to the sources and uses of grant funds for these needs.
• Onboarding new staff, ensuring training, compliance with institutional, State, and Federal guidelines.
• Handling financial activities such as monitoring budgets and communicating with Dr. Luznik about spending levels and spending patterns.
• Training research assistants' operations tasks and supporting lab team members with various research/experiment-related tasks.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Basic Science or related field. Four years of related experience may substitute for degree requirement.
• Five years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous research experience in immunology or molecular biology.
• Previous experience training other people on various protocols.
• Previous experience with mouse research or human specimens is preferred.
• Sense of self-motivation, honesty, trustworthiness, collaboration skills, and a passion for efficiency, operational excellence, and process improvement.
• Thorough understanding of safety regulations and laboratory practices for biology research; demonstrated ability to effectively educate others on these practices.
• Exceptional problem-solving, adaptability, attention to detail, and strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, and teamwork abilities.
• Knowledge of computers and MS Office software