HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE HHMI

HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE HHMI

Laboratory Manager I

Harvard Medical School, USA

Sponsorship not specified$78k-$98kDetected 65 days ago
HRISResearchLeadershipCommunicationOrganizational Skills

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About the role

  • Primary Work Address: Dept. of Genetics, Boston, MA, 02115 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account.
  • We have an exciting opportunity for a Laboratory Manager I to join the del Mármol Lab at Harvard Medical School.
  • The del Mármol Lab focuses on the molecular mechanisms of sensory processing, with an emphasis in understanding the sense of smell in insect vectors of disease.

Responsibilities

  • Scientific Support: Maintain essential cell lines and cell cultures, and support ongoing experiments and structural biology research workflows (up to 25% of your role).
  • Safety & Compliance: Act as the primary liaison between the lab and HMS safety/regulatory offices. Develop lab guidelines and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Our ultimate goal is to uncover how insect vectors of disease-like mosquitoes-detect their human hosts, and use these insights to develop mechanisms of disease control.
  • This role is central to the day-to-day operations of the lab, with a strong focus on organization, administration, and team support.
  • Scientific Support:
  • Maintain essential cell lines and cell cultures, and support ongoing experiments and structural biology research workflows (up to 25% of your role).
  • Develop lab guidelines and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Requirements

  • The position requires mobility, including the ability to move materials weighing up to several pounds (such as a laptop computer or tablet).
  • ability to see and hear within normal parameters
  • ability to move about workspace.
  • Management skills: Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. First-hand experience and understanding of the operational needs of a research lab.
  • Attitude: A positive, collaborative attitude and enthusiasm for building a strong lab culture.
  • Physical Requirements:
  • Remaining in a normal seated or standing position for extended periods of time
  • reaching and grasping by extending hand(s) or arm(s)
  • dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers, for example using a keyboard
  • communication skills using the spoken word
  • ability to move about workspace. The position requires mobility, including the ability to move materials weighing up to several pounds (such as a laptop computer or tablet). Work may involve possible exposure to malodorous vapors, low dose radiation, contamination by toxic chemicals and acids and presence of carcinogenic substances.
  • Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this position with reasonable accommodation. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Skills

  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • First-hand experience and understanding of the operational needs of a research lab.
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.

Compensation

  • Our employees are compensated from a total rewards perspective in many ways for their contributions to our mission, including competitive pay, exceptional health benefits, retirement plans, time off, and a range of recognition and wellness programs.
  • Annual The posted range reflects HHMI's good faith estimate of the anticipated hiring salary range for this role at the time of posting.
  • Actual hiring compensation is determined by a candidate's qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

Benefits

  • A competitive compensation package with comprehensive health and welfare benefits.
  • Operational Command: Oversee general lab operations, including ordering, receiving, organizing stock, and evaluating new materials and state-of-the-art equipment.
  • Career growth: Opportunities for professional growth and development, continued supervisory experience and networking within the Harvard Medical School community.
  • Actual hiring compensation is determined by a candidate's qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

Company info

  • Train new lab members, provide supervisory oversight, and help foster a positive, collaborative, and inclusive lab environment.
  • Administrative Excellence:
  • Assist with budget management, reimbursements, scheduling lab agendas, and organizing meetings.
  • Safety & Compliance:
  • Act as the primary liaison between the lab and HMS safety/regulatory offices.
  • What you bring:
  • At the del Mármol Lab, we are deciphering the molecular logic of the sense of smell using cutting-edge structural biology (cryo-EM), electrophysiology and neurophysiology.
  • We offer a dynamic and collaborative environment where your contributions will have a meaningful and lasting impact.

Equal opportunity

  • Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this position with reasonable accommodation.
  • Requests for reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis.
  • HHMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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