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Senior Scientific Platform and Laboratory Operations Manager Med-Trivedi Institute Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh 26001207
The Senior Scientific Platform and Laboratory Operations Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership for the establishment, integration, and management of advanced bioengineering, organoid, and multi-organ-on-chip platforms within the Center for Space Biomanufacturing, Synthetic Biology, and Digital Health at the Trivedi Institute for Space and Global Medicine. This role supports multidisciplinary investigators and oversees laboratory infrastructure personnel and specialized research environments.
Job Responsibilities • Provide input to the development of goals, strategic plans, and operational priorities for the assigned laboratory and shared research platforms. • Assist in the preparation and administration of laboratory budgets to support agreed upon scientific and operational objectives. • Oversee the development, implementation, and administration of technical policies, procedures, and standards. • Communicate sectional, departmental, institutional, and hospital policies to laboratory personnel and ensure full compliance with regulatory, safety, and quality requirements. • Provide human resource management and day-to-day operational leadership for the laboratory, including supervision, mentoring, and performance oversight of students, research associates, and technical staff. • Provide professional advice and technical direction to laboratory personnel on complex or sensitive experimental procedures and operational challenges, adapt methods, workflows, and equipment as needed to resolve technical issues. • Lead the setup, integration, and operation of a multi-investigator organoid and multi-organ-on-chip research platform. • Oversee procurement, installation, validation, operation, and maintenance of advanced laboratory equipment and specialized environmental systems, including controlled environmental chambers, animal research facilities, and vacuum or space hardware testing chambers. • Assist with laboratory purchasing, inventory management, vendor interactions, and evaluation of new and improved equipment technologies, products, and services. • Oversee routine and preventative maintenance of laboratory instrumentation to ensure optimal operational efficiency, reliability, and data quality. • Assist in the development, evaluation, and implementation of new laboratory methods, tests, and techniques, considering scientific rigor, cost, throughput, and accuracy prior to recommendation for institutional use. • Participate in the development and continuous improvement of laboratory standards and procedures supporting shared platform operations. • Oversee and coordinate educational and training activities for laboratory personnel, ensuring appropriate onboarding, technical competency, and compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements. • Remain current with advances in organoid systems, 3D cell culture, bioprinting, microfluidics, and related technologies and apply emerging best practices to platform development and laboratory operations. • Maintain records related to laboratory performance, operational efficiency, expenditures, and resource utilization, prepare or assist in the preparation of reports, and participate in the analysis and resolution of operational challenges. • Ensure adherence to mandatory reporting requirements for any incident or serious event that did affect or could potentially have affected research integrity, safety, or clinical care.
Physical Demands Moderate physical effort required. May be required to stand, move for several hours at a time. May be required to move objects up to 50 pounds with or without assistance of equipment.
Equal Opportunity Employer The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer, disability, and veteran.