UNIV - Research Laboratory Manager - Department of Radiation Medicine

Job Description Summary

The Laboratory Manager is responsible for the daily operational oversight of the laboratory, ensuring efficient execution of research activities and maintaining high standards of scientific rigor, quality control, and regulatory compliance. This individual provides direct supervision of laboratory personnel and coordinates day-to-day functions to support the Principal Investigator’s research program. Directs large, complex research projects in a clinical or research setting, ensuring all laboratory staff follow and adhere to safety and all applicable health policies and regulations

Entity

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Research Grant

Cost Center

CC001058 COM Radiation Oncology

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

University-GEN10

Pay Range

57,700.00 - 80,800.00 - 103,900.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Personnel and Lab Operations Management (20%): Oversee daily laboratory operations and supervise laboratory staff. Ensure proper planning, coordination, and execution of experiments across multiple projects.  Assist in onboarding and training of laboratory personnel. Conducts annual and intermittent performance reviews of supervised research staff in accordance with MUSC Human Resources Policies and Procedures.

• Purchasing and Inventory Management (20%): Manage research inventory, ordering, and stocking of supplies and reagents. Maintain and troubleshoot laboratory equipment; coordinate servicing, calibration, and preventive maintenance. Works with Finance Manager for AIMS inventory reporting related to existing and new research equipment.

• Research Design and Collaboration (20%): Design and conduct experiments for research projects. Conduct comprehensive analysis of ddpcr and NGS data and interpret results. Ensure compliance with institutional, biosafety, chemical safety, and regulatory requirements.

• Regulatory and Compliance Management (20%): Develop, implement, and maintain laboratory standard operating procedures (SOPs) and quality systems. Support assay development, optimization, validation, and documentation. Coordinate activities with institutional core facilities, clinical teams, and external collaborators. Monitors all lab personnel to ensure adherence to safety and health policies and regulations, as well as federal and state mandates and accepted scientific practices. Follows IRB, human subjects, ACUC, and other State, Institutional and Federal regulatory protocols, as needed.

• Special Projects (20%): Prepares periodic and special narrative and statistical reports to advise principal investigators and others on research techniques and procedures. Oversees and performs examination and testing for clinical and basic sciences research purposes. Assists with grant and research proposal submissions. Plans and organizes research and evaluation of scientific literature; composes and reviews articles for publication in scientific journals. Uses manual and computer techniques to analyze research data.

 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in medical technology, microbiology, biochemistry or a closely related field and relevant experience in a clinical or research laboratory environment.

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant laboratory experience, preferably in an academic, translational, or biotechnology setting

• Demonstrated experience with next-generation sequencing (NGS), digital droplet PCR (ddPCR), liquid handling/automation platforms, and related molecular assay development preferred

• Strong organizational, project management, and supervisory skills

• Experience maintaining regulatory compliance and quality control standards

The Laboratory Manager plays a central role in ensuring operational excellence, scientific productivity, and effective collaboration across the department, school, and external partners.

 

Additional Job Description

Minimum Requirements: Bachelor of Science degree in medical technology, microbiology, biochemistry or a closely related field and four years’ relevant experience in a clinical or research laboratory environment; relevant experience includes minimum of one year of experience supervising or managing a research laboratory.” Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift;