Assistant Director (Onsite) Research Laboratory, Microbiology and Immunology - Galveston

Minimum Qualifications: 
Bachelor’s degree in basic science or equivalent and 7 years related experience or master’s degree in basic science or equivalent and 5 years of related experience required.

Job Summary: 
Works with the Chief Research Officer (CRO), Director, Institute for Translational Sciences (ITS) Operations, Director of the ITS-Clinical Research Center (CRC), and clinical research Principal Investigators across the UTMB campus who utilize the ITS-CRC. Specifically, provides administrative and technical support for clinical and translational research conducted in the ITS-CRC and affiliated sites. Manages all laboratory operations and oversees the daily activities and experiments of the research staff and partners.

Job Duties:

Administrative: 

• Plans and organizes the research and administrative operations of the laboratory. Works with ITS-CRC Director to achieve institutional laboratory compliance. 
• Serves as the ITS-CRC Director’s NOU proxy for laboratories located in Galveston and at the ITS-CRC League City Campus satellite. 
• Serves as key contact for laboratory and equipment monitoring alarms. Certified to ship biological samples. 
• Establishes procedures for management of the use of equipment, including maintenance, repair, and inventory and receiving and shipping. 
• Coordinates procurements of equipment and supplies and manages all stages of acquisition cycle. 
• Serves as the laboratory point-of-contact in disaster/hurricane events such as pre-shutdown laboratory preparation, critical inventory selection and safeguard storage, participation as part of the ride-out team or as part of the phase I recovery team. 
• Interprets rules, regulations, and policies and ensures compliance. 

Supervisory: 

• Works with the CRO and Director to recruitment, interview and hire those involved in technical support aspects for the ITS-CRC. 
• Supervises and trains ITS-CRC laboratory personnel and research teams that use Core Laboratory. 
• Instructs research staff in research techniques and how to appropriately analyze and present results. 
• Conducts performance appraisals and makes recommendations on staff structure. 

Scientific: 

• Performs scientific analysis and interpretation of experiments and projects. 
• Works with principal investigators to formulate research and analysis plans for all complex research experiments, technical procedures, and future funding proposals. 
• Coordinates with CRAs to ensure full compliance with clinical research protocols, pre-selection site visits, and study site inspections to provide equipment maintenance documentation as needed. 
• Participates in the development of divisional grant budgets. Oversees expenditures of grant monies. Performs accounting functions; produces expenditure reports. 
• Certified to perform iDXA scans. 

• Member of standing committees at UTMB including Biorepository Oversight Committee, Clinical Research and Educational Support Task Force, Laboratory Safety Committee, and Research Incident Command Team (floor captain). 

   

  
  Salary Range: Actual salary commensurate with experience or range if discussed and approved by hiring authority
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