UMass Chan Medical School · 19 hours ago
Mgr,Research Operations
Worcester, MA, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years expUMass Chan Medical School is seeking a Research Operations Manager responsible for managing all laboratory operations within a complex department. The role involves coordinating financial, human, and physical resources to ensure efficiency and effectiveness while achieving strategic goals.
EducationHigher EducationMedical
Responsibilities
Manage shared laboratory resources within the Department to ensure that economies of scale are utilized when planning for department wide laboratory and equipment maintenance and replacement
Coordinate the financial, human, and physical resources of all Principal Investigators to ensure the most efficient and effective use of the department budget and other resources
Identify opportunities for cost savings to the department. Develop programs to streamline efficiencies throughout the department
Negotiate with vendors and purchase all laboratory capital equipment for the department. Collaborate with Purchasing when required
Responsible for physical inventory of all laboratory equipment. Maintain records of all equipment acquired, moved off-site, and/or discarded
Consult with multiple research faculty on best methods, equipment and space usage for their individual laboratory operations. Identify opportunities for shared resources for faculty within and outside the department
Responsible to be the main point of contact with Facilities, internally manage all department laboratories facility alteration, and set up and break down laboratories for new and departing faculty
Schedule, evaluate, discipline, hire, terminate, and maximize the output and performance of shared laboratory research assistants
Train new laboratory personnel, students, and collaborators in use of departmental resources
Develop, implement, and evaluate standard operating procedures for personnel using shared laboratory resources
Work with Environmental Health and Safety, and Radiation Safety to ensure department facilities and laboratories are in compliance with federal, state and institutional regulations
Serve on Institutional committees established to improve school operations and system implementations
Perform other duties as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in the Biological Sciences, or equivalent experience
6 years of relevant research and facility maintenance experience
3 years of experience in the supervision of staff and project management of large scale research projects
Budget management experience preferred
Knowledge of Microsoft Office products
Strong ability to analyze complex visual data in a quantitative and objective manner
Judgment and action skills required to solve problems
Preferred
Budget management experience preferred
Company
UMass Chan Medical School
Massachusetts’ first and only public academic health sciences center is made up of three graduate schools.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$13.6MKey Investors
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCommonwealth of Massachusetts
2025-11-18Grant· $2M
2024-04-03Grant· $11.6M
Leadership Team
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Marc Uknis
Adjunct Associate Professor Of Surgery, Microbiology & Applied Physiology
Michael Collins
Chancellor
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