Research Laboratory Mgr

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Job ID: JR-105097
Entity: The Miriam Hospital
Location Name: The Miriam Hospital
City, State: Providence, RI
Work Type: FULL TIME
Hours Per Week: 40
Shift: Day
Posted Date: 1/30/2026

Job Summary

The Laboratory Manager oversees the scientific, operational, and personnel activities of a research laboratory. This role combines deep technical expertise in immune specimen processing with leadership responsibility for a small team (2–3 full-time employees). The manager ensures high-quality experimental output, regulatory compliance, efficient lab operations, and alignment with organizational research goals.

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

Instill Trust and Value Differences
Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Key Responsibilities

Scientific & Technical Leadership

Provide subject-matter expertise in human specimen processing, particularly blood sample processing, preservation, and shipment
Oversee relevant immunological research laboratory techniques
Review, develop, and maintain standard operating procedures and laboratory best practices for strict adherence
Troubleshoot laboratory technical challenges

People Management

Directly manage, mentor, and develop 2–3 FTEs (e.g., research associates or technicians)
Assign workloads, set performance goals, and conduct performance reviews
Support training, onboarding, and career development of lab staff
Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance lab culture

Laboratory Operations

Oversee daily lab operations, scheduling, and workflow optimization
Ensure compliance with safety, biosafety, GLP/GMP (as applicable), and institutional or regulatory requirements
Manage lab budgets, purchasing, inventory, and vendor relationships
Maintain laboratory equipment, service contracts, and calibration schedules
Develop and maintain SOPs, protocols, and documentation

Project & Stakeholder Management

Coordinate immunological study collaborations across internal teams or external collaborators
Communicate progress, risks, and study data to senior leadership or principal investigators
Contribute to grant applications, study reports, manuscripts, or regulatory submissions as needed
Support cross-functional initiatives with adjacent teams (e.g., translational research, clinical, QA)

Qualifications

Master’s or Bachelor’s degree with 8–10 years of hands-on immunology laboratory experience
Demonstrated experience managing or mentoring scientific staff
Strong expertise in immune specimen processing, cryopreservation, and shipment
Proven ability to manage lab operations, documentation, and compliance
Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in an infectious disease research laboratory or regulated environments
Familiarity with translational or preclinical immunology research processes and data analysis
Experience in handling biospecimens through biosafety protocols
Prior budget management responsibility
Authorships in research publications

Key Competencies

Laboratory technical rigor and problem-solving
People leadership and coaching
Operational excellence
Cross-functional collaboration
Attention to detail and documentation
Ability to balance hands-on work with managerial responsibilities

Pay Range

$74,672.00 - $123,198.40

EEO Statement

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.