Lab Manager (Maternity Cover)

Introduction

LUMICKS is seeking an Ad Interim Lab Manager (maternity cover) for 6 months. The successful candidate will be maintaining the laboratory facilities and practices in areas containing biological material (MLI and MLII levels). You are responsible for the daily operations of the lab, such as ordering and inventory, as well as for the safety of the laboratory users. Responsible for equipment use and fixing.

Location: Amsterdam , the Netherlands

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What are my tasks and responsibilities?

Safety

Ensuring adherence to Health & Safety procedures
Maintaining safe and regulatory chemical and biological waste streams
Supervise lab safety and regulatory compliance, including tracking of chemicals and hazardous materials
Enforcing the use of correct PPE and other safety rules
Reporting laboratory-related incidents, accidents, or calamities to the appropriate parties

Facilities

Daily organization, running, and maintenance of laboratory facilities and equipment
Maintain order and cleanliness of laboratory spaces and equipment
Ensure appropriate and timely equipment repairs and upgrades

Support

Ordering, maintaining, and performing inventory on laboratory consumables and chemicals
Fulfill other laboratory related tasks to assist research teams (e.g.: equipment moving or selling, decontamination, mycoplasma testing)

Other

Establishing and maintaining excellent relationships with external parties, as well as colleagues

What about my skills & competencies?

Qualifications & Requirements

BSc or MSc degree in Biological, Biomedical Sciences, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology and/or relevant work experience
Experience in managing H&S in a laboratory environment
Previous experience is working in a research laboratory
Experience with procurement of commonly used laboratory supplies (Spendcloud), laboratory inventory management (eLab)
Experience working with external suppliers and safety-related entities
Knowledge of laboratory H&S regulations
Very good IT skills (Microsoft tools, SharePoint, Outlook)
High attention to detail, proactivity, and excellent record keeping
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Highly collaborative, and able to work well in an interactive and fast-paced environment
Reliable, resourceful, adaptable, trustworthy, and self-motivated

About LUMICKS

LUMICKS has come to market as the supplier of instruments for dynamic single-molecule and cell avidity research – a rapidly evolving niche in the fundamental biology research field. Our high-performance instruments allow for the investigation into the fundamental cause of disease and potential for drug optimization. With our tools researchers can visualize and quantify the interactions between proteins and DNA in real-time, and perform high-throughput screening of molecular and cell-cell interactions using sound waves.

We offer the chance to be part of an important mission: To improve human health by unlocking dynamic single-molecule and cell avidity analysis. With an ever-increasing adoption of our technologies by leading institutes and biotech’s from all over the world, including UC Berkeley, Max-Planck, Rockefeller University and Takeda Pharmaceuticals, LUMICKS is now expanding its team.

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