LSI High Throughput Facility Manager

This position will manage the high-throughput screening core facility situated in the Life Science Institute (LSI). The facility will support diverse research initiatives through the LSI and Bioproducts Institute, and provide core support to researchers and highly qualified personnel (HQP) participating in the Ecosystem Services, commercialization and entrepreneurship (ECOSCOPE) NSERC industrial stream training program. The facility houses a number of HTS and HCS related devices including a LabCyte workstation and supports diverse research initiatives through the LSI, and provides core support to researchers and highly qualified personnel (HQP) participating in small molecule screening, enzyme discovery and the automation of scientific processes including but not limited to: amplicon, metagenome and WGS library preps, large-scale DNA/RNA/plasmid isolation, and DoE studies.

The position is responsible for a wide range of functions in order to manage strategically all technical, financial, legal, administrative and reporting components of the facility and to oversee operations and maintenance of the critical infrastructure.

Organizational Status

The position reports to the LSI Director and is a member of the Project Management Team. The incumbent will also act as a liaison between the project leader, various project participants, ORS, UILO, UBC Finance and the supporting grant agencies. Will work closely with LSI members, Bioproducts Institute and ECOSCOPE members to coordinate activities and manage the facility in support of research, training and translational initiatives.

Work Performed

• Provides Strategic Research Management and operations support for user facility e.g., manage acquisition and operations of core infrastructure, schedule screening activities, manage data resulting from completed screens and other processes, diagnose and troubleshoot errors or malfunctions associated with core infrastructure, oversee maintenance and service contracts, develop platform capabilities of infrastructure to expand core services.
• Oversees project management to forecast, monitor and report on the completion of research milestones and facility operations.
• Prepares, manages and oversees accounts and receivables on behalf of the facility e.g., invoicing for fee for service and cost recovery, work with LSI Director and UILO to develop service contracts for private sector users.
• Manages scientific groups to produce timely & quality detailed reports to participants and granting agencies.
• Manages technical staff to meet the objectives of the facility.
• Plans performs, and presents the results of prototyping experiments that demonstrate the utility of core resources and infrastructure for the purpose of developing educational and outreach material for the facility.
• Assesses human resources needs with project leaders, reviewing staffing levels, evaluating current needs including reducing appointments or hiring additional short term project staff or students. Working with the LSI Director and administration as to how to ensure milestones are reached with the staffing levels associated with facility operations and management.