Laboratory Coordinator (Zanvyl Krieger Mind Brain Institute)
Required skills
- laboratory equipment
- inventory
- supplies
- vendors
- budget
- grant expenditures
- laboratory animals
- reagents
- orders
- invoices
Nice to have
- biological sciences
Role summary
The Zanvyl Krieger Mind Brain Institute is seeking a Laboratory Coordinator to manage daily laboratory operations with a focus on administrative tasks. Responsibilities include maintaining equipment and facility records, managing inventory and ordering supplies, handling budget and grant expenditures, and ensuring compliance with environmental health and safety guidelines. The role involves working with vendors, processing orders and invoices, and coordinating training. A high school diploma and one year of related laboratory experience are required, with coursework in biological sciences being preferred.
We are seeking a Laboratory Coordinator who will coordinate operations of the laboratory with an emphasis on administrative coordination.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Track day-to-day operations of laboratory, schedule and maintain records of equipment/facility.
- Prepare, test, and maintain standard laboratory equipment.
- Monitor inventory of supplies and place orders to replenish as necessary.
- Perform laboratory maintenance, e.g. cleaning and/or purchasing equipment and supplies and working with vendors.
- Assemble, test, calibrate, clean, and make minor repairs to standard lab equipment.
- Track budget and grant expenditures, ensure appropriateness of charge and adherence to grant stipulations.
- Order laboratory animals, reagents, and other supplies for experiments based on funding guidelines.
- Process orders, invoices, and perform other related administrative/clerical duties under the direction of administrative/finance personnel.
- Adhere to environmental health and safety guidelines for lab, coordinate training, monitor and ensure compliance with guidelines.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- High school diploma or graduation equivalent.
- One year of related laboratory experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Some coursework in the biological sciences.
Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency
- Budget Management - Awareness
- Data Management and Analytics - Awareness
- Experimentation - Awareness
- Grants and Contracts Management - Awareness
- Inventory Control - Awareness
- Laboratory Equipment Maintenance - Awareness
- Procurement - Awareness
- Scientific Interpretation and Consultation - Awareness
The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.
Classified Title: Laboratory Coordinator
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Laboratory Coordinator (Zanvyl Krieger Mind Brain Institute)
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CD
Starting Salary Range: $17.65 - $24.35 - $31.05 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Mon - Fri, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, May require some weekends
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Homewood Campus
Department name: Mind Brain Institute
Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences
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