About the role
Duration: The post is available asap and is funded until 31/07/
Salary: UCL Grade 8 (£54, - £62,)
The Senior Laboratory Manager will be a key member of the IoO Operations team responsible for managing Oriel operational readiness projects as part of the IoO Services Transition Workstream. In particular the role holder will prepare labs for the move, work with research leads to wind down experiments, co-ordinate decommissioning of equipment and labs and manage what is left behind. As a Senior Laboratory Manager the role holder will directly line manage a Technician also working on the Oriel project.
The postholder is required to work both independently and in collaboration with the wider Oriel team, laboratory management team, other colleagues within IoO and UCL, and with external stakeholders to ensure the institute’s operational readiness activities are effectively and proactively supported.
The post is open to external candidates on a fixed-term basis and to UCL internal candidates on a secondment basis. If you are applying on a secondment basis, please ensure you have discussed the possibility of a secondment with your line manager before applying.
About you
The successful candidate will have a BSc degree in a relevant subject or have substantial relevant experience and will have practical and technical experience in a research laboratory.
A project management qualification or relevant experience working on transformational projects is essential as is demonstrable experience in managing change from inception to successful implementation
You will have experience of brokering relationships with stakeholders at all levels and experience of working collaboratively in cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams and to shape developments through active participation. Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels, with both technical and non-technical audiences is essential.
What we offer
Working with some of the greatest intellects in the world, UCL also offers a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance, plus closure and bank holidays as well as enhanced parental pay and more.