Associate Director - Lab Operations

About the Opportunity

The Associate Director of Laboratory Operations will partner as a trusted advisor to the Dean, Chairs, and Associate Deans building key relationships with stakeholders to have a maximum impact, enabling the College to enhance its research and educational objectives.

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain strategic plans, evaluations, and utilization considerations for space in the College portfolio, including space needs for academic program delivery, new hires (faculty and staff), and funded research, with an emphasis on spaces involving intensive equipment and specialized infrastructure needs. Conceptualize innovative and efficient approaches to research/operational space utilization.

Develop and maintain the College's space inventory and allocation data, including usage (e.g. office, research, instructional, administrative support) and optimization metrics. Work effectively as primary liaison with Associate Director of Academic Operations, administrators, facilities personnel, faculty, staff, and students during the design and implementation phase of renovation projects to understand user needs and assure satisfactory results.

Develop strategies and coordinate College-wide laboratory practices to ensure research and teaching activities are conducted in a safe manner and in compliance with the University's Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policies. Oversees staff who works towards establishing a culture of safety and operational efficiency in the laboratories in accordance with the Northeastern University Laboratory Safety Management Plan and relevant policies and regulations by collaborating with principal investigators, department safety officers, and lab personnel.

Identify and target areas that will enable the College of Engineering to function in a more sustainable manner. Work with administrators, faculty, and student groups when developing and implementing sustainability objectives. Conduct outreach, education, and training initiatives that will assist in successful implementation.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in a management field (e.g., Business Administration, Project Management, etc.) or an equivalent combination of education and work experience is necessary. Minimum of 6-8 years of operations management and (2) years of management experience in a university or research organization is required. Experience supervising staff/contractors, planning strategically, and making effective decisions under pressure is strongly preferred. The successful candidate will have strong communication skills and be artful in space negotiations, experience delegating up, down, and across, and organization to manage a large workload and prioritize. The candidate will enjoy working in a friendly and fast paced environment and being a team player. S/he will consistently focus on the big picture and the overall benefit of College of Engineering as well as the broader Northeastern University community.

Position Type

Research

Additional Information

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.


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