Staff - Non Union Non Union Technicians and Research Assistants Non Union Salaried - Research Assistant /Technician 4 Lab Supervisor de Boer Laboratory | School of Biomedical Engineering | Faculty of Medicine $5,220.98 - $6,124.46 CAD Monthly November 30, 2024

• Responsible for the daily operations of the research laboratory including maintaining laboratory equipment, vendors’ account list and supply inventories and overseeing equipment repairs.
• Maintains and enforces lab cleanliness and organization by monitoring common lab spaces, cleaning, organizing group cleaning activities, ensuring responsible parties are aware of their duties, coordinating freezers thaws, etc.
• Sources new suppliers to account for supply chain issues and to search out better pricing as well as higher quality products.
• Supports the development and documentation of laboratory operating procedures, such as SOPs for proper instrument use and a guidebook for new laboratory members (ex. pipette calibrations, LN2 tank usage).
• Communicates lab safety guidelines to lab members. Ensuring all safety regulations and training are met, including working with UBC's Safety & Risk Services (SRS) as needed.
• Schedules and monitoring waste removal by ensuring proper labeling and corresponding with other parties involved in the process (e.g. chemical, biological).
• Participates in the UBC SBME local safety team.
• Acts as liaison with SBME building staff on operational issues.
• Manages the budget and forecasting of lab finances.
• Manages laboratory biosafety and ethics certification, ensuring they are up to date and establishing new protocols and applications as needed.
• Edits and proofs documents, including research grant applications, reporting documentation for funding agencies, student reports, manuscripts, fellowship applications, sponsored research agreements and other contracts with non-academic research collaborators.
• Works closely with HR to facilitate appointments and reappointments for staff and students by providing appointment details, writing job descriptions, partaking in interviewing and onboarding processes and training new staff.
• Responsible for personnel onboarding, ensuring enrollment and completion for mandatory courses.
• Assists in offboarding departing lab members, ensuring a timely and complete transition of lab resources, lab notebooks, and experimental data to the lab.
• Develops standard operating procedures for research methodology with support from lab scientists.
• Carries out any other related duties as required in keeping with the qualifications and requirements of positions in this classification.

• Plans, designs, and conducts standard molecular and cell biology experiments on mammalian cell lines.
• Develops novel techniques and methodologies to achieve research goals, including developing DNA synthesis and cloning approaches, genome editing, modification of cell lines, functional genomics experiments (e.g. ATAC-seq) to better understand genome regulation.
• Maintains common cell line stocks.
• Conducts mammalian cell characterization (flow cytometry, microscopy, etc).
• Creates and titrates lentivirus.
• Designs and constructs genetic circuits and plasmids (recombinant DNA works).
• Extracts DNA, RNA.
• Develops and performs genotyping assays, including PCR and dd PCR.
• Performs plasmid extractions for transfections.
• Supports lab members in conducting and troubleshooting complex experiments.
• Analyses and compiles data in report preparation, presents results, and participates in the preparation of scientific manuscripts.

• Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

• Degree in Life Sciences preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working in a laboratory setting.
• Previous lab management experience preferred.
• Experience working with trainees.
• Preference will be given to experimental candidates who have skills in molecular biology, including: next-generation sequencing, genome editing, high-throughput assays, transcriptomics, library cloning, cell culture, lentivirus, and transfection.
• Ability to work effectively independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to be thorough, accurate, and have a high level of attention to detail.
• Interpersonal and organization skills as well as the ability to accept responsibility.
• Ability to create and enhance a collaborative environment.