Quadrant Laboratory Operations Manager

Location: The Francis Crick Institute, Midland Road, London

Short summary

There is an opportunity for a full-time, permanent Quadrant Manager to join the Service Delivery Team. The role reports directly to the Hub Lead to support and maintain laboratory operations in a quadrant and throughout the institute. 

The role is an important link with Group Leaders, Laboratory Research Scientists (LRSs), Postdocs, Students, Health and Safety (H&S), HR, Procurement, Finance, Logistics and Facilities & Infrastructure (F&I) teams, as well as working closely with other Quadrant Managers. 

Each floor has approximately 40 research laboratories and associated Science Technology Platforms (STPs), with up to 450 staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the efficient day to day running of the research laboratories located on the quadrant, including STPs, providing assistance and advice to ensure that all activities within the laboratories comply with Crick policies.
• Ensure the operations and day-to-day management of the quadrant communal facilities (tissue culture, equipment and cold rooms), including but not limited to upkeep, servicing and repair of equipment, maintaining safety standards.
• Contribute to lab space planning with the quadrant laboratories e.g. upgrades, refurbishments and repairs including overseeing commissioning of areas in a quadrant, working closely with the Facilities & Infrastructure Team.
• Supporting the Technical Team Manager with the supervision and development of the Laboratory Operations Assistants/Technicians for the quadrant.
• Support the Asset Management Team by providing local quadrant knowledge for service contract agreements and existing warranties for laboratory equipment, including managing surplus/obsolete equipment.
• Liaise with the Procurement Team to negotiate best costs when purchasing equipment and consumables for the quadrant laboratories.
• and training of scientists on quadrant SOPs (PPE, disposal of waste, local rules etc). 

About us

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Its work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

An independent organisation, its founding partners are the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL (University College London), Imperial College London and King’s College London.

The Crick was formed in 2015, and in 2016 it moved into a new state-of-the-art building in central London which brings together 1500 scientists and support staff working collaboratively across disciplines, making it the biggest biomedical research facility under in one building in Europe.

The Francis Crick Institute will be world-class with a strong national role. Its distinctive vision for excellence includes commitments to collaboration; developing emerging talent and exporting it the rest of the UK; public engagement; and helping turn discoveries into treatments as quickly as possible to improve lives and strengthen the economy. 

• If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply via our website.
• The closing date for applications is 28/06/2024
• All offers of employment are subject to successful security screening and continuous eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.