Laboratory Manager

3 months ago

London, Canada Western University Full time

**Classification & Regular Hours**:
Hours per Week: 35

Salary Grade: 14
- Please note, this is a temporary grant-funded role._

**About Western**:
Since 1878, Western University has been committed to serving our communities through the pursuit of academic excellence and by providing students, faculty, and community members with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social, and cultural growth. We seek excellent students, faculty, and staff to join us in what has become known as the "Western Experience" - an opportunity to contribute to a better world through the development of new knowledge, new abilities, new connections, and new ways to make a difference.

**About Us**:
The Faculty of Science’s mission is to be a cornerstone of society’s development through the education of students, the creation and dissemination of knowledge, and the establishment of innovative partnerships with industry, government and other educational institutions in the global community.

The goal of the Western Financial Wellness Lab is to develop quantitative finance and data analytics tools that will enable Canadian households to enhance their financial resilience. Combining state of the art actuarial and financial models and comprehensive proprietary datasets provided by our corporate partners, we will provide financial tools for Canadians to help facilitate data driven financial decision making. Our industrial partners are committed to making these tools broadly available at the workplace or in the home.

**Responsibilities**:
The Laboratory Manager is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation and maintenance of Western Financial Wellness Laboratory in the Faculty of Science. Regularly acting on behalf of the Principal Investigator, Financial Wellness Laboratory, this role is expected to engage with leaders across the organization and beyond to meet the growing needs of this multi-site project. The role will provide effective and efficient management of the laboratory by putting high level systems in place and ensuring compliance of facility including providing day-to-day supervision to research staff, managing projects, setting priorities, reviewing processes and resolving issues, and acting as a point person for the research and health and safety issues, conducting inspections to ensure ethics protocols are satisfied and sensitive data is appropriately safeguarded.

The Laboratory Manager will carry out and oversee original and independent research, facilitate budget development and management, participate in report and grant writing, the development of data safety and research ethics protocols, perform laboratory techniques, and train staff, students and other users of the facility. The role will manage and develop relationships with external corporate partners and other stakeholders and will support the commercialization and mobilization of Intellectual Property created at the laboratory.

**Qualifications**:
**Education**:

- University Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management/Administration or relevant discipline
- Chartered Professional Accountant designation
- Master’s Degree preferred

**Experience**:

- 5 years of working experience in financial planning, wealth management or insurance in a financial institution environment
- Experience providing financial, operational and human resources support including managing staff and projects
- Experience with strategy implementation and operationalization preferred
- Experience working in an academic research environment preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- In-depth knowledge of best practices in building a strong collaborative team and leading people
- Knowledge of financial budgeting and principles with proven ability in financial planning, wealth management and insurance practices
- Familiarity with established and emerging data analytics methodologies and with intellectual property management, including copyrights and patents
- Analytical skills in the areas of financial and business management to draft proposals, forecast expenses and monitor other relevant outcomes
- Familiarity with best practices for assessing, developing and implementing new business processes and procedures in both a corporate and academic setting would be an asset
- Familiarity with Human Resources principles and practices with the ability to organize and effectively manage human resources needed to achieve results
- Familiarity with University research and research ethics protocols and scientific methods would be an asset
- Proven ability and natural inclination to develop relationships by interacting with people in a professional, respectful and diplomatic manner
- A well-defined sense of diplomacy, including solid negotiation and conflict resolution skills in both a corporate and academic setting
- Ability to foster collaboration and respect among team members and stakeholders
- Ability to establish effective routines for excellent communication with all members of the t

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