Technical Manager

Job title:

Technical Manager

Company

Queen’s University Belfast

Job description

As Technical Manager within the Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, you will contribute to the development and delivery of the Centre’s strategic and operational objectives and the management of resources to ensure the highest quality research environment. You will provide high-level technical expertise and laboratory management, leading on health and safety in the Centre, including the line management of core technical staff and oversight of research technicians.About the person:The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:

• Academic or vocational qualifications (HNC/HND or higher (e.g. NVQ , degree or equivalent standard) in a relevant scientific subject e.g. biological or biomedical subject
• Minimum of 5 years’ recent, relevant hands-on, experience in a biomedical laboratory, to include:

• managing a number of laboratories, including infrastructure, budgets, health and safety and COSHH.
• ability to develop, troubleshoot and perform a range of technical duties to a very high standard.
• recent experience in line management of technical staff.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.What we offer:Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more atQueen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit

Expected salary

£39922 – 47631 per year

Location

Belfast

Job date

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 04:51:52 GMT

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email/cover letter where (globalvacancies.org) you saw this job posting.