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School/Unit Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department Environmental Health Job Function General Administration Location Boston Job Type Full-time Salary Grade 057 FLSA Status Exempt Union 00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary Term Appointment Yes
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Job Summary:
The BiOS Freezer Core is designed to assist in the management and storage of research samples for investigators at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This fully-robotic, large-capacity negative 80C freezer has the ability to store 100,000 to 10 million samples, depending on labware size. The BiOS Freezer Core is intended to be an alternative storage option to upright and chest negative 80C freezers, conserving costs, energy, and space, while ensuring sample integrity,access, and tracking.
The Research Operations & BiOS Freezer Core Manager will run the core facility hosting the Schools automated BiOS negative 80C freezer. The Hamilton BiOS freezer stores clinical and biological samples collected for research purposes by School faculty. This position reports to Professor Marc Weisskopf in the Department of Environmental Health.
The Manager will be responsible for strategic planning, financial management, and daily operations of this School resource. Strategic responsibilities include working with the Freezer Core PI, and the PIs of complimentary cores, to ensure the space and resources associated with the core are meeting the needs of the Schools research community.
The Manager will also provide consultations to faculty, lab managers, and external groups regarding the compatibility of the BiOS with their needs, and will work with research teams developing grant applications that propose to use the BiOS freezer. The Manager will manage the financial aspects of the core as well, including developing a multi-year business plan, budgeting, rate setting, invoicing, and reporting. These activities will be conducted in close coordination with the departmental finance team.
Daily operations will include inputting and retrieving samples from the BiOS freezer, and ensuring appropriate transfer of custody procedures. Additionally, the employee will assist with other tasks that support the operation of the core, including coordinating and overseeing regular maintenance, repair, and compliance with health and safety requirements.
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