Senior Laboratory Manager Full-time

Senior Laboratory Manager

We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Senior Laboratory Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of the teaching and research laboratories at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute. Working on-site at the Royal Free Hospital, with travel to Bloomsbury, you will oversee laboratory facilities, manage a team of technicians, and ensure a safe, efficient and compliant working environment across both locations.

The role involves responsibility for laboratory management, equipment coordination, procurement, health and safety leadership (including acting as Departmental Safety Officer), and supporting the delivery of high-quality research and teaching. You will train and supervise staff and students in specialist equipment and laboratory techniques, support sustainability initiatives, and work closely with academic, technical and estates teams to maintain excellent laboratory standards.

We are looking for a candidate with strong laboratory management experience, extensive biomaterials characterisation expertise, proven team leadership skills, and deep understanding of Health & Safety within scientific environments.

Starting salary offered in the range of £54,931 – £62,903, per annum including London Allowance. Salary on appointment is subject to experience.

This role meets the requirements for a Skilled Worker certificate of sponsorship or Global Talent visa under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa.

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A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact Natalie Berry at n.berry@ucl.ac.uk

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact Khadija Bouzgan at hr-eastman@ucl.ac.uk

The post-holder must have:

• Proven track-record in biomaterials characterisation/analysis (e.g. Electron microscopy, mechanical testing, contact angle, ATR-FTIR) and equipment maintenance and usage, cell culture.
• Management experience working within a laboratory based environment.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

On-Site nursery

On-site gym

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

Discounted medical insurance

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/