Part-Time Lab Manager/Research Operations Lead – Mannas Lab
Vancouver Prostate Centre
Location: Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver, BC
Affiliation: Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia
Appointment: Part-time, approximately 0.5 FTE
Reports to: Principal Investigator/Lab Director
The Vancouver Prostate Centre (VPC) has an exceptional opportunity available for a Temporary, Part-Time Lab Manager/Research Operations Lead to join Dr. Miles Mannas’ lab.
VPC and M. H. Mohseni Institute of Urologic Sciences
The VPC houses a large, multi-disciplinary research program that undertakes basic, clinic, and translational research. It is one of six specialized research centres in the M. H. Mohseni Institute of Urologic Sciences, a National Centre of Excellence, and a designated Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research. The VPC is affiliated with the University of British Columbia (Department of Urologic Sciences) and the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. Further details on VPC and its research programs are available at www.prostatecentre.com.
Research Environment
The Mannas Lab is a translational prostate cancer research program working across advanced tissue imaging, computational modeling, digital pathology, molecular profiling, and clinically relevant specimen workflows. Projects may involve collaboration across surgeons, pathologists, computational scientists, and translational researchers, with work spanning imaging datasets, tissue handling, biomarker development, and multimodal research studies.
Position Summary
The Mannas Lab at the Vancouver Prostate Centre is seeking a highly organized, scientifically fluent, and operationally strong Part-Time Lab Manager/Research Operations Lead to support the growth of a translational prostate cancer research program at the interface of advanced imaging, computational modeling, tissue-based research, and clinical translation.
This role is ideal for a candidate who can help oversee the day-to-day functioning of the lab while also supporting the broader research engine behind it. The successful candidate will coordinate laboratory and research operations, support project execution, manage workflows across collaborators and trainees, and help maintain the infrastructure needed to run a growing translational program efficiently. The position is especially well suited to someone who understands how to bridge science, operations, and strategy in a research environment.
Key Responsibilities
The Lab Manager/Research Operations Lead will be responsible for helping coordinate and strengthen the lab’s operational and scientific infrastructure, including:
- Managing day-to-day lab and research operations across imaging, tissue, computational, and translational projects
- Coordinating lab onboarding, offboarding, training, and day-to-day logistics for students, staff, and collaborators
- Supporting purchasing, vendor communication, inventory tracking, service coordination, and equipment maintenance
- Helping oversee lab documentation, SOPs, protocol organization, shared resources, and operational workflows
- Supporting research ethics and administrative processes, including study documentation, amendments, renewals, and institutional coordination where needed
- Monitoring budgets, expenditures, and operational needs in collaboration with the PI and relevant administrative teams
- Coordinating meetings, action items, timelines, and cross-functional communication among lab members and collaborators
- Helping maintain a safe, organized, and high-functioning research environment
- Serving as a key point of contact between the lab and institutional, clinical, vendor, and collaborator interfaces
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field such as biomedical science, molecular biology, cancer biology, medical biophysics, biomedical engineering, health sciences, or a related discipline
- Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in research coordination, lab operations, project management, clinical/translational research, or laboratory management
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple moving parts across scientific, administrative, and operational workflows
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through
- Excellent written communication skills, including experience drafting or editing scientific and administrative documents
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with investigators, trainees, institutional teams, and external collaborators
- Experience with budgets, purchasing, tracking deliverables, and coordinating research activities
- Ability to work independently, set priorities, and keep projects moving with minimal supervision
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in translational cancer research, ideally in oncology, pathology, imaging, or biomarker development
- Familiarity with human tissue-based research, clinical research coordination, or specimen workflow management
- Experience supporting manuscripts or scientificpresentations
- Familiarity with research ethics, institutional approvals, or health authority processes
- Exposure to imaging-based or computational research environments, including digital pathology, AI-enabled imaging, or multimodal data projects
- Familiarity with technologies such as stimulated Raman histology (SRH), microscopy-based imaging, molecular profiling, or related translational platforms
- Experience working in an academic medical or hospital-affiliated research setting
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is someone who:
- Can bring structure and momentum to a growing research lab
- Understands both the scientific goals and the operational steps needed to reach them
- Is comfortable moving between high-level coordination and detailed execution
- Can support the PI in keeping research, people, timelines, and infrastructure aligned
- Enjoys creating order, clarity, and continuity across complex projects
- Is scientifically literate enough to support manuscript and project development without needing constant translation
Compensation
Starting salary range for this position is $80,000–$100,000 per annum. Note the salary will be pro-rated to reflect part-time status (0.5 FTE). Plus, benefits including extended health and dental coverage; paid vacation; and Employee and Family Assistance Plan (EFAP); and a defined benefit pension plan.
Application Materials
To apply for this position, please email [email protected] with subject line Lab Manager/Research Operatiosn Lead Mannas Lab with the following items attached:
· Current CV or resume
· Cover Letter
· Contact information for 2-3 references
Note: Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. We thank all applicants for their interest. However, due to the high volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.
Pay: $80,000.00-$100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
