Laboratory Manager (New Haven)

Lighthouse Lab Services has partnered with laboratory in lovely New Haven, CT . We are looking for a talented Laboratory Manager with a clinical chemistry background to join our client's team to be a part of their growing organization.

ABOUT NEW HAVEN, CT :

New Haven, Connecticut, blends Ivy League energy with coastal charm. Home to Yale University, it offers world-class museums, cultural events, and a vibrant arts scene alongside a warm, welcoming community. Known as the pizza capital of America, its food scene rivals major cities, complemented by outdoor escapes at East and West Rock Parks and along Long Island Sound. Conveniently located between New York City and Boston, New Haven combines urban excitement, growing biotech opportunities, and small-town appeal in one dynamic that feels like home.

ABOUT THE CLIENT :

The client is a venture-backed biotech company in New Haven, CT, focused on making advanced functional health insights accessible beyond the research lab. They are developing novel proteomic biomarkers for cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and metabolic health and personalized, actionable tools designed to enhance chronic disease prevention. Located in a well-regarded co-working lab incubator, their CLIA-registered lab is developing and commercializing innovative laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) built on proven proteomic technology.

ABOUT THE ROLE :

This Lab Manager role will include all testing responsibilities as well as lab operations. This is a fantastic role for someone aspiring to lab management who has had experience in start-ups and exploring science further. The perfect candidate blends bench expertise and excellence with the agility to respond swiftly and effectively to unforeseen situations inherent to a new laboratory environment.

TECHNOLOGY :

The clients laboratory-developed tests use a high-throughput ELISA-based method on plasma or saliva, employing proprietary fluorescent antibody panels run on a standard flow cytometer. This streamlined process enables multiplexed detection of over one hundred proteomic biomarkers in a single pipetting workflow.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Clinical Laboratory Testing

• Serve as a lab manager
• Perform sample processing and proteomic assays (multiplexed, flow cytometrybased high-throughput ELISA)
• Operate and maintain benchtop flow cytometer and other clinical chemistry instrumentation
• Follow and refine Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for sample preparation, reagent handling, and assay execution
• Ensure accurate documentation and recordkeeping in accordance with CLIA and laboratory quality standards

Operational Support

Regulatory and Quality

Collaboration

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED :

SKILLS PREFERRED :

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About Us :

At Lighthouse Lab Services, we offer solutions to help start, grow, and run clinical laboratories. Our recruiting team has more than 22 years of proven success placing job seekers in positions ranging from entry-level Medical Technologists to seasoned Laboratory Directors. We recruit nationwide for permanent and travel positions with clients ranging from small hospitals to large reference laboratories.

It is the policy of Lighthouse Lab Services to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Lighthouse Lab Services will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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