Laboratory Manager

Seeking a Lab Manager for a long term contract (3 year project) located in Lexington, MA. This position is Hybrid, with a minimum of 80% onsite presence required. Candidates may be asked to come onsite 5 days a week to support programs as needed. Candidates would be required to support in-field data collections, including travel to the field sites. Field site travel will be domestic.

What You Will Do In This Role:

• Exceptional organizational skills to manage our laboratory spaces and support in-laboratory and field-based data collection efforts. This position spans laboratory space management, hands-on experimental support, fielding execution, and group operations/facilities support. A successful candidate will be comfortable working across multiple lab environments and will be equally proficient coordinating logistics for an in-house data collection as they are traveling to support a field deployment.

Laboratory Space Management

• Maintain and operate the Computer-Assisted Rehabilitation ENvironment (CAREN) system and other MIT LL STRIVE Center equipment including motion capture (Vicon), EMG (Delsys), IMU (Delsys, Xsens), metabolic cost (Cosmed), and projection (Scalable) systems.
• Maintain oversight of laboratory spaces.
• Ensure all lab spaces remain compliant with EHS safety standards, are well organized, and are ready for daily operations and laboratory tours.
• Maintain equipment inventories, coordinate preventative maintenance, and train staff on the proper use of lab equipment and systems.
• nterface with research principal investigators, program managers, technical staff, and equipment manufacturers/vendors as needed to support lab operations.

In-Laboratory Data Collection Support

• Support experimental design and provide input on hardware system selection, integration, and testing.
• Execute in-laboratory data collections with high accuracy, adhering to project timelines and technical specifications.
• Perform initial data processing, ensuring collected data is present, organized, and cleaned for hand-off to the broader project team.
• Standardize and streamline data collection procedures to minimize setup errors and improve overall data quality

Fielding Support & Execution

• Support planning for field data collections, including logistics, scheduling, and equipment staging.
• Interface with external parties and collaborators to coordinate fielding activities.
• Execute field data collections, including travel to field sites as required to support successful data capture and system testing.

Group Operations & Facilities Support

• Support Group 24 facilities changes and lab space renovations, including planning, coordination, and execution.
• Assist with resource allocation and timeline management for facilities-related projects to ensure deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
• Provide general operational support to the Group as needed

Required Skills:

• Previous experience managing or supporting laboratory operations, including equipment maintenance, inventory tracking, and safety/compliance oversight.
• Demonstrated experience executing data collections in a laboratory or field setting, including experimental setup, hardware integration, and initial data processing.
• Experience supporting field deployments, including coordination with external parties and travel to field sites.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities across lab operations, data collection, and facilities support.
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to maintain equipment involving complex hardware/software systems.
• At least five years of experience operating a CAREN System

Preferred Skills:

• Experience integrating measurement hardware (e.g., motion capture, EMG, IMU, physiological monitoring systems) into existing testing environments.
• Familiarity with EHS safety standards and lab compliance requirements.
• Prior experience coordinating facilities projects or lab space renovations.
• Existing relationships with relevant equipment vendors and manufacturers.
• Demonstrated track record of laboratory management in a human-subjects research environment