Purpose of the Job:

To manage the Department laboratory for the teaching of students and support of scientific diagnosis, analyses and research.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Proposes budgets for acquisition of laboratory requirements, including specifications for laboratory equipment, small apparatus, reagents and chemicals, and laboratory consumables.
• Organizes, coordinates, and assigns tasks to laboratory staff for scientific laboratory assignments as appropriate.
• Coordinates the instruction and supervision of students in the conduct of laboratory experiments, including analysis and testing procedures for specimen or material as advised.
• Designs and enforces, upon approval, the protocols for setting up departmental laboratories, including equipment, tissue or specimen preparation and arrangement of appropriate chemicals and reagents, for the conduct of teaching and research activities.
• Coordinates the enforcement of standards for laboratory quality control and safety, including the design of appropriate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Initiates repairs on malfunctioning equipment or supervises and documents its preventative maintenance.
• Validates the authenticity of laboratory supplies, including calibration of equipment.
• Oversees the cleaning of laboratories and safe disposal of laboratory waste.
• Manages the inventory of laboratory chemicals, equipment, and other related supplies.
• Oversees the supervision and continuous development of lower-level laboratory staff.
• Liaises with the Procurement and Disposal Unit, regulatory agencies, and suppliers to ensure the quality of laboratory supplies.
• Monitors, advises and reports on laboratory operations in the Department

Person Specification:

• Should have a Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Science with a minimum CGPA of 3.8.
• Should possess a minimum of three (3) years' experience of laboratory practice in a reputable University.
• Should have good supervisory, interpersonal relationship and training skills.
• Should have integrity and be dependable.
• Should have good report writing skills.

• Proposes budgets for acquisition of laboratory requirements, including specifications for laboratory equipment, small apparatus, reagents and chemicals, and laboratory consumables.
• Organizes, coordinates, and assigns tasks to laboratory staff for scientific laboratory assignments as appropriate.
• Coordinates the instruction and supervision of students in the conduct of laboratory experiments, including analysis and testing procedures for specimen or material as advised.
• Designs and enforces, upon approval, the protocols for setting up departmental laboratories, including equipment, tissue or specimen preparation and arrangement of appropriate chemicals and reagents, for the conduct of teaching and research activities.
• Coordinates the enforcement of standards for laboratory quality control and safety, including the design of appropriate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Initiates repairs on malfunctioning equipment or supervises and documents its preventative maintenance.
• Validates the authenticity of laboratory supplies, including calibration of equipment.
• Oversees the cleaning of laboratories and safe disposal of laboratory waste.
• Manages the inventory of laboratory chemicals, equipment, and other related supplies.
• Oversees the supervision and continuous development of lower-level laboratory staff.
• Liaises with the Procurement and Disposal Unit, regulatory agencies, and suppliers to ensure the quality of laboratory supplies.
• Monitors, advises and reports on laboratory operations in the Department

• Good supervisory skills
• Interpersonal relationship skills
• Training skills
• Integrity
• Dependability
• Good report writing skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Science with a minimum CGPA of 3.8.
• Minimum of three (3) years' experience of laboratory practice in a reputable University.