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About the Role

The Lab and Programming Manager, Bioscience provides operational leadership and supervision for Bioscience laboratory services and supports the planning, coordination, and continuous improvement of laboratory operations across the Faculty of Health & Life Sciences. The role is responsible for establishing and leading the Faculty of Health & Life Sciences Laboratory Operations Community of Practice, fostering collaboration, innovation, operational consistency, and continuous improvement across laboratory-based programs.

Responsibilities

Establish, lead, and continuously develop the Faculty of Health & Life Sciences Laboratory Operations Community of Practice.
Develop a collaborative framework that promotes knowledge sharing, professional development, and operational excellence among Bioscience Specialists, Bioscience Technologists, and other laboratory professionals.
Lead the development and adoption of standardized laboratory operational processes, documentation, scheduling practices, and resource stewardship across the Faculty.
Foster collaboration and identify opportunities for shared resources, operational efficiencies, and continuous improvement across laboratory-based programs.
Work collaboratively with the Faculty Lead, Anatomical Donation and Education to ensure the operational management of anatomy laboratories supports academic, ethical, and regulatory requirements.
Recommend future opportunities to expand and strengthen collaboration among laboratory-based programs.
Provide operational leadership, supervision, coaching, mentoring, and performance support to the Bioscience Specialist and Bioscience Technologist teams.
Plan, coordinate, and oversee staffing, workload allocation, scheduling, onboarding, orientation, and professional development.
Provide guidance, performance feedback, and operational direction to laboratory staff.
Promote a culture of safety, service excellence, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement across Bioscience laboratory operations.
Lead the operational planning, coordination, and continuous improvement of Bioscience laboratories.
Coordinate laboratory scheduling, operational programming, equipment utilization, inventory management, procurement recommendations, maintenance, and laboratory readiness.
Provide advanced technical leadership in anatomy laboratory operations, including cadaver dissection, anatomical specimen preparation, preservation, and ethical donor stewardship.
Develop and implement SOPs, operational processes, and quality improvement initiatives.
Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, biosafety standards, institutional policies, and laboratory operational requirements.
Support planning for new laboratories, renovations, capital equipment acquisitions, and future laboratory development.
Lead and further develop the Faculty Laboratory Operations Community of Practice.
Promote standardized operational practices, documentation, scheduling processes, and resource stewardship.
Foster collaboration among Bioscience Specialists, Bioscience Technologists, and other laboratory professionals.
Collaborate with the Faculty Lead, Anatomical Donation and Education to support the academic, ethical, and regulatory requirements of anatomy laboratories.
Identify opportunities for shared resources, operational efficiencies, and continuous improvement.
Foster innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across Bioscience laboratory services.
Participate in strategic planning, laboratory development, equipment replacement planning, and Faculty initiatives.
Monitor emerging technologies, regulatory requirements, and best practices.
Lead special projects and initiatives supporting Faculty and institutional priorities.

Requirements

Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience in laboratory operations, laboratory management, anatomy laboratories, technical services, or a related health sciences environment.
Demonstrated expertise in human cadaver dissection, prosection, anatomical specimen preparation, preservation, storage, tracking, and ethical donor stewardship, in accordance with applicable legislation, regulations, and institutional requirements.
Demonstrated experience coordinating laboratory operations, staffing, scheduling, equipment management, inventory systems, operational planning, and resource stewardship.
Demonstrated experience supervising, mentoring, coaching, developing, and evaluating technical staff in a collaborative, team-based environment.
Knowledge of laboratory health and safety practices, biosafety principles, occupational health and safety legislation, infection prevention and control, hazardous materials management, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating standard operating procedures (SOPs), operational processes, quality assurance measures, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Experience supporting laboratory budget planning, procurement recommendations, purchasing, equipment lifecycle management, inventory stewardship, and capital equipment planning.
Strong project management, organizational, communication, stakeholder engagement, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
Demonstrated commitment to innovation, operational excellence, continuous improvement, and service-oriented leadership.

Skills

Human cadaver dissection
Prosection
Anatomical specimen preparation
Preservation
Storage
Tracking
Ethical donor stewardship
Laboratory operations coordination
Staffing
Scheduling
Equipment management
Inventory systems
Operational planning
Resource stewardship
Supervising
Mentoring
Coaching
Developing technical staff
Evaluating technical staff
Laboratory health and safety practices
Biosafety principles
Occupational health and safety legislation
Infection prevention and control
Hazardous materials management
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) development
Operational process development
Quality assurance measures
Continuous improvement initiatives
Laboratory budget planning
Procurement recommendations
Purchasing
Equipment lifecycle management
Inventory stewardship
Capital equipment planning
Project management
Organizational skills
Communication skills
Stakeholder engagement
Collaboration
Problem-solving skills
Innovation
Operational excellence
Service-oriented leadership
Anatomy and physiology instruction
Facilitating laboratory operational communities of practice
Cross-functional working groups
Collaborative operational initiatives
Leading operational change
Strategic laboratory development
Process improvement
Simulation technologies
3D anatomical models
Digital learning resources
Innovative laboratory teaching tools
WHMIS
Standard First Aid
CPR

Location

North Campus

Work Type

Part-time Admin
Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience

Education Level

Master's degree in Human Anatomy, Anatomical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Health Sciences, Laboratory Sciences, or a related discipline.
Equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible leadership experience may be considered.

Salary/Compensations

$52 per hour

Benefits

An opportunity to be a part of building Humber's future.
Be part of a diverse, hard-working, and supportive team.
Tools and technology that will allow you to succeed at your job.
Amazing perks!

About the Company

At Humber, we are a vibrant, diverse community of professionals dedicated to providing an exceptional learning experience for our students.
Through our strategic vision and exciting new brand Builders of Brilliance, we are co-constructing a new model of polytechnic education for Ontario, Canada, and the world.
We are committed to ensuring Humber offers the right programs, with the most effective teaching and learning approaches, to prepare exceptional leaders for our industries and communities.
We offer a collegial, collaborative, inclusive environment in which each individual is supported to grow and bring their best each day.
The Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellness is committed to sharing our knowledge and experience with students to help them become skilled, adaptable, compassionate and career ready graduates.
Our faculty experts reinforce excellence and commitment to social justice and transformation as students train to work across a range of careers in the healthcare and wellness fields.
Teaching and learning is student-centered with emphasis on technological innovation, diversity and integrated community and clinical industry collaborations.
State-of-the-art facilities enhance learning, giving students a solid foundation for placement experience.

Equal Opportunity

Humber Polytechnic is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of our students and our city.
We actively seek Indigenous Peoples and individuals from equity-deserving groups with demonstrated skills and knowledge to deal with all aspects of equity, diversity and inclusion in a post-secondary environment.
Humber supports employment equity.
Racialized workers, women, Indigenous workers, LGBTQ2S+ workers and workers with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
For the purpose of statistical data collection, applicants are strongly encouraged to voluntarily self-identify.
Humber’s diverse workplace also supports Francophone workers and young workers.
Humber Polytechnic is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Our Talent Acquisition team will work with applicants requesting accommodations at any stage of the hiring process.
This document is available in alternate formats upon request.
At Humber Polytechnic, all forms of discrimination and harassment are prohibited.
All employees and applicants have the right to work in an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.
If you need assistance with concerns related to discrimination and harassment, please contact the Office of Human Rights and Harassment (humanrights@humber.ca).