Laboratory Manager - Preventive Medicine

Columbia University • Detroit, Michigan • Posted July 03, 2026

About the Role

Position Summary

Columbia University Irving Medical Center is seeking a highly motivated individual to take on the position of the Laboratory Manager in the Nectow Laboratory at Columbia University in New York City. The Nectow Lab works on the neurobiology of energy balance. The lab places a particular emphasis on the molecular, cellular, and circuit mechanisms through which the brain regulates food intake and energy expenditure. Additionally the lab develops novel technologies to observe and perturb neuronal function. 


The Laboratory manager would be responsible for laboratory administrative duties as well as overseeing experimental work, day to day operations of the lab, establishing and enforcing standard operating procedures, assisting lab members with critical experiments, and perform required experimental essays, among other duties.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, organize, and manage the operational and administrative aspects of laboratory operations.