Manager, Mass Spectrometry Facility

Job Description

The manager of the mass spectrometry research service facility ("Facility") housed within the Fralin Life Sciences Institute (FLSI) at Virginia Tech (VT) is responsible for leading the mass spectrometry research service facility and helping advance VT's research enterprise of investigator groups with mass spectrometry needs. The manager helps foster collaborations that support Institute and other campus research infrastructure across VT's Blacksburg campus, as well as the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute (FBRI) in Roanoke and researchers at other VT campuses and affiliated groups. The manager serves a critical role by developing and leading the mass spectrometry research service facility, facilitating teaching and experiential learning opportunities for students, maintaining and troubleshooting equipment, interfacing with vendors, and working with faculty members and other facility leaders and staff on proposals to support research efforts. The manager provides leadership and mentoring to staff and implements/shares skills with developing new methods and strategies for acquiring new instrumentation and capabilities.