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Laboratory Manager

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A Laboratory Manager ensures efficient lab operations, manages staff and equipment, oversees budgets, and ensures compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

  • This role has a low level of AI exposure. Core skills such as adaptability, social intelligence, and complex physical tasks remain beyond the capabilities of current AI.
      • VIC
  • 10,000 people employed in Australia
AI exposure data adapted from Felten, Raj & Seamans (2021). Shortage data sourced from Jobs and Skills Australia (2024).

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Laboratory Manager careers

A Laboratory Manager oversees the daily operations of a laboratory, ensuring all processes run efficiently and in compliance with safety and quality standards. They are responsible for managing lab staff, maintaining equipment, ordering supplies, and ensuring that experiments and tests are conducted accurately and timely.

Additionally, Laboratory Managers may be involved in budget management, training new staff, and ensuring adherence to regulatory guidelines and ethical standards.