Biotechnology Faculty & Lab Operations Manager (12 Months)

Location: Lee Main Campus, Sanford, NC. Occasional travel between campuses and for training; occasional after-hours work required. Position requires face-to-face teaching.

About the role

Central Carolina Community College is committed to being an employer of choice, grounded in excellence, integrity, respect, collaboration, innovation, and leadership. We provide a supportive, growth-focused workplace where professionals can thrive while helping students access first-class educational and workforce opportunities. Join us in shaping futures, strengthening our region, and contributing to a mission-driven culture rooted in service and opportunity.

This position serves as a faculty member within the Biotechnology Department while also serving as the Biotechnology Lab Operations Manager, based on the Lee Main Campus with required travel to both Harnett and Chatham counties. Unofficial copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts must be included with the application; official transcripts will be required before the start date.

Responsibilities

Teaching Responsibilities

• Embrace the institutional goals of Central Carolina Community College by engaging students as full partners in the learning process, removing barriers to student progression in courses, and supporting and assisting students in achieving their educational and career goals.
• Use student learning outcomes to create a variety of activities, assignments, and assessments that ensure curriculum goals will be met.
• Create a dynamic instructional environment that promotes a positive, interactive, and inclusive learning experience for all students.
• Maintain a Blackboard course with a syllabus and gradebook for each class.
• Grade all assignments in a timely manner and ensure that all grades are reported within the 10-day college grading policy.
• Provide personalized and constructive feedback on student assignments by recognizing what students did well and identifying attainable improvements for future work.
• Respond to all student communication within two business days.
• Report attendance weekly.
• Facilitate student learning for instructional loads of 6-9 contact hours per semester.
• Maintain a weekly schedule of 35 hours on campus, including five required office hours. Hours on site may be adjusted based on distance education responsibilities and/or approved telework arrangements.
• Actively support the college's vision of being the college of choice for students, workforce partners, community leaders, and employees.

Lab Operations Management

• Oversee biotechnology instructional laboratory spaces, including upstream fermentation and bioprocessing labs, downstream purification labs, clean rooms and controlled environments, BioWork lab spaces, and customized workforce training labs.
• Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot laboratory equipment, including bioreactors, centrifuges, incubators, chromatography systems, spectrophotometers, digital droplet PCR (ddPCR) systems, and autoclaves.
• Prepare laboratory materials, reagents, and solutions to support instructional activities.
• Support instructional laboratories by staging equipment, setting up and breaking down labs, restocking supplies, and assisting faculty and students during instructional and open lab hours.
• Ensure compliance with laboratory safety standards, regulatory requirements, chemical hygiene plans, biosafety (BSL-1 and BSL-2) protocols, safety audits, and hazardous waste handling procedures.
• Track and manage laboratory inventory and coordinate procurement requests with division administrative staff.
• Train and onboard new instructors on laboratory safety, equipment operation, and standard operating procedures.
• Support the planning, installation, commissioning, and expansion of laboratory facilities and equipment.
• Maintain 5S principles to promote laboratory organization, cleanliness, safety, and operational efficiency.
• Supervise students utilizing laboratory spaces, including biotechnology students and Federal Work-Study employees.
• Prepare and maintain bacterial and mammalian cell lines and related laboratory materials.
• Perform analytical testing using current biotechnology instrumentation and laboratory techniques.
• Coordinate equipment and material donations and cultivate partnerships with industry stakeholders.
• Serve as the department's operational designee by providing leadership continuity for laboratory operations and departmental representation in the absence of the Department Chair.

Institutional Responsibilities

• Participate in activities required to maintain program and/or college accreditation standards.
• Serve on college committees as appointed.
• Attend advisory board meetings as requested by your supervisor.
• Attend graduation ceremonies.
• Engage in a minimum of 5 hours of professional development each year.
• Maintain current knowledge of your discipline and renew industry credentials, as needed.
• Attend departmental, divisional, and collegewide meetings.
• Provide a first-class opportunity for students by displaying excellence, integrity, respect, collaboration, innovation, and leadership.
• Encourage a learning environment in which everyone is supported and valued for their unique perspectives and experiences, fostering and promoting the participation of all members of our diverse communities.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Bioprocess Technology or a related field and five years of experience in biotechnology lab management OR Bachelor's in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Industrial Technology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biology, or a closely related field and 2-4 years of experience in biotechnology lab management.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Industrial Technology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biology, or a closely related field.
• Experience in instructional or workforce training labs.
• Experience with BSL-1/2, cGMP, and GLP, or cleanroom operations.

Pay

$55,814.00 - $64,186.00 Annually

Benefits

• Comprehensive, affordable insurance and benefits program.
• State Health Plan.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Dental Insurance.
• Vision Insurance.
• Additional Supplemental Insurances.
• Disability Plan.
• NC Retirement Plan.
• Leave (Vacation, Sick, FMLA, Civil and Military, Education, and Voluntary Shared).
• Paid Holidays.
• Prior State Service Verification.
• Supplemental Retirement Plan.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• State Employees' Credit Union.
• State Employees Association of NC (SEANC).
• Employee Discount Program.