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Manager, Bioscience Incubator

Position Number: 7335218
Location: Austin, TX
Position Type: Laboratory and Research

Manager, Bioscience Incubator

Austin Community College

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:
Manager, Bioscience Incubator

Job Description Summary:
The Manager of the Bioscience Incubator provides strategic, operational, and scientific leadership for Austin Community College's (ACC) wet lab facility. Partnering with the Director, this role oversees day-to-day laboratory operations, guides facility growth, manages company admissions, and integrates tenant activities with ACC's educational mission. The ideal candidate pairs hands-on wet lab expertise with strong administrative judgment to lead people, programs, and partnerships in a dynamic biotech ecosystem.

Job Description:

Supervision Received and Exercised

The Manager position receives general direction from higher-level administrative staff and exercises considerable independent judgment in managing departmental operations. The Manager is responsible for directing, supervising, and evaluating the performance of subordinate staff and ensuring alignment with the college's mission and goals. This role involves setting performance standards, providing coaching and development opportunities, and fostering a collaborative team environment.

Competency Expectations

Provide direction, supervision, and mentorship to staff; foster a collaborative work environment; ensure compliance with institutional HR policies and employment regulations; and support professional development and performance management.
May oversee unit-level budgeting and purchasing activities; ensure responsible fiscal management aligned with institutional priorities and public accountability standards.
Lead the development and use of reporting tools and data systems to support strategic planning, institutional effectiveness, and compliance; interpret data to inform policy, operations, and service delivery.
Manage departmental programs and services to ensure alignment with institutional goals, timelines, and applicable regulations; coordinate with unit leadership to address operational needs and service enhancements.
Plan and allocate staff and operational resources to support unit goals, maintain service continuity, and respond to emerging institutional needs.

Description of Duties and Tasks

Laboratory & Facility Operations

Provide comprehensive oversight of Bioscience Incubator laboratory operations, including shared equipment, instrumentation, consumables, and tenant company usage.
Ensure compliance with institutional, local, state, and federal health, safety, and environmental regulations.
Develop and implement lab policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), training programs, and preventive maintenance schedules to support reliable, industry-standard lab operations.
Serve as the primary liaison to ACC support services (Environmental Health & Sciences, Facilities, Procurement, Information Technology, etc.) to ensure smooth and compliant facility operations.
Serve as the primary point of contact for instrumentation vendors to coordinate the purchasing, repair and maintenance of resources.

Leadership & Personnel Management

Supervise, mentor, and support laboratory staff and student workers, fostering a culture of professionalism, safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Provide leadership for lab maintenance activities while also supporting internships, undergraduate research projects, and workforce training initiatives.
Act as a trusted operational resource and advisor for tenant companies and student workers.

Programming, Partnerships & Community Engagement

Design and implement programming such as workshops, seminars, and networking events that connect ACC students, faculty, and life science entrepreneurs.
Create and manage experiential learning opportunities, including internships, research collaborations, and industry partnerships.
Represent the Bioscience Incubator at regional startup, biotech, and community events to promote the incubator and build strategic relationships.

Incubator Strategy & Company Engagement

Partner with the Director to shape the strategic direction, growth plans, and long-term sustainability of the Bioscience Incubator.
Evaluate and support the selection of prospective tenant companies; contribute to admissions strategy, onboarding, and ongoing operational support.
Serve as an operational and scientific advisor to early-stage companies, helping them navigate shared lab environments and scale responsibly.

Metrics, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

Track and analyze incubator outcomes, including economic impact, company progress, workforce development outcomes, and program effectiveness.
Develop and refine metrics to evaluate incubator success and inform future strategy and streamline institutional reporting.

Job Requirements

Knowledge:

Understand and apply principles and practices associated with Servant-Leadership.
Familiarity with statistical and analytical methodologies.
Knowledge of current change management theories.
Understanding of student services processes and procedures, enrollment trends, ACC culture and academic curricula.
Stay updated on emerging technologies and communication systems to promote programs, activities, and services.
Utilize project management techniques.
Apply student development best practices.

Supplemental Knowledge:

Laboratory Safety and Operations: Robust knowledge of wet lab practices, laboratory safety protocols, and chemical handling, storage, and disposal.
Biotechnology Instrumentation: working knowledge of common life science equipment, including biotechnology instrumentation, standard maintenance, calibration procedures, and quality assurance expectations.
Biotech Ecosystem: Understanding of life science commercialization pathways, startup incubator business model and relevant regulatory landscapes.

Skills:

Apply strengths-based coaching principles in employee and student development.
Utilize effective interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy.
Exhibit effective organizational and planning skills.
Demonstrate supervisory and management skills founded in servant leadership principles.
Work collaboratively and effectively as part of a team.
Maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Ability to effectively manage change.
Prioritize multiple projects.
Create, compose, and edit written materials.
Develop, write, plan and implement short and long-range goals.
Maintain an established work schedule, including some evenings and weekends.
Familiarity and proficiency in utilizing Workday as an HRM system. Managers are expected to be familiar with job requisition processes, performance evaluations, and maintaining consistent, high-quality personnel data.

Supplemental Skills:

Operational Efficiency: Demonstrated ability to balance scientific rigor with operational efficiency in a shared and multi-tenant laboratory environment.
Strong leadership, planning, organizational, and decision-making skills, with acute attention to detail and diligent follow through.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, paired with a customer-oriented mindset.
Demonstrated ability to facilitate collaboration effectively across students, faculty, support staff, administrators, entrepreneurs, and community partners.
High level of professionalism, discretion, and commitment to confidentiality.
Technical aptitude Ability to use laboratory equipment software and related operational systems.
Proficiency with spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree.
Four (4) years of related work experience or Associate's degree plus two (2) years of related work experience can be substituted for the required education (plus the required experience noted below).

Preferred Education:

Degree in a science, biotechnology, or related field.

Experience:

Three (3) years related work experience including one (1) year supervisory experience.

Preferred Experience:

Professional experience in life sciences, biotechnology, or a related discipline.
Experience in a startup, incubator, or entrepreneurial environment.
Prior leadership or supervisory experience in a laboratory setting.
Experience supporting both research and applied/industry lab activities.

Supplemental Experience:

Completion of the ACC Supervisor Certificate Series Program will satisfy the supervisory experience required for this position.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Physical Demands:

Work performed in office and laboratory settings.
Requires standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, and occasional lifting of up to 30 pounds.
Ability to read chemical labels, follow lab protocols, and assess lab spaces for safety compliance.
Work schedule may include occasional evenings or weekends to support programming or events.

Work Environment:

This position falls under ACC's Remote/In-Person framework.

Salary Range (PG 11)

$90,974 - $116,361

Number of Openings:
1

Job Posting Close Date:
July 29, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.

For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ( CleryComplianceOfficer@austincc.edu ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

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