Adding the LOM minor to your studies can enrich your undergraduate experience and position you for better employment opportunities. You will complete courses in laboratory operations management (LOM) and global business management (GBM) and participate in a one-semester, hands-on internal independent study and a one- semester external internship. You will receive a comprehensive background in national biological and chemical safety standards and rules regarding experimentation with animals in laboratories carrying out medical, genetic, oncology, or other types of research.

Why Earn a Minor in Laboratory Operations Management?

  • Hands-on Experience: In the Laboratory Operations Minor program, you will complete a semester of empirical research in the ovarian cancer laboratory using viruses to try and produce an early-stage ovarian cancer diagnostic. In addition, you will have access to over 20 Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) certificates to help best prepare you for a career in lab management.
  • Expanded Career Opportunities: Minoring in Laboratory Operations Management is a proven way to land college internships and full-time roles after you graduate. It also expands potential career paths, training you to become a laboratory management assistant (LMA) or laboratory manager (LM).
  • Faculty Support: As a student minoring in laboratory operations management, you will receive one-on-one coaching with Dr. Shannon Hogan, learning to advance your career search by becoming proficient in the development of cover letters and resumes, completing mock interviews, and learning to negotiate benefits packages, salary negotiation, and other Human Resource (HR)-related topics.
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Classes to Complete
$90,000
Post-Grad Salary
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Ovarian Cancer Research at Regis College

  • Where do Laboratory Operations Management students intern?

    • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    • Cell Signaling Technology
    • McNeil Scientific
    • Massachusetts General Hospital/Shriners Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery
    • Moderna
    • Natural Resources Department, Town of Barnstable
    • ScribeAmerica-Medical Scribe Program
    • Weill Medical School, Cornell University

  • Who hires Regis Laboratory Operations Management Graduates?

    • Adimab
    • Aktis Oncology
    • Boston University
    • Columbia University
    • Contract Test Services at the Associates of Cape Cod Inc.
    • Evelo Biosciences
    • Lowell General Hospital
    • McNeil Scientific
    • Moderna
    • Ponce Health Science University (Medical School and Doctoral Research) in Puerto Rico
    • Sarepta
    • Saint George University Medical School
    • Takeda Pharmaceuticals
    • Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine (Veterinary School and Doctoral Research)
    • University of Massachusetts at Amherst
    • WuXi Biologics

Why Earn Your Laboratory Operations Management Minor at Regis?

  • Unique Opportunities: Regis College is the only university in New England, and one of only six schools in the nation that offers an LOM program. The program is heavily focused on students obtaining pre- and post-graduate positions and the head of the program has experience in both the biotechnology sector and academia. Regis College has contacts with over twenty different biotechnology companies and multiple academic institutions. As a Regis LOM minor, you will have access to over 20 Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) certificates.
  • Hands on Experience: You will complete a semester of empirical research in the ovarian cancer laboratory using viruses to try and produce an early-stage ovarian cancer diagnostic, and will train to become a laboratory management assistant (LMAs) or laboratory manager (LMs) for additional employment options.
  • Career Preparation: You will receive one-on-one coaching with a faculty member to produce cover letters and resumes/CVs and partake in mock interviews to better prepare for future career opportunities. In addition, you will learn to about negotiating salary and benefits packages and other Human Resource (HR)-related topics.
I was offered an internship because I mentioned I was minoring in laboratory operations management and it helped me stand out from other candidates. Words cannot describe how thankful I am for having Dr. Hogan as a mentor through my junior and senior year. I can confidently say that he has helped me tremendously in preparing me for my future in the industry.
Graciella Molinari
​School of Arts and Sciences
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Laboratory Operations Management Information

  • Career Opportunities and Job Market Insights

    Career Prospects and Industry Demand: With this minor, students can pursue jobs such as lab manager, quality control specialist, or assistant scientist in both the biotechnology industry or academia. Roles such as business development and alliance management are also discussed.

    As scientific research advances, technology becomes more integrated, and industries increasingly rely on well-run labs, the demand for skilled laboratory managers is on the rise. This growing field not only offers great job opportunities but also a chance to lead and make a real impact across various scientific industries.

  • Current or Post-baccalaureate Positions Including Internships

    Regis students and graduates can be found at Adimab, Ponce Health Sciences University Medical School, Tufts Veterinary School, Tufts University, UMASS at Amherst Molecular and Cellular Biology Dept., Animal Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences Program, Columbia University, Aktis Oncology, Wuxi Biologics, Eli Lilly, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Northeaster, University of Colorado at Denver, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery, Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Moderna, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Mass General for Children, McNeil Scientific Consulting

    Internship Placements: lead to full-time post-baccalaureate positions in academia and industry

  • Hands-On Learning and Internship Opportunities

    Practical Experiences: Hands-on research

    Research focuses on developing an early-stage biodiagnostic to screen the blood for the early detection of ovarian cancer. We use a peptide phage display platform to attempt to identify peptides that bind to FOLR1, a protein overexpressed in all stages of ovarian cancer. Our goal is the development of a non-invasive test that is affordable and available nationwide and could improve women’s survival rates by identifying ovarian cancer when it is most treatable.

    Research focuses on using Zebrafish as a model to understand sexual development. It is known that zebrafish determine their sex approximately three months after birth, however, are the genes involved in this determination present earlier than this time frame? Our goal is to investigate using transcriptomics to see if the sex determining genes are present five to 10 days post fertilization in order to study the effects of various environmental factors on embryonic development.

  • Research and Collaboration Opportunities

    Industry Partnerships: On-going collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery (CEMS).

  • Certification and Skill Development

    Certifications: Access to over 30 certificates from CITI Program including certificates in Human Subjects Research (HSR)Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), Institutional Review Board (IRB) Administration.

    Specialized one-on-one training in resume/CV and cover letter writing, salary negotiation, benefits from professor who has 15 years of biotechnology and 15 years of academic experience as well as academic experience.

    Career guidance and hands-on laboratory research compliments Biology and BioMedical Engineering majors and leads to job placement.