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Lab Operations Manager
Full Time
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (This job is on-site)
Job description
Scismic is supporting the growth of an early-stage biotechnology company in Boston!
We are seeking a highly motivated Lab Operations Manager to join the team.
We are seeking a highly motivated Lab Operations Manager to join the team.
Responsibilities
- Lead operations working with leadership and scientists to define needs
- Establish and maintain safe and reliable lab operations that requires minimum distraction for scientists and leadership
- Manage purchasing, tracking, vendor relationships, and maintenance of lab instrumentation and other CAPEX
- Ensure EHS compliance, manage waste requirements and maintain safety record keeping
- Research, establish, and maintain lab purchasing system
- Work closely with scientific team to understand research needs and evolve the space and operations to further empower them
- Be a supply chain mastermind
- Maintain calendars and tasks using slack, SharePoint, excel or other resources
- Assist with scheduling meetings and events and preparation of materials and provide meeting minutes from board and investor meetings
- Interface with board members, venture partners, KOLS, external collaborators (in Academia and/or Industry) and cross-functional team members
- Set up and manage contracts, expense reports, by working with appropriate stakeholders (accounting, legal etc.)
- Assist with ordering office and other supplies
- Vendor management
- General Lab operations
Required Qualifications
- A minimum of Bachelors Degree and 2+ years of experience in lab operations (biotech / pharma)
- Extensive experience using tools/applications (Microsoft Office, Google Suite) for scheduling and communication
- Experience working with accountants and legal people to set up contracts, expense reports, …
- Strong collaborative and communication (verbal and written) skills
- Proven organizational and problem-solving skills to meet deadlines
- Ability to quickly pivot between tasks and prioritize simultaneous tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Has managed or been heavily involved in a lab move
- Experience implementing operations that are compliant with local, state, and federal laws and regulations
- Pragmatic and efficient problem solver and decision maker, knowing when to roll up your sleeves and when to outsource
- Experience managing purchasing/procurement processes and systems
- Self-motivated, highly organized, proactive, and able to multitask
- Experience creating and implementing new lab operation procedures and protocols (SOPs)
- Process-driven and detail-oriented, and good at inspiring others to follow procedures
- Able to build strong partnerships/relationships (with outside vendors and the internal team)
- A genuine passion for science, developing medicines, and enabling teams
- Collaborative, curious, and flexible with strong communication skills, both written and oral
- Skilled with relevant software tools (Google Drive, Microsoft Excel, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications
- Has worked in a biotech startup environment
- Laboratory research experience