LILA has created the world's first Operating System for Science powered by Scientific Superintelligence™. Backed by General Catalyst.
About the role
Lab Operations is the operational backbone that lets science move quickly. As a Lab Operations Specialist, you’ll own the equipment, spaces, materials, and logistics that keep our labs running, and make them better as you go. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 3+ years of experience in lab operations or lab management, preferably in a physical sciences environment
- Experience managing and troubleshooting scientific equipment, including PMs, calibration, installs, and moves
- Strong technical and functional skills, with the ability to manage priorities across multiple projects
- Experience with lab inventory, asset, or work-order systems such as CMMS, ChemInventory, Jira, or Notion
- Experience coordinating vendors for service, installs, moves, and logistics
- Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
More about this role
Lab Operations is the operational backbone that lets science move quickly. As a Lab Operations Specialist, you’ll own the equipment, spaces, materials, and logistics that keep our labs running, and make them better as you go.
You’ll manage multiple workstreams with limited oversight, from equipment lifecycle and installs to inventory programs, shipping and receiving, and vendor relationships. You’ll help improve lab operations processes, onboard scientists to lab tools and workflows, and mentor newer team members as the team scales.
Your work keeps instruments serviced and tracked, helps stand up new lab spaces, and ensures Lila’s experimental teams can move quickly across sites.
- Own equipment lifecycle, including preventive maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, asset tagging, and CMMS tracking.
- Coordinate equipment installs, setup, moves, relocations, decommissions, and specialized or heavy-lift installs.
- Manage consumables, PPE, gas, dry ice, cold-storage programs, and inventory systems.
- Coordinate shipping, receiving, courier, warehouse, sample, and equipment logistics.
- Partner with Design and Facilities on new lab spaces, layouts, bench allocation, and room...
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