Scientists automate protocols with Medra’s autonomous robotic system. Backed by Lux and Menlo.
About the role
The Scientific Operations role is a highly operational role responsible for the performance, readiness, and continuous improvement of ML001. This person brings strong program management instincts to a scientific environment — owning lab readiness, asset management, inventory, safety and compliance, and facilities coordination. Scientific Operations works closely with scientists, engineers, and the operations team to ensure ML001 runs as a high-utilization, audit-ready facility.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in biology, biochemistry, or a relevant scientific discipline
- Proven track record of operational or program excellence — whether through management consulting, building systems and processes in a fast-paced environment, or standing up or managing a biology laboratory
- Familiarity with wet lab environments or a strong ability to quickly develop scientific context on the job
- Demonstrated experience running a BSL-2 program
- Track record of building and maintaining SOPs, calibration and PM programs, and inventory systems
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
More about this role
At Medra, our mission is to use AI, robotics, and biology to accelerate life science research, with the ultimate goal of eradicating disease. We have been quietly building the foundational layers of our Physical AI Scientist platform:
🤖 Physical AI that can operate scientific instruments with human-level dexterity.
🧪 Scientific AI that can analyze results, reason about next steps, and close the loop autonomously.
This is an incredibly ambitious mission, but we believe that a team of ambitious people with high ownership can accomplish incredible things.
• We're a team of passionate, mission-driven engineers and scientists from companies like Tesla, Amazon, SpaceX, and Neuralink. We're collaborative and love moving fast, both with our product and on team trips skiing or go-karting!
• As a team, we love nerding out about engineering and robotics — plus other topics like race cars or cooking. We like learning new things and then sharing our new knowledge with each other.
• Our team is opinionated and straightforward. We don't mind intense discussions about design tradeoffs. If we have arguments or miscommunication, we resolve conflicts quickly and empathetically.
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