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Lab Operations Specialist

Lila Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2 wk ago
On-siteManufacturing$68k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. From posting: - About the role: first paragraph "Your Impact at LILA Lab Operations is the operational backbone..." That's description. Could be About the role. - Responsibilities: bullet list under "What You'll Be Building" (list of duties). Also later bullet list under "What You'll Be Building" includes many items. Also later bullet list under "Respond to equipment..." etc. Actually the posting includes two bullet-like sections: "What You'll Be Building" then list of duties. Then later "What You'll Need To Succeed" then list of requirements. Then "Bonus Points For" list. Then "Compensation" paragraph. Then "U.S. Benefits." and "International Benefits." Then "Expected Base Salary Range". Also "About LILA". Also "We’re All In" EEO etc (should be removed). Also "A Note to Agencies" (remove). Also "Guided by our core values..." maybe part of About LILA. We need to map to sections: - About the role: maybe combine first paragraph and About LILA? But About the role should be description of role. We'll use first paragraph as About the role. - Responsibilities: list of duties from "What You'll Be Building". Also maybe include later bullet list "Respond to equipment and cold-storage alarms, and support EH&S and Procurement on compliance needs." etc. Actually those are part of same list? The posting shows: "What You'll Be Building 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 conversions. Manage vendor relationships, service scheduling, installation logistics, and the Lab Ops support-ticket queue. Respond to equipment and cold-storage alarms, and support EH&S and Procurement on compliance needs. Lead lab-efficiency improvements, mentor Lab Operations Associates, and onboard scientists to lab operations workflows." That's the responsibilities. - Requirements: "What You'll Need To Succeed" list: "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. Working understanding of lab safety practices and comfort partnering with EH&S on waste streams and compliance. Ability to lift up to 40 lbs, work hands-on, and move around the lab for extended periods." - Qualifications: maybe "Bonus Points For" list could be Qualifications or Skills? The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide where to put bonus points. Could be Qualifications (preferred) or Skills. The bonus points are "Bonus Points For 5S, Six Sigma, or other process-improvement training.Chemical safety background, biohazard waste handling certification, or OSHA/HazMat certification.Experience with equipment install or relocation projects, CMMS administration, or vendor management.Experience supporting lab automation, robotics, or high-throughput environments.Background in chemistry, biology, materials science, or a related field." These are preferred qualifications. Could go under Qualifications. - Skills: maybe we could extract skills from requirements? But we already have Requirements. Could also have Skills section for technical and functional skills etc. But we might combine. Given we should prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. That's six sections. Could also include Schedule? Not present. Pay: we have compensation paragraph and expected base salary range. So we can make Pay section with that info. Benefits: we have U.S. Benefits and International Benefits paragraphs. Could combine into Benefits section. Schedule: not mentioned, so omit. Thus output HTML with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. We need to use

for each section heading. Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use

    for prose. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate etc. Let's extract content precisely. About the role: first paragraph: "Your Impact at LILA 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." We should keep that as

    . Responsibilities: list items as given. We'll put each as

  • . Requirements: list items as given. Qualifications: list items from Bonus Points For. Need to preserve each bullet. The bullet list is a bit run-on; we need to split by periods? The text: "Bonus Points For 5S, Six Sigma, or other process-improvement training.Chemical safety background, biohazard waste handling certification, or OSHA/HazMat certification.Experience with equipment install or relocation projects, CMMS administration, or vendor management.Experience supporting lab automation, robotics, or high-throughput environments.Background in chemistry, biology, materials science, or a related field." We can treat each sentence separated by period as a bullet. So bullets: - 5S, Six Sigma, or other process-improvement training - Chemical safety background, biohazard waste handling certification, or OSHA/HazMat certification - Experience with equipment install or relocation projects, CMMS administration, or vendor management - Experience supporting lab automation, robotics, or high-throughput environments - Background in chemistry, biology, materials science, or a related field We'll output as
    • ... etc. Benefits: combine U.S. Benefits and International Benefits paragraphs. U.S. Benefits paragraph: "Full-time U.S. employees receive a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and disability insurance; flexible time off with generous company wide holidays; paid parental leave; an educational assistance program; commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees; and a company subsidized lunch program." International Benefits paragraph: "Full-time employees outside the U.S. receive a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region. USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions; international salaries are set to local market." We should keep both sentences. Could make a

      containing both. Pay: Compensation paragraph: "We offer competitive base compensation with bonus potential and generous early-stage equity. Your final offer will reflect your background, expertise, and expected impact." Then Expected Base Salary Range: "Expected Base Salary Range: $68,000 USD - $102,667 USD" We can combine into a

      or maybe two

      . We'll put both in one

      separated by space. We must not include headings for Pay if no content? We have content. We must not include Schedule. Now produce HTML fragment. Check for any duplicated lines: ensure we didn't include boilerplate like "We’re All In Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity..." etc. Remove. Also remove "About LILA" paragraph? Actually we used first paragraph as About the role. The "About LILA" section after that is separate: "Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™..." etc. That is about company, not role. Should we include? The instruction: Use headings for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, etc. The "About LILA" is not one of those headings; but we could incorporate into About the role? However the About the role should be about the role, not company. The posting includes a separate "About LILA" describing company. Should we include that? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include that info somewhere. Where could we put? Could be under About the role? But that would mix role description with company description. Might be okay but maybe better to add a separate section like "About the Company" but not in allowed headings. The allowed headings list includes About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. No "About the Company". So we must fit company info into one of those sections. Perhaps we can add it to About the role as additional paragraph. That would preserve info. The instruction: "Use

      for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., meaning those are examples, not exclusive? It says "Use

      for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." Likely they expect only those headings. So we should put company info under About the role as extra paragraph. Thus About the role will have two paragraphs: first the role impact paragraph, second the company description. Let's extract company description: "Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves. LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously, accelerating discovery at unprecedented speed, scale, and impact across medicine, materials, and energy. Learn more at www.lila.ai. Guided by our core values of truth, trust, curiosity, grit, and velocity, we move with startup speed while tackling problems of historic importance." We need to preserve that exactly. Now compile. Check for any other substantive info: "If this sounds like an environment you'd love to work in, even if you don't meet every qualification listed above, we encourage you to apply." That's a motivational statement; could be considered boilerplate? It's not a list, but it's substantive? It's encouraging to apply. Might be considered part of About the role? Could be included as paragraph. However it's somewhat generic; but it's still part of posting. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." This line is not exactly boilerplate; it's encouraging to apply. Might be considered application instruction? It's not instruction to apply, just encouragement. Could keep. But to be safe, maybe we can include it as part of About the role. Also "We’re All In Lila Sciences is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status." That's EEO boilerplate, remove. Also "Information you provide during your application process will be handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Policy." That's legal, remove. Also "A Note to Agencies ..." remove. Also "Learn more at www.l

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